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City of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, last year in the United States, home fires caused 2,755 civilian fire
deaths, and
Whereas, almost two-thirds of reported home fire deaths resulted from fires in
homes with no smoke alarms or no working smoke alarms; 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 alarms, 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 1 S`, 2009, is the day the citizens of Iowa City change
their clocks from daylight savings time to standard time.
NOW, therefore, I, Regenia Bailey, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby
proclaim the day of November 1 S`, 2009, to be
Change Your Clock, Change Your Battery Day
in Iowa City and urge all residents to change their smoke alarm batteries and
install new smoke alarms if they are ten years old or older.
Mayor
Sig!x~d in Iowa City, Iowa
this 20~h day of October, 2009
City of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, last year in the United States, home fires caused 2,755 civilian fire
deaths, and
Whereas, almost two-thirds of reported home fire deaths resulted f m fires in
homes with no smoke. alarms or no working smoke alarms; and
Whereas, households with inoperative smoke alarms now outnumber those
homes with no smoke alarms, and smoke alarms most ten fail because of
dead or missing batteries; end ,
Whereas, the designation of a special day to remi d residents of Iowa City to
change the batteries in their smoke alarms, tried to coincide with the fall
ritual of changing clocks, would greatly diir~inish the chance of this tragedy
occurring in Iowa City; and
Whereas, smoke alarms should be r~,p~ac~d every ten years; and
Whereas, November 1S`, 2009, is~ the~~,day .the citizens of Iowa City change
their clocks from daylight savirigs time 'tp standard time.
NOW, therefore, I, Re~enia Bailey, Mayor of Iowa City, Iowa, do hereby
proclaim the day of November 1 S`, 2009, to
Change Your Clock, Change dour Battery Day
in Iowa City and urge all residents to change their sm~e -alarm batteries and
install new smoke alarms if they are ten years old or older. .:
Signed in Iowa City, Iowa
this 20`h day of Octpber, 2009