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Mayor opens fire prevention week
Mayor opens fire prevention week

Mayor opens fire prevention week

Date10/4/1971
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Original Toronto Star caption: Mayor opens fire prevention week. Mayor William Dennison, wearing fire chief's helmet, sits at controls of 1929 vintage pumper yesterday at Nathan Phillips Square, beside Toronto Fire Chief Charles Chambers, to officially open Fire Prevention Week. He noted there were 2,934 fires in Toronto last year. Fire Prevention Week was started in 1922.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0043309F
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