PRINTER'S NO. 1300
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
207
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY TEPLITZ, GREENLEAF, SABATINA, MENSCH,
EICHELBERGER, RAFFERTY, FONTANA, DINNIMAN, COSTA,
TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, PILEGGI, VULAKOVICH, HUTCHINSON, BAKER
AND BROWNE, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, SEPTEMBER 30, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Observing the week of October 4 through 10, 2015, as "Fire
Prevention Week 2015" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The National Fire Protection Association announced
the theme of "Fire Prevention Week 2015" to be "Hear the Beep
Where You Sleep: Every Bedroom Needs a Working Smoke Alarm"; and
WHEREAS, "Fire Prevention Week" occurs annually during the
week in which October 9 falls, commemorating the Great Chicago
Fire of 1871; and
WHEREAS, In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first
"National Fire Prevention Day" proclamation; and
WHEREAS, According to the National Archives and Records
Administration's Library Information Center, "Fire Prevention
Week" is the longest running public health and safety observance
on record; and
WHEREAS, The National Fire Protection Association works in
coordination with partnering companies, organizations and fire
departments to promote "Fire Prevention Week" and its fire
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safety messages throughout North America; and
WHEREAS, According to national statistics, having a working
smoke alarm in the home cuts the risk of dying in a home fire in
half; and
WHEREAS, Approximately three out of five home fire deaths
resulted from fires in properties without working smoke alarms;
and
WHEREAS, In one-quarter of the home fire deaths, smoke alarms
were present but did not sound; and
WHEREAS, More than 3,200 people died in fires during 2013,
with most of those deaths caused by home fires; and
WHEREAS, The vast majority of home fire deaths are
preventable, and having a working smoke alarm is essential in
helping to reduce those numbers; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate observe the week of October 4
through 10, 2015, as "Fire Prevention Week 2015" in
Pennsylvania.
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