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October 4, 2002
Fire Prevention Week begins
Oct. 6 to 12 marks Nunavuts
Fire Prevention Week.
Team Up for Fire Safety,
the theme of the week, is a simple idea, says Community Government and Transportation
Minister Manitok Thompson.
"Team up with the
people with whom you live, work, play and worship, so that all of you will be
better prepared to prevent or survive a fire," Thompson said.
The National Fire Prevention
Association states that more 85 per cent of all fires happen in the home and
most are preventable. People should install and regularly test smoke alarms,
practise home escape plans and identify and correct home hazards.
Fire prevention activity
kits have been distributed to hamlets and schools throughout Nunavut.
The kits provide information
on how to conduct a home fire safety inspection and how to develop a home escape
plan. There are colouring contests for students in Kindergarten to Grade 3 and
Grades 4 to 6, a design contest for students in Grades 7 to 9 and an essay contest
for students in Grades 10 to 12. The deadline for each is Oct. 18.
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