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You Made Building Safety Month a Success	Building Safety Month on Display in Washington
FEMA Presents Presidential BSM Proclamation to ICC	National Building Safety Month Celebrated across the U.S.

You Made Building Safety Month a Success Thank you to everyone who celebrated Building Safety Month by issuing governmental and ICC Chapter proclamations as well as hosting public outreach events. Your efforts helped to make Building Safety Month 2014 a success and resulted in a large number of news clips in local consumer media that highlighted jurisdictions celebrating Building Safety Month by issuing proclamations and holding public outreach events. ICC also promoted the safety campaign to consumer media, trade media, on the web and through social media outlets. Another positive difference observed this year was organizations and corporations joining the celebration by promoting their own safety initiatives in the built environment. Building Safety Month news releases are reaching more than 90,000 consumers a week. We conservatively estimate that, all told, Building Safety Month made more than one-million impressions, raising the profile of code officials and telling the story of the importance of code compliance.

FEMA Presents Presidential Building Safety Month Proclamation to ICC David L. Miller (right), Associate Administrator for the Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) presented the 2014 Presidential Building Safety Month Proclamation to International Code Council Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims (left), CBO, and Board of Directors President Stephen D. Jones (center), CBO. Miller served as the Administrator of the Iowa Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division from 2004-2011. During his tenure he served as the Governor's Authorized Representative for 11 President-declared major disasters, including the 2008 flooding disaster that historically was the largest disaster to occur in the State of Iowa and, at that time, was the fifth largest public assistance disaster in the United States. At that time, Iowa was only one of 12 States to have an approved Enhanced Hazard Mitigation Plan.

Building Safety Month on Display in Washington A "Good Wall/Bad Wall" Building Safety Month display was set up in the lobby of the City Hall in SeaTac, Wash. Pictured are Washington Association of Building Officials (WABO) President Trace Justice (left) and SeaTac Building Services Manager and WABO Past President Gary Schenk.

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National Building Safety Month Celebrated across the U.S. Building Safety Month is a public awareness campaign offered each year to help individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create and sustain safe and sustainable structures. The campaign reinforces the need for adoption of modern, model building codes, a strong and efficient system of code enforcement and a well-trained, professional workforce to maintain the system. The campaign is presented by the ICC and its 57,000 members worldwide along with a diverse partnership of professionals from the building construction, design and safety community. Corporations, government agencies, professional associations, nonprofits and more come together to support Building Safety Month because they understand the need for safe and sustainable structures where we live, work and play. For the last 34 years the 50,000 worldwide Members of the ICC have celebrated advances in constructing safe, sustainable, affordable and resilient buildings and homes. The ongoing support of Building Safety Month and the important role code officials play in public safety in the built environment comes from the President of the United States, governors, mayors, county executives and other government officials and construction industry professionals. International Code Council Board President Stephen D. Jones, CBO, stated, "Recognizing building officials and design professionals for their commitment to public safety raises the profile of building safety professionals everywhere and helps us realize our goal of creating safe, sustainable, resilient and more affordable communities." "Addressing resiliency in the built environment and urging all Americans to learn more about how they can contribute to building safety at home and in their communities is what Building Safety Month is all about," said ICC Chief Executive Officer Dominic Sims, CBO. "We thank all the ICC Members who hold public safety events during Building Safety Month and recognize the generosity of our sponsors who make building safety a priority." Click to read Building Safety Month proclamations | Building Safety Month in the news stories | Building Safety Month videos and photos