Fire Prevention Week I .
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W3-1ERE.9LS, the City of Clermont, Florida is committed to ensuring the safety and
security of all those living in and visiting Clermont; and
1V3CEREALS, United States home fires resulted in 2,560 civilian deaths in 2015; and
WHEREAS, newer homes are built with lightweight materials that burn faster than
older home constructions; and I
WHEREAS,these conditions contribute to a much smaller window of time for people
to escape a home fire safely, with people having as little as one to two minutes to escape from
the time the smoke alarm sounds; and f r
1N3-fERE.52LS, a home fire escape plan provides the`skill set and know-how to quickly
and safely escape a home fire situation; and
-VHERE.2(S,the Clermont Fire Department is dedicated to reducing the occurrence of
home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education; and j ';
WHEREAS, the 2017 Fire Prevention Week theme, "Every Second Counts: Plan 2
Ways Out!" effectivelyserves to educate the public about the vital importance of developing in a
home fire escape plan with all members of the household and practicing it twice a year;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gail L. Ash, Mayor of the City of Clermont do hereby
proclaim the week of October 8 through October 14 as
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2017 •
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and urge all the people of Clermont to develop a home fire escape plan with all-members of the
household and practice it twice a year, and to participate in the many public safety activities and
efforts of the Clermont Fire Department during Fire Prevention Week 2017. -
IN—WITNESS 1413fTREOy, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of. j
Clermont to be affixed this twenty-sixth day of September, two thousand and seventeen.
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Gail L.Ash, Mayor
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Tracy Ackroyd Howe, MMC
City Clerk