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On the recordSeptember 2, 1946
I direct that the appropriate agencies of the Federal Government likewise assist in arousing the public to the awareness of the dread threat of fires.
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Harry Truman
Democratic · Missouri

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Proclamation 2700—Fire Prevention Week, 1946

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