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PROCLAMATION: Fire Prevention Month - October
2022
October 18, 2022 - REGULAR MEETING OF THE MOUNT
PROSPECT VILLAGE BOARD -
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Fire Prevention Month Proclamation 2022.pdf
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PROCLAMATION
"FIRE PREVENTION MONTH"
OCTOBER 2022
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect is committed to ensuring the safety and security of
all those living in and visiting our community; 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 structure fires have caused an estimated annual average of
2,630 civilian deaths in the United States, according to the National Fire
Protection Association; and
WHEREAS, today's homes burn faster than ever. You may have as little as two
minutes or less to safely escape a home fire from the time the smoke alarm
sounds. Your ability to get out of a home during a fire depends on an early
warning from smoke alarms and advanced home fire escape planning; and
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect residents are encouraged to have working smoke
and carbon monoxide alarms; install smoke alarms in every sleeping room,
outside each separate sleeping area, and on every level of the home, including
in the basement and create home fire escape plans.
WHEREAS, Mount Prospect residents are responsive to public education
measures and are able to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire,
especially in their homes; and
WHEREAS, the 2022 Fire Prevention Month theme "Fire won't wait. Plan
your escape!" effectively serves to remind us that having a fire escape plan in
the home saves lives, cutting the risk of dying in a home fire in half. Smoke
alarms and carbon monoxide alarms should be installed and maintained in
every home.
NOW THEREFORE, I, Paul Hoefert, Mayor of the Village of Mount Prospect, do
hereby proclaim October 2022, as
"FIRE PREVENTION MONTH"
in the Village and I call upon the people of the Village of Mount Prospect to remember
the 2022 message, "Fire won't wait. Plan your escape!" by ensuring their smoke
alarms and carbon monoxide alarms are in proper working condition during Fire
Prevention Month 2022, and to support the many public safety activities and efforts of
the Village of Mount Prospect fire and emergency services.
Paul Wm. Hoefert
Mayor
ATTEST:
Karen Agoranos
Village Clerk
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