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0 4) <br />PROCLAMATION <br />IN RECOGNITION OF FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2020, OCTOBER 4-10 <br />WHEREAS, The Indian River County Board of County Commissioners is committed to ensuring the <br />safety and .security of all Indian River County residents and visitors; and Indian River County's first <br />responders are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire injury through <br />prevention and education; and <br />WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and home fires killed <br />more than 2,630 people in the United States in 2017, according to the National Fire Protection <br />Association® with fire departments in the United States responding to 357,000 home fires; and <br />WHEREAS, two of every five home fires start in the kitchen, mostly from unattended cooking; and <br />Indian River County's residents should observe safe cooking practices by staying in the kitchen when <br />cooking, keeping a three-foot. kid -free zone around cooking areas and keeping anything flammable <br />away from cooking surfaces; and <br />WHEREAS, residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan and have working <br />smoke alarms are more prepared and more likely to survive a fire; and Indian River County's residents <br />are responsive to public education measures and can take steps to increase their safety from fire, <br />especially in their homes; and <br />WHEREAS, the 2020 Fire Prevention Week theme TM, "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!" <br />effectively serves to remind us to stay alert and use caution when cooking, to reduce the risk of <br />kitchen fires. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board does hereby proclaim October 4-10, 2020, as <br />Fire Prevention Week throughout this county, and we urge all the people of Indian River County to <br />check their kitchens for fire hazards, to use safe cooking practices, and to support the many public <br />safety activities and efforts of the Indian River County Fire and Rescue services. <br />Adopted this 6 t day of October, 2020. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Susan Adams, Chairman <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Vice Chairman <br />Tim Zorc <br />Peter D. O'Bryan <br />Bob Solari <br />3 <br />