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rortamati <br />on <br />Office of the fdavor <br />JHEREAS, on December 23, 1925 , the La Porte Fire Department was officially <br />rganized with appointed officers and established as the city's fire department; and <br />JHEREAS, on December 28, 1931, the La Porte Fire Prevention Organization <br />was established; and <br />WHEREAS, on November 7, 2000, the charter members were presented to the club along <br />with a proposal to establish the Honor Guard; and <br />WHEREAS, we recognize all fire personnel, both paid and volunteer, for their dedication <br />and response to emergencies within our city; and <br />WHEREAS, Fire Prevention Week is observed each year during the week of October 9th <br />in commemoration of the Great Chicago Fire, which began on October 8, 1871, and caused <br />devastating damage. This horrific conflagration killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 <br />homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures, and burned more than 2,000 acres of <br />land. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, I, Louis R. Rigby, Mayor, do hereby proclaim October 7 through 14, <br />2018, as <br />,Pational ,Fire J)rebention Iveeh,, <br />In Witness Whereof: I have hereto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City to be <br />CA hereto, this the $th day of October, 2018. <br />City of la Porte <br />Louis R. Rigby, Mayor <br />