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Syracuse Fire 2022 Fire Prevention Week Kick-Off Event

Sunday, October 9th, is the kick-off event to start Syracuse Fire's Fire Prevention Week. Join us at the Salt City Market, 484 South Salina Street, in the Community Room to announce the week's events. Please join us for remarks from SFD leadership and the Mayor's office. This year marks the 100th anniversary of Fire Prevention Week. The National Fire Protection Association scheduled the week on these dates to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire in 1871. That fire destroyed 17,500 buildings, killed hundreds, and cost $5.4 billion in today's dollars. The NFPA is a global non-profit organization coordinating this worldwide initiative, among other essential duties. There will be various fire safety events around the City during the week. The grand finale is an open house at Station 17 on October 15th. Station 17 is at the corner of South Midler and Burnet Avenues. We encourage members of the community and media to join the public events on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday. For more information about Syracuse's Fire Prevention Week, contact (315) 448-4777 or tbarnett@syrgov.net.

Full list of the week's events:

Sunday, October 9th, 2 pm - 4 pm: Salt City Market Community Room, 484 South Salina Street
- Kick-Off event with cookies, hot chocolate, a fire safety presentation, remarks from Mayor Walsh, and more.
Monday, October 10th, 10 am - 12 pm: Central Village Boys & Girls Club, 212 Van Buren Street
- Teaching the community how to create a home escape plan, fire safety lessons, and "Stop the Bleed" demonstrations.
Tuesday, October 11th, 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm: North Side Learning Center, 501 Park Street
- Teaching home escape plans, fire safety, and "Stop the Bleed" demonstrations for the refugee community.
Wednesday, October 12th: Huntington Elementary School, 400 Sunnycrest Road. Not a public event.
- Mock Fire Rescue
Thursday, October 13th: Syracuse City Schools. Not a public event.
- On-duty Syracuse Firefighters will read books to 2nd graders at schools across the city.
Saturday, October 15th, 11 am - 3 pm: Station 17, 2317 Burnet Ave, and Sheridan Park
- Fire safety station and lessons
- "Stop the Bleed" demonstrations.
- Fire station tours
- Syracuse Fire, Syracuse Police, AMR Ambulance, and many more vehicles and departments.
- Food, bounce houses, and entertainment
- Poster Contest