FIRE
PREVENTION WEEK
FIRE STATION
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Fire Prevention Week - October 5-11, 2008
Fire Prevention Week is the busiest time of the year for the Fire Department!
Fire Prevention Week was instituted to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire
of 1871. President Woodrow Wilson declared the first National Fire Prevention
Day in 1920. Beginning in 1922, National Fire Prevention Week has been held
the week in October that includes October 9—the day in which the most
damage was done during the Great Chicago Fire. Starting in 1925, each year
the President of the United States signs a proclamation pronouncing a national
observance of the week.
The St. Charles Fire Department concludes Fire Prevention Week with an
open
house. Everyone is invited to come to Fire Station #1 and watch the
demonstrations, see the fire apparatus, and pickup safety materials at
the different display booths.
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