Frederick County Fire Prevention Ambassadors
Fire Prevention Queen - Dakota Gray
Jr Miss Fire Prevention Queen
Little Miss Fire Prevention Queen
Jr. Fire Chief
Little Fire Chief
Additional fire prevention resources:
www.homesafetycouncil.org www.cpsc.gov
www.nfpa.org www.usa.safekids.org
www.firemarshal.state.md.us www.nsc.org
www.redcross.org www.dnr.state.md.us
www.firesafety.gov www.usfa.dhs.gov
www.mema.state.md.us www.fema.gov
Top 25 YouTube Fire Prevention Videos
Fire prevention week history:
Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October 9, 1871.
In 1920, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls. According to the National Archives and Records Administration's Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record. The President of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a national observance during that week every year since 1925. (NFPA.org)
2024: October 6 - 12
This year’s Fire Prevention theme is:
"Smoke Alarms: Make them WORK for you!"
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