Fire Prevention Week

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Fire Prevention Week is a nationally observed week in the United States and Canada from the Sunday to Saturday in which October 9 falls. In the United States, the first Presidential Proclamation of the week was made in 1925 by Calvin Coolidge. Since then, the parent organization of the Fire Marshals Association of North America who first created the week, the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), continues to be the international sponsor of it. In Canada, the week is proclaimed annually by the governor general. The Saturday at the end of the week is also proclaimed as "Fire Service Recognition Day" to express appreciation for the many public services of the Canadian fire service. In Australia, Fire Prevention Week is usually held between April 28 to May 5.

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