Declaring October 9th Through October 15th, 1994 as "Fire Prevention Week" in South Bend, Indiana

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RESOLUTION NO. c2 171— L A RESOLUTION OF THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, DECLARING OCTOBER 9TH THROUGH OCTOBER 15TH, 1994, AS "FIRE PREVENTION WEEK" IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA 'Il btrta$, the Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana notes that in 1922 President Warren Harding proclaimed a week in October as the first "National Fire Prevention Week'; and Vbgrtas, in 1925 President Calvin Coolidge officially proclaimed the official week containing October 9th within it as "National Fire Prevention Week "; and 'O bertoo, the week of October 9th was the time of the "Great Chicago Fire" which occurred in 1871 which was one of the most devastating fires in our Country's history; and V i 990, the "Great Chicago Fire" killed over 250 people and destroyed over 17,000 buildings within the City of Chicago; and V fjtrtOO, this years message for "Fire Prevention Week" is "Test Your Detector for Life ". IWO, tbertfort, bit it re.04) b bV the Common Countil of the Cittl of koutb WO, Minna, so follobg: StttiOtt I. The Common Council of the City of South Bend, Indiana, hereby declares the week of October 9th through October 15th 1994, as "Fire Prevention Week" in South Bend, Indiana. Sttti0tt H. The Common Council notes that the South Bend Fire Department will kick -off the "Fire Prevention Week" by hosting a open house on Sunday, October 9th, 1994 from 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. at Station One located at 701 West Sample. &0 Ott III. The South Bend Fire Department will have on display firetrucks, equipment, educational videos, midi one and a talking pumper. bttti0tt IV. The South Bend Common Council salutes our dedicated and hard- working firefighters of the South Bend Fire Department and urges all residents of the City of South Bend to participate in "Test Your Detector for Life" as part of the "Fire Prevention Week" celebration and to come to the Open House on October 9th. &tti0n V. This Resolution shall be in full force and effect from and after its adoption by the Co on Council and approval by the Ma 01 St p eh n Luecke, First District Linas Slavinskas, Fifth District Cleo Washington, Second District Itt48t: Thomas Zakrzewski, Sixth District Sean Coleman, At Large Loretta Duda, At Large Eu e Lad At Large zlpprobtb by mt, '70ztpb 4$. Urnan, tijt Alapor of the City of ooutb Vtnb, lubiana, ltuittb lststts of Imtrita, tbis bap of otpttmbtr 1994. Irene K.Gammon, City Clerk Joseph E. Kernan, Mayor