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This year marks the 100 th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week (FPW) and may be a good time to put some extra emphasis on fire safety in your skilled nursing facility.
When President Calvin Coolidge proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week on October 4–10, 1925, he noted that in the previous year some 15,000 lives were lost to fire in the United States.
In this blaze, there were more than 250 killed by the fire, which left 100,000 people houseless. The fire destroyed more than 17,400 structures, including businesses and homes.
Daniel Byrne stresses the importance of maintaining the Fire Prevention Week mentality throughout the year. Fire Prevention Week has come and gone. Sadly, many fire departments will have closed ...
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SIEGLER: Right now, though, agencies are feeling good about the slow start to the summer fire season because it's allowing them to do more prevention work.
A Cal Fire spokesperson said a total of $17.8 million has been granted for 33 Wildfire Prevention Projects in L.A. County since the 2020-21 fiscal year, with nearly 125 acres of land within five ...