WHEREAS, the State of Idaho is committed to ensuring the safety and security of all those living in and visiting our state; and

        WHEREAS, fire is a serious public safety concern both locally and nationally, and homes are the locations where people are at greatest risk from fire; and

        WHEREAS, the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) has documented through its research that cooking is the leading cause of home fires. One out of three home fires begins in the kitchen – more than any other place in the home; and

        WHEREAS, Idaho’s first responders, volunteer and career, are dedicated to reducing the occurrence of home fires and home fire injuries through prevention and protection education; and

        WHEREAS, Idaho’s residents are responsive to public education measures and are able to take personal steps to increase their safety from fire; and

        WHEREAS, using proper care when cooking will safeguard your quality of life and have a positive effect on the home fire problem; and

        WHEREAS, each cooking fire that is prevented in Idaho is an opportunity to prevent painful injury and costly property damage; and

        WHEREAS, the 2006 Fire Prevention Week theme, “Prevent Cooking Fires: Watch What You Heat”, effectively serves to remind us all of the simple actions we can take to stay safer from fire during Fire Prevention Week and year-round;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, JAMES E. RISCH, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim October 8-14, 2006, to be

FIRE PREVENTION WEEK 2006

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at the Capitol in Boise on this 5^th day of October in the year of our Lord two thousand and six and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-first and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred seventeenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE