HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-09-28-minutes-cds-study-sessionKITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
CDS Study Session
Regular Meeting
Monday September 28, 2020 -1:30 Phi
WebEX
1. Call to Order
2. Request to Approve Proclamation Declaring October 4-10, 2020 as Fire Prevention Week
3. Other business
4. Adjourn
Created on 9/22/2020 9:22:23 AM
KITTITAS COUNTY
CDS STUDY SESSION MINUTES
BOCC CONFERENCE ROOM, WEBEX
Regular Meeting
MONDAY 1:30 PM September 28, 2020
Board members present: Chairman Brett Wachsmith and Laura
Osiadacz
Others: Dan Carlson and Jessica Miller Community Development
Services; Pat Nicholson, Fire Marshal; Mark Cook, Candie Leader,
Public Works; Benjamin West and Ken Grannan, Airport.
At 1:31 pm Chairman Brett Wachsmith opened the Community
Development Services Study Session.
Request to Approve Proclamation Declaring October 4-10, 2020 as
Fire Prevention Week
Fire Marshal Pat Nicholson presented the proposal for
designating Fire Prevention Week to be October 4-10, 2020. He
stated he would like to host a fire safety poster contest
throughout the county. The schools have been contacted but due
to the current situation, unsure how much participation will
happen. The theme this year is "Serve up Fire Safety in the
Kitchen".
Chairman Wachsmith moved to approve the Proclamation Declaring
October 4-10, 2020 as Fire Prevention Week. Commissioner
Osiadacz seconded. Discussion - Commissioner Osiadacz thanked
Fire Marshal Nicholson for putting this together and continuing
the tradition. Motion passed.
OTHER BUSINESS
There is no other business.
Meeting adjourned at 1:57 p.m.
KITTITAS COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
KITTITAS COUNTY, WASHINGTON
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JeAsica Miller Brett Wachsmith, Chairman
2020-09-28 MINUTES
PROCLAMATION
"Fire Prevention Week"
October 4-10, 2020
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WHEREAS: Kittitas County is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living
in and visiting Kittitas County; and
WHEREAS: fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are
the locations where people are at greatest risk from fire; and
WHEREAS: home fires killed more than 2,630 people in the United States in 2017, according
to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), and fire departments in the United States
responded to 357,000 home fires; and
WHEREAS: cooking is the leading cause of home fires in the United States where fire
departments responded to more than 173,200 annually between 2013 and 2017; and
WHEREAS: two of every five home fires start in the kitchen with 31 % of these fires resulting
from unattended cooking; and
WHEREAS: more than half of reported and non-fatal home cooking fire injuries occurred when
the victims tried to fight the fire themselves; and
WHEREAS: children under five face a higher risk of non -fire burns associated with cooking
than being burned in a cooking fire; and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County residents should stay in the kitchen when flying food on the
stovetop, keep a three-foot kid -free zone around cooking areas and keep anything that can catch
fire away from stove tops; and
WHEREAS: residents who have planned and practiced a home fire escape plan are more
prepared and will therefore be more likely to survive a fire; and
WHEREAS: working smoke alarms cut the risk of dying in reported home fires in half; and
WHEREAS: The Kittitas County Fire Marshal and first responders are dedicated to reducing the
occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education;
and
WHEREAS: Kittitas County residents are responsive to public education measures and are able
to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire, especially in their homes; and
WHEREAS: the 2020 Fire Prevention Week theme, "Serve Up Fire Safety in the Kitchen!"
effectively serves to remind us to stay alert and use caution when cooking to reduce the risk of
kitchen fires.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners
do hereby proclaim October 4-10, 2020, as Fire Prevention Week throughout this community
and urge all the people of Kittitas County to develop a home fire escape plan with all members of
the household and practice it twice a year, and to participate in the public safety activities and
efforts of Kittitas County fire and emergency services during Fire Prevention Week 2020.
Dated this 28th day of September, 2020.
THE KITTITAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Brett Wachsmith, Chairman
Laura Osiadacz , Vice -Chairman
Cory Wright, Commissioner
ATTESTED BY:
Julie Kjorsvik
Kittitas County Clerk
ATTEST:
Julie Kjorsvik, Clerk of the Board