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                                                                  ACR 150
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          Date of Hearing:   May 17, 2012

                             ASSEMBLY COMMITTEE ON RULES
                                Nancy Skinner, Chair
                    ACR 150 (Block) - As Introduced:  May 1, 2012
           
          SUBJECT  :   Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Week.

           SUMMARY  :   Declares the week of June 4, 2012, to June 10, 2012, 
          inclusive, as Fire Safety and Disaster Preparedness Week; and, 
          encourages all California firefighters and citizens to 
          participate in local educational activities through that week to 
          better prepare our state for an emergency.  Specifically,  this 
          resolution  makes the following legislative findings:

          1)California is home to a myriad of disaster threats, such as 
            fires, floods, mudslides, earthquakes, and terrorism; and 
            Californians face innumerable fire and emergency threats 
            within their own homes.

          2)The Federal Emergency Management Agency reports that most 
            Americans underestimate the risk of fire in their homes; and, 
            many lack emergency response plans or fail to practice them.

          3)Carbon monoxide poisoning and fires from residential clothes 
            dryers also result in a high number of deaths and millions of 
            dollars in property damage; and educating the public on the 
            critical importance of fire and disaster preparedness deserves 
            our utmost attention and commitment.

          4)Public education programs organized and produced by the 
            California Fire Foundation have yielded life-saving results 
            and include educating the public on fire safety, disaster 
            preparedness, and the toxic effects of fires.  

           FISCAL EFFECT  :   None

           REGISTERED SUPPORT / OPPOSITION  :   

           Support 
           
          California Professional Firefighters

           Opposition 
           








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          None on file.
           

          Analysis Prepared by  :    Anna McCabe / RLS. / (916) 319-2800