The Town of Paradise joins International Code Council for the celebration of Building Safety Month 2023

Paradise, CA – Throughout May, The Town of Paradise Building Resiliency Center is proud to participate in the 43rd annual Building Safety Month, an international campaign to raise awareness about building safety. This campaign reinforces the need for the adoption of modern, regularly-updated building codes, and helps individuals, families and businesses understand what it takes to create safe and sustainable structures.

All communities need building codes to protect their citizens from disasters like fires, weather-related events and structural collapse. Building codes are society's best way of protecting homes, offices, schools, manufacturing facilities, stores and entertainment venues. Code officials work day in and day out to keep the public safe.

This year’s campaign, “It Starts with YOU,” raises awareness about our role in ensuring safety in the spaces in which we live, work, and learn. The campaign also makes the connection between building codes and our personal safety, as well as the important work done by building safety professionals in our communities.

This year’s campaign addresses how building safety impacts everyone personally, locally, and globally.

• Week One: Building Safety Starts at Home, May 1–7, highlights "Building Safety Starts At Home" and how building safety impacts our everyday life as family members, friends and individuals at home. Here we'll dive into everything from fire safety tips and home maintenance best practices, to how to be more sustainable to ensure a cleaner and greener tomorrow.
• Week Two: Building Safety Professionals and You, May 8-14, share a glimpse that introduces you to the important role that building safety professionals play in keeping our homes, schools and businesses safe.
• Week Three: Prepare Your Community, May 15-21, focuses on how to protect your home and your community from disaster. Read on to learn more about how building codes help to protect us against flooding, earthquakes, hurricanes and wildfire events. You’ll also learn how to plan to help limit damage to buildings in your community.
• Week Four: Advocate for Your Community, May 22-28, provides the tips and tools you need to help advocate for building safety in your community! There are many ways to get involved – from social media to city council meetings.
• Week Five: Solving Challenges Together, May 29-31, elevates Building Safety Month to a global scale by addressing how we can work together internationally to tackle the world's most important issues.