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A PROCLAMATION FROM THE OFFICE OF THE MAYOR, <br />MOUNDS VIEW MINNESOTA <br />WHEREAS, the City of Mounds View is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those <br />living in and visiting our City and State; and <br />WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are <br />where people are at greatest risk to fire; and <br />WHEREAS, nearly 3,000 people die each year in the United States as a result of home fires; and <br />WHEREAS, roughly two-thirds of deaths in home fires resulted from fires in homes in which no <br />smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms were present; and <br />WHEREAS, working smoke alarms cut in half the chance of dying in a reported fire; and <br />WHEREAS, the National Fire Protection Association recommends there be at least one smoke <br />alarm on every level of the home (including the basement), outside all sleeping areas, and in all <br />bedrooms; and <br />WHEREAS, informing the public about the importance of smoke alarm installation and <br />maintenance serves an essential step toward increasing the public's safety from home fires; and <br />WHEREAS, first responders in Mounds View are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home <br />fires and home fire deaths and injuries through prevention and proper education; and <br />WHEREAS, Mounds View's residents are responsive to public education measures and are able to <br />take personal responsibility to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes; and <br />WHEREAS, the Fire Prevention Week 2010, October 3-9 theme, "Smoke Alarms: A Sound You <br />Can Live With!" actively works to motivate Mounds View residents to implement smoke alarm <br />recommendations in their homes; <br />THEREFORE, I Joe Flaherty, Mayor of Mounds View, Minnesota, hereby proclaim October 3-9, <br />2010 as Fire Prevention Week, and I urge all people of Mounds View to protect their homes and <br />families by heeding the potentially life-saving messages of Fire Prevention Week 2010, and to <br />support the many activities and efforts of Mounds View's fire and emergency services. <br />(SEAL) <br />