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About Fire Prevention Week
Fire Prevention Week was established in remembrance of the Great Chicago Fire. The fire occurred in 1871 and killed more than 250 people, left 100,000 homeless, destroyed more than 17,400 structures and burned more than 2,000 acres. Because the fire did most of its damage on October 9th, to this day, Fire Prevention Week always occurs in the week of October 9th. In 1922, President Woodrow Wilson issued the first National Fire Prevention Day. Fire Prevention Week is the longest running public health and safety observance on record.
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Sparky the Fire Dog

Contra Costa County Fire District's Fire Prevention Month Activities
At Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, we observe October as "Fire Prevention Month". Because our District covers multiple cities, this allows us more time to provide education and activities for the entire District. October is always our busiest month in Public Education, and at the fire stations. Puppet show and school programs as well as station tours and demos increase significantly.

Our department activities each year include a newspaper-sponsored contest with a fire prevention theme for kids. Public Service Announcements and fire safety tips are run on cable television channels. And Sparky the Fire Dog makes frequent appearances in October at many events. All kids who take fire station tours in October receive special handouts, such as plastic fire hats, pencils with a safety theme, stickers, badges and fire safety erasers.

We hang banners at our more visible stations with fire safety messages like "Change Your Clock, CHange Your Battery" in smoke detectors and "Be a Hero! Practice Fire Safety!" Our goal is to increase everyone's awareness of the dangers of out of control fire and how to prevent it -- not just in October, but all year long.

Since 2005, Halloween at the Firehouse has provided a safe, fun and educational experience for young children (pre-K through 5th grade). This free event is hosted by Fire Station #11 in Clayton and Fire Station #82 in Antioch.


The end of Fire Prevention Month at Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is celebrated with a special party at a local pizza parlor to honor the winners of our contest. Sparky attends to hand out the many prizes and feast on free pizza with all the kids, parents, and siblings.

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Thanks to Straw Hat Pizza
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