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RESOLUTION NO. 77,55-97 <br /> <br />BY: Boscia, Corrigan, Flanner¥, <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: "Know When to Go! React Fast to Fire!" as the 1997 Fire <br />Prevention Week theme suggests. <br /> WHEREAS, fire deaths due to smoke inhalation outnumber fire deaths <br />due to burns by more than two to one; and <br /> WHEREAS, smoke detectors are our first line of defense against <br />fire; and <br /> WHEREAS, research shows that having a smoke detector cuts our risk <br /> of dying in a fire nearly in half; and <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 /> 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 /> WHEREAS, "Know When to Go! React Fast to Fire!" is an important <br /> message to communicate to our community; and <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 <br />cerned citizens of this City, as well <br />and organizations in their fire-safety <br /> BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF <br /> <br />fire service are joined by other con- <br />as businesses, schools, service clubs <br />efforts;'and <br /> <br />LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: <br /> <br /> Section 1. That this Council and the Mayor designate and proclaim <br />October 5-11, 1997 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: "Know When to Go~ React Fast to Fire!" as <br />the 1997 Pire Prevention Week theme suggests; we further urge commemoration <br />of the Chicago fire of 1871 which killed 300 persons, left IO0,DO0 homeless, <br />and destroyed more than 17,000 buildings. <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 />App rov ed: ~~-t~ ~Y~ <br /> <br />President <br /> <br /> <br />