PRINTER'S NO. 850
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
106
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY VULAKOVICH, ALLOWAY, AUMENT, BAKER, COSTA,
DINNIMAN, FONTANA, GREENLEAF, HAYWOOD, PILEGGI, RAFFERTY,
SCAVELLO, SMITH, TARTAGLIONE, TEPLITZ AND WOZNIAK,
MAY 4, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 4, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 3 through 9, 2015, as "National
Arson Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, According to the United States Fire Administration
in a report covering the period 2010 through 2012, an estimated
17,400 fires were set intentionally in residential buildings
each year, resulting in 275 civilian deaths, 800 civilian
injuries and $513 million in property loss each year; and
WHEREAS, For this same time period, an estimated 9,000
intentionally set fires occurred in nonresidential buildings
each year, resulting in $282 million in property loss; and
WHEREAS, According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation,
over the last five years an average of 53,127 arsons were
reported with an average loss of $15,086 per incident; and
WHEREAS, The theme for this year's "National Arson Awareness
Week" is "Accelerant Detection Canines - Sniffing Out Arson";
and
WHEREAS, Accelerant detection canines can cover an entire
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