File #: 20-468   
Type: Resolution (Proclamation/Commendation) Status: Passed
File created: 9/30/2020 In control: Emergency Management and Fire Services
On agenda: 10/27/2020 Final action: 10/27/2020
Enactment date: 10/27/2020 Enactment #: 2020-281
Title: Commissioner Chad Brown - Emergency Management/Fire Services - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of October 4-10, 2020 as Fire Prevention Week and Adopt the Theme: Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!
Sponsors: Chad Brown
Attachments: 1. Adopted 2020-281, 2. Proclamation

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Commissioner Chad Brown - Emergency Management/Fire Services - Proclamation - To Proclaim the Week of October 4-10, 2020 as Fire Prevention Week and Adopt the Theme: Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!

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STAFF CONTACT

Kevin Gordon - Emergency Management/Fire Services

BACKGROUND

National Fire Prevention Week is observed across the United States each year during the first full week (Sunday thru Saturday) that contains the date of October 9th. The Fire Prevention Week 2020 campaign highlights this year’s focus on cooking safety and preventing kitchen fires at home. National Fire Prevention Association has plenty of fire safety materials for kids and adults. Get helpful tips on creating a kid-free zone in the kitchen, how to extinguish a small fire with a lid, staying focused and alert while cooking, distributing materials at safety events, and more. This year’s Fire Prevention Week campaign, “Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!” because unattended cooking is the leading cause of home fires.

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Proclamation