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 PROCLAMATION 4673—AUG. 16, 1979

93 STAT. 1527

fire losses. The public and private sector must do their part. Together we can lessen this unnecessary, life-threatening destruction. NOW, THEREFORE, I, JIMMY CARTER, President of the United States of America, do hereby designate October 8-14, 1979, as Fire Prevention Week. Because fire deaths most often occur in homes, I call upon American families and other property owners to install smoke detectors, to practice exit drills, and to be especially vigilant in guarding against fires. I encourage the fire service, police, prosecutors, the insurance industry, and government to work together to improve arson detection and prosecution so that we can begin to eliminate this costly, often murderous crime. I call upon every fire department in the country to teach citizens the fundamentals of basic life support, cardio-pulmonary resuscitation, and to improve the delivery of emergency medical services. I urge the fire service to fully open their profession to women, and I offer my support to the growing number of professional and volunteer women firefighters. I encourage the fire service to take full advantage of the National Fire Academy that became a reahty this year. The Academy will be an effective tool in providing training and education for the Nation's firefighters. I support and encourage the cooperative efforts of private enterprise and government in developing low cost residential sprinkler systems that may revolutionize fire safety in the home. Finally, I call upon members of the Joint Council of National Fire Service Organizations, members of the International Association of Fire Fighters, members of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, all other organizations concerned with fire safety, and the United States Fire Administration to provide the leadership, planning and innovation necessary for an effective national fire prevention and control effort. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of August, in the year of our Lord nineteen hundred seventy-nine, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and fourth. JIMMY CARTER

Proclamation 4673 of August 16, 1979

General Pulaski's Memorial Day, 1979 By the President of the United States of America A Proclamation On the eleventh day of October, the people of the United States will honor the 200th anniversary of the death of the Polish patriot, Casimir Pulaski. On the bicentennial of his death, caused by wounds suffered during the Battle of Savannah, we are reminded of his heroism and his selflessness as he led his famous cavalry unit, The Pulaski Legion, in the struggle for American independence.



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