[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 198 (Friday, October 13, 1995)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 53247-53248]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-25608]



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 Title 3--
 The President

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                Proclamation 6838 of October 7, 1995

                
Fire Prevention Week, 1995

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Since 1925, Americans have paused every October to 
                consider the importance of learning how to prevent 
                fires. By observing Fire Prevention Week, our Nation 
                comes together to remember those lost tragically in 
                fire-related incidents, to recognize the terrible 
                damage that fire has caused over the years, and to 
                renew our efforts to learn more about the ways in which 
                we can protect ourselves from fire's devastation.

                Some 4,000 people in the United States die from fire 
                each year--a number that can be reduced dramatically 
                through prevention measures. Fires in the home take the 
                biggest toll, with 80 percent of fatalities occurring 
                just where we often feel the safest. Recognizing that 
                cooking and heating equipment cause the majority of 
                home fires, the National Fire Protection Association 
                has selected ``Watch What You Heat: Prevent Home 
                Fires'' as the Fire Prevention Week theme for 1995, 
                joining with the Federal Emergency Management Agency's 
                U.S. Fire Administration to communicate this lifesaving 
                message.

                This year's safety campaign teaches essential 
                prevention techniques--the necessity of staying in the 
                kitchen while cooking and never leaving a lighted stove 
                unattended; of closely supervising all heating 
                equipment, such as portable and space heaters; and of 
                monitoring all appliances and smoking materials. Most 
                important, no matter how careful we are, we must always 
                be prepared by maintaining working smoke detectors 
                throughout our homes.

                As we strive to make fire prevention a priority in 
                every American community, we also celebrate the 
                dedication of our Nation's fire and emergency workers--
                champions of fire safety at the local level. Too often, 
                these brave men and women pay the ultimate price for 
                their faithful service. Last year alone, 100 
                firefighters died in the line of duty, and more than 
                95,400 were injured. On Sunday, October 15, 1995, we 
                will pay our respects to these heroic individuals at 
                the 14th annual National Fallen Firefighters Memorial 
                Service at the National Emergency Training Center in 
                Emmitsburg, Maryland. To honor their courageous work, 
                let us rededicate ourselves to building a better, safer 
                world for the generations to come.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, WILLIAM J. CLINTON, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim October 8 through October 
                14, 1995, as Fire Prevention Week. I encourage the 
                people of the United States to plan and actively 
                participate in fire prevention activities this week and 
                throughout the year. I also call upon every citizen to 
                pay tribute to firefighters who have lost their lives 
                in the line of duty and to those men and women who 
                carry on the noble tradition of service in our 
                communities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of October, in the year of our Lord 
                nineteen hundred and ninety-five, and of the 
                Independence of the United States of America the two 
                hundred and twentieth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 95-25608
Filed 10-11-95; 3:00 pm]
Billing code 3195-01-P