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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