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PROCLAMATION <br />"Fire Prevention Week" <br />October 4-10, 2020 <br />�yGRDFi r Tk <br />t <br />•� tj <br />KIT7I ,1ti ffli��llTl' <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living <br />in and visiting Kittitas County; and <br />WHEREAS: fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are <br />the locations where people are at greatest risk from fire; and <br />WHEREAS: home fires killed more than 2,630 people in the United States in 2017, according <br />to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and fire departments in the United States <br />responded to 357,000 home fires; and <br />WHEREAS: cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the United States where fire <br />departments responded to more than 173,200 annually between 2013 and 2017; and <br />WHEREAS: two of every five home fires start in the kitchen with 31 % of these fires resulting <br />from unattended cooking; and <br />WHEREAS: more than half of reported and non-fatal home cooking fire injuries occurred when <br />the victims tried to fight the fire themselves; and <br />WHEREAS: children under five face a higher risk of non -fire burns associated with cooking <br />than being burned in a cooking fire; and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County residents should stay in the kitchen when flying food on the <br />stovetop, keep a three-foot kid -free zone around cooking areas and keep anything that can catch <br />fire away from stove tops; and <br />WHEREAS: residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan are more <br />prepared and will therefore be more likely to survive a fire; and <br />WHEREAS: working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half; and <br />WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Fire Marshal and first responders are dedicated to reducing the <br />occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education; <br />and <br />WHEREAS: Kittitas County residents are responsive to public education measures and are able <br />to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes; and <br />