(United States) a week during the beginning of October each year,
set aside by the
president of the United
States, when many
community organizations
work together to start a
fire-prevention
program that will go on throughout the year.
a week
set aside in the United
States and Canada to popularize and implement
fire prevention programs that will
run throughout the year. It is held during the week of October 9, the anniversary of the
Chicago Fire of 1871, when the city was
burned to the
ground and ninety thousand people were
left homeless. During this week,
fire departments,
schools and other groups across the US and Canada have
special exhibits on the
subject of
fire prevention. Newspapers and
radios also
help to
create interest by giving dramatic facts about
fire prevention, while the city with the best
program is
given an award.