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Proc 10469ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10469

Fire Prevention Week, 2022

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates October 9-15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week and directs flags to half-staff on October 9 for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. It largely recites existing administration policies on wildfire prevention, firefighter support, and climate investments without creating new mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 61949

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 87 FR 61949

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Fire Prevention Week ends

  4. Flag half-staff at all Federal office buildings for National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service

  5. Fire Prevention Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 9 through October 15, 2022, as Fire Prevention Week
  • Flag of the United States to be flown at half-staff at all Federal office buildings on Sunday, October 9, 2022
  • Call on all Americans to participate in observance with appropriate programs and activities

What to expect

Immediate

  • Flag half-staff directive for October 9, 2022

Near term (90d)

  • Fire Prevention Week observance October 9-15, 2022

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document references 'billions' in infrastructure spending and 'unprecedented steps' but these are descriptive of already-enacted laws, not new commitments triggered by this proclamation
  • Mentions FEMA grants and programs as existing activities without new directives to expand them
Proclamation 10469: Fire Prevention Week, 2022 · Executive Orders