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This years fire prevention week will be held the
week of October 7-13. Throughout the week, members of the fire
department will team up with the Pulaski Fire Marshal's office to
visit local schools and civic organizations teaching about fire
prevention. Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the
Great Chicago Fire, the tragic 1871 conflagration that killed more
than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400
structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. The fire began on
October 8, but continued into and did most of its damage on October
9, 1871. The fire broke out after a cow belonging to Mrs. Catherine
O'Leary kicked over a lamp and started the first barn fire. In 1920,
President Woodrow Wilson issued the first Fire Prevention Day
proclamation, and since 1922, Fire Prevention Week has been observed
on the Sunday through Saturday period in which October 9 falls.
According to the National Archives and Records Administration's
Library Information Center, Fire Prevention Week is the longest
running public health and safety observance on record. The President
of the United States has signed a proclamation proclaiming a
national observance during that week every year since 1925. More
information on fire prevention week can be found on the NFPA's
website @ www.nfpa.org. This years theme for fire prevention week is "Practice Your Escape Plan" Pulaski's annual fire prevention parade will be held on Thursday, October 11th at 7:00pm. Pulaski fire deptartments apparatus will be setup outside of the fire house on Thursday, October 11 for everyone to look at and visit with your local firefighters of the department. At approximately 6:00pm, the equipment will move to the shopping center on Rt. 99 in front of Food Lion where fire/rescue apparatus from the Town's of Pulaski and Dublin, along with departments from Pulaski Co. and surrounding counties as well. The parade usually average around 100+ pieces of equipment for the public to view to commemorate this occasion.
The annual Pulaski Fire Prevention day and parade was held Thursday, October 11, 2007 from 9:00am til 6:00pm, At this time, all the equipment was lined up on Jefferson Ave. in front of the Fire Station for the public to view and visit with members of the fire dept along with the departments new mascot "Fire Pup". Several daycares in the area made the trip down to the station despite the cooler temperatures. At approximately 11:30, beef stew was served to local government officials as well as police, fire, ems and Pulaski Public works for lunch. All units then moved to Rt. 99 Shopping Plaza to begin line up for the parade that started at 7:00 pm. After the parade, Police, Fire and EMS participants were invited into the firehouse for a meal. This years parade had 108 pieces of Emergency Apparatus plus civilian entries. Here are a few pictures of the events during the day and before the parade started. Anyone with any additional pictures of the parade that would like to submit them, email them to ewhitaker@pulaskifd.com and they will be posted. Please include your name with the photos for proper credit. Not all photos will be posted, but any submitted will be appreciated.
Each year, Pulaski's Fire Prevention day and parade are held on Thursday of Fire Prevention Week. Hope to see everyone again next year, and if you know any members of a department that was represented, pass the word on to them to come join in the fun.
The Pulaski Fire department visited PES on Wednesday, October 3, 2007 to talk to Mrs. Kiser's class about fire prevention and the kids got to look at the fire truck and firefighters gear and watch a display of the truck spraying water. Photos courtesy of Fire Marshal Chip Hutchinson. Pulaski will officially kick off fire prevention week on Sunday, October 7, 2007, with a visit to the Lighthouse ministries church on Old Robinson Tract rd. The fire parade will be Thursday October 11, 2007 @ 7:00pm.
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