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RESOLUTION NO. 7184-96 BY: Boscia, Corrigan, Flannery, <br /> George, Roth, Seelie, Smith <br /> <br /> A RESOLUTION calling upon the people of this City to participate in <br />fire prevention activities at home, work and school, and to heed the <br />message: "Let's Hear It For Fire Safety -- Test Your Detectors" as the 1996 <br />Fire Prevention Week theme suggests. <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, fire deaths due to smoke inhalation outnumber fire deaths <br />due to burns by more than two to one; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, smoke detectors are our first line of defense against <br />fire; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, research shows that having a smoke detector cuts our risk <br />of dying in a fire nearly in half; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, even though 90% of U.S. homes have at least one smoke <br />detector, estimates show that about one-third of all homes that have fires <br />have smoke detectors that are not working, usually because of dead or <br />missing batteries; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the National Fire Alarm Code requires smoke detectors <br />outside each sleeping area and on each level of the home and recommends <br />testing smoke detectors at least once a month; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, "Let's Hear It For Fire Safety -- Test Your Detectors" is <br />an important message to communicate to our community; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, the fire service of Lakewood is dedicated to the safety of <br />life and property from the devastating effects of fire; and <br /> <br /> WHEREAS, those members of the fire service are joined by other con- <br />cerned citizens of this City, as well as businesses, schools, service clubs <br />and organizations in their fire-safety efforts; and <br /> <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That this Council and the Mayor designate and proclaim <br />October 6-12, 1996 as Fire Prevention Week and call upon the people of <br />Lakewood to participate in fire prevention activities at home, work and <br />school and to heed the message: "Let's Hear It For Fire Safety -- Test Your <br />Detec:ors" as the 1996 Fire Prevention Week theme suggests; we further urge <br />commemoration of the Chicago fire of 1871 which killed 300 persons, left <br />100,000 homeless, and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings. <br /> <br /> Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby <br />authorized and directed to forward a certified copy of this Resolution to <br />Chief Lawrence E. Mroz, Station #1, 14601 Madison Avenue, Lakewood, Ohio, <br />and .that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of this <br />meeting. <br /> <br />President <br /> <br />..bLayor <br /> <br /> <br />