Fire Prevention Week

History
Do you know where Fire Prevention Week came from? It came from a deadly fire in Chicago on October 9, 1871 that killed over 300 people and destroyed over 17,000 structures. This devastating fire left over 100,000 people homeless. It burned over 2000 acres in 27 hours.

On the Fortieth anniversary of the fire, the Fire Marshals Association of North America (the oldest membership of the NFPA) decided that the fire should not be remembered with festivities, but rather in a way that the public could be more aware of fire prevention.

President Calvin Coolidge, proclaimed the first National Fire Prevention Week on October 4-10, 1925. NFPA continues today to make National Fire Prevention Week a priority and counts on the participation and efforts of tens of thousands of fire and safety professionals, emergency volunteers, and other individuals working to reduce the risk of fire.


2005 Fire Prevention Week: October 3-10, 2005

The Oliver Sprinkler Company enjoys taking part in educating the community about Fire Prevention Week. In recent years we have selected two local school districts and have provided to their younger students, a coloring book about Fire Prevention detailing how sprinkler systems play a major role in protecting lives and property.