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Proc 9517ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9517

Fire Prevention Week, 2016

This proclamation designates October 9-15, 2016 as Fire Prevention Week, encourages Americans to check smoke alarm dates and practice fire evacuation plans, and orders flags flown at half-staff on October 9 for the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service. It highlights wildfire risks and climate change connections but contains no binding policy directives or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 70909

Impact dates

  1. Fire Prevention Week ends

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

  3. Fire Prevention Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim October 9 through October 15, 2016 as Fire Prevention Week
  • Fly flag at half-staff at all Federal office buildings on Sunday, October 9, 2016

Timeline

Immediate

  • Flag half-staff order for October 9, 2016 at all Federal office buildings

Near term (90d)

  • Fire Prevention Week observance October 9-15, 2016

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Climate change mention in wildfire context is rhetorical, not a policy mandate
  • No enforcement mechanism for public participation
Proclamation 9517: Fire Prevention Week, 2016 · Executive Orders