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City of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, somewhere in the United States, one structure fire was reported every 62
seconds, one home structure fire was reported every 83 seconds and one civilian
fire injury was reported every 29 minutes; and
Whereas, 80 percent of fatal home-fire victims are aged 20 and under, and are killed in
homes with no smoke alarms, between the hours of 10:00 PM and 06:00 AM,
when most people are sleeping; and
Whereas, households with inoperative smoke alarms now outnumber those homes with
no smoke alarms, and smoke alarms most often fail because of dead or missing
batteries; and
Whereas, the designation of a special day to remind residents of Iowa City to change
the batteries in their smoke detectors, timed to coincide with the fall ritual of
changing clocks, would greatly diminish the chance of this tragedy occurring in
Iowa City; and
Whereas, smoke alarms should be replaced every ten years; and
Whereas, November 4th, 2007, is the day the citizens of Iowa City change their clocks
from daylight savings time to standard time.
Now, therefore, I, Ross Wilburn, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby proclaim the
day of November 4th, 2007, to be
"Change Your Clock,
Change Your Battery" Day
in Iowa City and urge all residents to change their smoke alarm batteries and to install new
smoke alarms if they are ten years old or older.
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Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 16th day of October, 2007.
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City of Iowa City
PROCLAMA TION
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Whereas, somewl)ere in the United States, one structure fire was reported every 62
seconds, one \ me structure fire was reported every 83 seconds and one ci vilian
fire injury was r orted every 29 minutes; and
Whereas, 80 percent of tal home-fire victims are aged 20 and u (jer, and are killed in
homes with no smok alarms, between the hours of 10:0 PM and 06:00 AM,
when most people are sl ing; and
Whereas, households with inope tive smoke alarms now ou umber those homes with
no smoke alarms, and smoke larms most often fail b cause of dead or missing
batteries; and
Whereas, the designation of a special d to remind re idents of Iowa City to change
the batteries in their smoke detector, timed to coincide with the fall ritual of
changing clocks, would greatly diminis the c ance of this tragedy occurring in
Iowa City; and
Whereas, smoke alarms should be replaced eve
Whereas, November 4th, 2007, is the day t citizens of Iowa City change their clocks
from daylight savings time to standar time.
Now, therefore, I, Ross Wilburn, M
day of November 4th, 2007, to be
wa, do hereby proclaim the
"Cha ge Your Clock,
Chang Your Battery" Da
in Iowa City and urge all res' ents to change their smoke alarm batteries d to install new
smoke alarms if they are te years old or older.
Mayor
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa,
this 16th day of October, 2007.