PRINTER'S NO. 3117
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
660
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY SAINATO, BARRAR, BURNS, RYAN, HILL-EVANS, MURT,
FREEMAN, MILLARD, LONGIETTI, BERNSTINE, KORTZ, KINSEY AND
WARREN, JANUARY 13, 2020
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JANUARY 13, 2020
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of January 20 through 26, 2020, as
"Community Risk Reduction Week" in Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, Every 24 seconds, a fire department in the United
States responds to a fire; and
WHEREAS, Every 63 seconds, a fire occurs in a structure and
every 88 seconds, a home fire occurs; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, 77% of all fire-related deaths occurred in
the home; and
WHEREAS, In 2017, an estimated $23 billion in property damage
occurred as a result of fire; and
WHEREAS, Fire services respond to a growing number of medical
calls for service, surpassing 80% of the total call volume in
some jurisdictions; and
WHEREAS, "Community Risk Reduction Week" is a grassroots
initiative of fire service professionals across the nation to
raise awareness of the importance of Community Risk Reduction
(CRR) in the fire service community and an opportunity to make
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communities safer; and
WHEREAS, CRR is a data-informed process to identify and
prioritize local risks, followed by integrated and strategic
investment of resources to reduce their occurrence and impact;
and
WHEREAS, The value of community support from national, State
and local partners to address community risks is recognized to
meet the demands on paid, combination and volunteer members of
fire services; and
WHEREAS, The goal of CRR is to reduce the occurrence and
impact of emergency events for community members and emergency
responders through deliberate action in the areas of the Five
E's of Education, Engineering, Enforcement, Emergency response
and Economic incentive; and
WHEREAS, Most fire-related and many medical calls for service
are preventable, with the Five E's performed as part of an
integrated CRR program; and
WHEREAS, "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day" is January 20,
2020, and nationally recognized as a National Day of Service and
an opportunity for communities to reduce the risk in their
community through a series of educational and other programs;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize the
week of January 20 through 26, 2020, as "Community Risk
Reduction Week" in Pennsylvania.
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