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FIRE PREVENTION WEEK October 6-12, 2019
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the city of McCall, Idaho is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting
McCall;and
WHEREAS,fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are the locations where
people are at greatest risk from fire;and
WHEREAS, home fires killed 2,630 people in the United States in 2017, according to the National Fire Protection
Association®(NFPA®), 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, the fire death rate per 1000 home fires reported to U.S.fire departments was 4 percent higher in 2017
than in 1980;and
WHEREAS, when the smoke alarm sounds McCall's residents may have less than two minutes to escape to safety;
and
WHEREAS, McCall'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, McCall's residents should make a home escape plan, drawing a map of each level of the home,showing
all doors and windows;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents should practice the home fire escape plan with everyone in the household, including
visitors;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents should practice the home fire escape drill at least twice a year, during the day and at
night;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents should teach children to escape on their own in case adults can't help them;and
WHEREAS,McCall's residents should make sure everyone in the home knows how to call 9-1-1 or the local emergency
number from a cell phone or a neighbor's phone;and
WHEREAS,McCall's residents should practice using different ways out;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents in a real emergency should get low and go under the smoke to get out quickly;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents should get out and stay out, never going back inside the home for people, pets, or
things;and
WHEREAS, McCall's residents are responsive to public education measures and are able to take action to increase
their safety from fire, especially in their homes;and
WHEREAS, the 2019 Fire Prevention WeekTM 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.
THEREFORE, I Jackie J. Aymon, Mayor of McCall, do hereby proclaim October 6-12, 2019, as Fire Prevention Week
throughout this town, and I urge all the people of(TOWN)to be aware of their surroundings, look for available ways out in
the event of a fire or other emergency, respond when the smoke alarm sounds by exiting the building immediately, and to
support the many pi s ty5'tb4tj'ities and efforts of McCall's fire and emergency services during Fire Prevention Week
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.� s IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand at the City of McCall in Idaho
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