HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 08a- Fire Prevention Week ProclamationPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the City of Arcadia is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all
those living in and visiting Arcadia; and
WHEREAS, home fires killed 2,630 people in the United Sates in 2017, and fire
departments in the United States responded to 357,000 home fires; and
WHEREAS, the majority of U.S. fire deaths (4 out of 5) occur at home each year; and
WHEREAS, Arcadia’s residents should make a home escape plan, drawing a map of each
level of the home, showing all doors and windows; and
WHEREAS, Arcadia’s residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan
are more prepared and will therefore be more likely to survive a fire; and
WHEREAS, Arcadia’s residents should practice the home fire escape drill at least twice a
year, during the day and at night; and
WHEREAS, Arcadia’s residents should get out and stay out, never going back inside the
home for people, pets, or things; and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Fire Prevention Week Theme, “Not Every Hero Wears a Cape.
Plan and Practice Your Escape!” effectively serves to remind us that we need to take personal
steps to increase our safety from fire.
NOW THEREFORE, I, April A. Verlato, Mayor of the City of Arcadia, do hereby
proclaim October 6th thru October 12th, 2019 as
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK
throughout the City and urge all the people of Arcadia to be aware of their surroundings, look for
available ways out in the event of a fire or emergency, respond when the smoke alarm sounds by
exiting the building immediately, and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of
Arcadia’s fire and emergency services during Fire Prevention Week 2019.
Dated this
1st Day of October, 2019
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April A. Verlato, Mayor