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HomeMy WebLinkAbout10 05 15 Fire Prevention WeekDe n i s La w C I T Y O F — R e n t o n c: Ma y o r ’ s Of f i c e Pr o cC a m a t i o n Wh e r e a s , in 19 2 0 , Pr e s i d e n t W o o d r o w Wi l s o n de c l a r e d Fi r e Pr e v e n t i o n Da y , an d in 19 2 2 th e da y be c a m e t h e we e k co n t a i n i n g Oc t o b e r 9t h in sp e c i a l o b s e r v a n c e of t h e Gr e a t Ch i c a g o Fi r e of 18 7 1 ; an d fr t ) f i e r e a s , th e Un i t e d S t a t e s ha s on e of th e w o r s t re c o r d s fo r re s i d e n t i a l fi r e de a t h s in th e wo r l d ; an d ‘f r l ) t z e r e a s , ma n y fa m i l i e s in t h e Un i t e d St a t e s ar e la c k i n g an ef f e c t i v e an d co m p r e h e n s i v e ho m e fi r e es c a p e pl a n ; an d t/ f r ñ e r e a s , de v e l o p i n g an ef f e c t i v e an d co m p r e h e n s i v e ho m e fi r e es c a p e pl a n an d pr a c t i c i n g it at le a s t tw i c e a ye a r ar e cr i t i c a l to es c a p i n g a fi r e sa f e l y ; an d ‘1 4 ) [ i e r e a s , pr o p e r in s t a l l a t i O n , te s t i n g , an d m a i n t e n a n c e of sm o k e al a r m s ar e pa r t of a th o r o u g h ho m e fi r e e s c a p e pl a n ; an d ‘I 4 Z r i e r e a s , by p r e v e n t i n g h o m e fi r e s , an d by de v e l o p i n g an d pr a c t i c i n g a th o r o u g h ho m e es c a p e pl a n , pe o p l e ca n gr e a t l y re d u c e th e i r fi r e ri s k ; an d t4 1 h i e r e a s , th e Ci t y of Re n t o n fi r e se r v i c e is de d i c a t e d to t h e pr o t e c t i o n of li f e an d pr o p e r t y fr o m th e de v a s t a t i n g ef f e c t s of fi r e ; .q V b w , lh i e r e f o r e , I, De n i s La w , Ma y o r of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n , do h e r e b y pr o c l a i m th e we e k of Oc t o b e r 4 th r o u g h O c t o b e r 10 , 20 1 5 , to be : ‘F i r e Pr e v e n t i o n We e k in th e Ci t y of Re n t o n in co m m e m o r a t i o n of th e Gr e a t Ch i c a g o Fi r e of 18 7 1 , wh i c h ki l l e d mo r e th a n 25 0 pe r s o n s , le f t 10 0 , 0 0 0 ho m e l e s s , an d d e s t r o y e d mo r e th a n 17 , 4 0 0 bu i l d i n g s . I en c o u r a g e al l ci t i z e n s to jo i n me in th i s sp e c i a l ob s e r v a n c e . In wi t n e s s w h e r e o f , I ha v e h e r e u n t o s e t my ha n d an d ca u s e d t h e se a l of th e Ci t y of Re n t o n to be af f i x e d th i s 5t h da y of O c t o b e r 20 1 5 . De n i s La w , M a y o r Ci t y o f R e n t o n , W a s h i n g t o n Re n t o n Ci t y Ha l l • 10 5 5 So u t h Gr a d y Wa y • Re n t o n , Wa s h i n g t o n 98 0 5 7 • re n t o n w a . g o v