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Fire Prevention Week
“Smoke Alarms: A sound you can live with”
October 3 – 9, 2010
Come out and
join us for Fire Prevention Week 2010 at the following
locations:
Tuesday, October
5th – SOCIAL SERVICES (220 Colborne
Street) from 10:00
a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday,
October 6th – MAIN BRANTFORD PUBLIC
LIBRARY from 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Thursday,
October 7th – LYNDEN PARK MALL from
10:00
a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
Friday,
October 8th – WALMART from 10:00 a.m. –
9:00 p.m.
Saturday,
October 9th – HOME DEPOT from 10:00 a.m.
– 2:00 p.m. “Build a fire truck with the Firefighters and
Sparky.”
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| History
The history of Fire Prevention Week has its roots in the Great Chicago Fire, which occurred on October 9, 1871. This tragic conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless and destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres in 27 hours.
While the origin of the fire has never been determined, there has been much speculation over how it began. One popular legend, which was recently refuted by a Chicago historian, is that
Mrs. Catherine O'Leary was milking her cow when the animal kicked over a lamp, setting the O'Leary barn on fire and starting the spectacular blaze.
On the Great Chicago Fire's 40th anniversary, the Fire Marshals Association of North America (FMANA) sponsored the first National Fire Prevention Day, advocating an annual observation as a way to keep the public informed about the importance of fire prevention. |
