By: Barrientos S.R. No. 1036 1-1 SENATE RESOLUTION 1-2 WHEREAS, The safety of our children is of paramount 1-3 importance to all citizens of the State of Texas; and 1-4 WHEREAS, The City of Austin will soon unveil its Central 1-5 Texas Fire Safety House after almost two years in planning; the 1-6 ceremony will take place at Linder Elementary School on 1-7 May 26, 1993; and 1-8 WHEREAS, The house is a mobile replica of a two-story family 1-9 dwelling that will be used by fire departments in Central Texas to 1-10 show the importance of home exit drills and smoke detectors; and 1-11 WHEREAS, The miniature two-story home is built on a trailer 1-12 so that it can be transported to area schools and community events; 1-13 the Fire Safety House provides elementary school students with an 1-14 opportunity to learn from firsthand experience how to get out of 1-15 a house on fire; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Most of the people killed in fires in the 1-17 United States die in their homes; the children who will practice 1-18 eluding injury during a fire will be less likely to suffer smoke 1-19 inhalation or die; and 1-20 WHEREAS, More than a dozen members of the Local United 1-21 Brotherhood of Carpenters have been working on the project for 1-22 months, giving freely of their time and energy; and 1-23 WHEREAS, In addition to the invaluable help the project 2-1 received from the union, representatives from the fire department, 2-2 the Ben Hur Shrine Temple, KKMJ Radio, and Farmers Insurance Group 2-3 contributed their expertise; this project has received wide 2-4 community support; the people who have worked on the project 2-5 deserve legislative recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 73rd Legislature, hereby congratulate all those who made possible 2-8 the excellent Fire Safety House that will help the children of 2-9 Central Texas learn how to live through a fire; and, be it further 2-10 RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared 2-11 for them as an expression of esteem from the Senate of Texas. 2-12 _____________________________________ 2-13 President of the Senate 2-14 I hereby certify that the 2-15 above Resolution was adopted by 2-16 the Senate on May 24, 1993. 2-17 _____________________________________ 2-18 Secretary of the Senate 2-19 _____________________________________ 2-20 Member, Texas Senate