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RESOLUTIQN NO. 7919-04 BY: Corrigan. Demro~ Dever, Dunn, FitzGerald. Madigan.Seelie. ~,~ fn:{ A RESOLUTION calling upon the citizens of Lakewood to participate in fIre prevention activities at home, work and school, and to heed the message: "It's Fire Prevention Week: Test Your Smoke Alarms" as the 2004 Fire Prevention Week theme suggests WHEREAS, cooking, heating and electrical [¡res represent three of the nation's leading canses of home [¡res and are collectively responsible for nearly half of all home [¡res and almost one-third of the associated fire deaths; and WHEREAS, smoke alarms have been proven an effective lifesaver, having helped to cut home fire death rate by one half since their introduction to the general public; and, WHEREAS, the 2004 Fire Prevention Week theme - "It's Fire Prevention Week Test Your Smoke Alarms" - teaches the public how working smoke alanns are essential in every household and should be installed on every level of a home including the basement and outside of each separate sleeping area; and, WHEREAS, the Division of Fire is dedicated to the safety of life and property from the devastating effects of fire; and WHEREAS, members of the Lakewood Division of Fire are joined by other concerned citizens of this City, as well as businesses, schools, service clubs and organizations in their fire- safety efforts; and now therefore: BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, STATE OF OHIO: , Section I. That this Council and Mayor designate and proclaim October 4th _ 8th, 2004 as Fire Prevention Week in the City of Lakewood and call upon the citizens of Lakewood to participate in fire prevention activities at home, work and school and to heed the message' "It's Fire Prevention Week Test Your Smoke Alarms" Section 2. That the Clerk of Council be and she is hereby authorized and directed to forward a copy this Resolution to: CbiefLawrence E Mroz, Fire Station No I, 14601 Madison Avenne, Lakewood, Ohio and a that a copy of this Resolution be spread upon the minutes of this meeting. Section 3 It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and of any of its committees that resulted in such fOIIDal action were in meetings open to the public in compliance with all legal requirements Adopted: ~LJúl ,}(JðI <;2~. ¿...~ PRESIDENT 1JJ'(J 7,+ ~}tr J/~A/ Approved: 4£, .)~, Ôl\? "