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Fire Prevention Week
October 4 - 10, 2015
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, working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires
in half; and
WHEREAS, three out of five home fire deaths result from fires in properties
without working smoke alarms; and
WHEREAS, in one-fifth of all homes with smoke alarms, none were working
because the smoke alarm batteries were missing, disconnected, or dead; and
WHEREAS, Orange County residents should install smoke alarms in every
sleeping room, outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the
home; and
WHEREAS, Orange County residents should install smoke alarms and alert
devices that meet the needs of people who are deaf or hard of hearing; and
WHEREAS, Orange County residents are responsive to public education and
outreach measures and are able to take personal steps to increase their safety
from fire, especially in their homes; and
WHEREAS, the 2015 Fire Prevention Week theme, "Hear the Beep Where You
Sleep" effectively serves to remind us that we need working smoke alarms to
give us the time to get out safely.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, that the City of Seal Beach City
Council does hereby declare October 4-10, 2015 as "Fire Prevention Week" and
urges our residents to test their smoke alarms once a month by pushing the
test button, and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of
OCFA during Fire Prevention Week 2015.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of the City of
Seal Beach this twenty-eighth day of September in the year Two Thousand and
Fifteen.
Ellery A. Deaton, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem: David W. Sloan
City Council Members:
Gary A. Miller
Sandra Massa-Lavitt
Mike Varipapa
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