H.R. No. 286 R E S O L U T I O N 1-1 WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor 1-2 Ed Stauffer for the many significant contributions he has made to 1-3 the Fort Worth community as founder and director of the Fort Worth 1-4 Fire Department's critical incident stress management team; and 1-5 WHEREAS, Mr. Stauffer developed this noteworthy program in 1-6 1981 when he was serving as the department's chaplain; one of the 1-7 first programs of its kind in the nation, it helps firefighters 1-8 provide support to one another after facing stressful and 1-9 life-threatening situations that are all too common in their work; 1-10 and 1-11 WHEREAS, Under the capable leadership of Mr. Stauffer and his 1-12 successor, Cameron Brown, members of the stress management team 1-13 have done an exceptional job of addressing the emotional health 1-14 needs of their colleagues, and the program has become a model for 1-15 other fire departments across the nation; and 1-16 WHEREAS, Although Mr. Stauffer retired from his post with the 1-17 department in 1991 after 32 years of distinguished service, he 1-18 continues to play an active role in his field through his work in 1-19 emergency projects, including disaster relief efforts in South 1-20 Florida in the wake of Hurricane Andrew; and 1-21 WHEREAS, Widely regarded throughout his chosen profession for 1-22 his expertise, professionalism, and dedication, he currently is the 1-23 executive director of the Federation of Fire Chaplains 1-24 International and conducts highly informative training sessions on 2-1 crisis management across the country; and 2-2 WHEREAS, Throughout his remarkable career, Mr. Stauffer has 2-3 worked for the benefit of his colleagues in the fire-fighting 2-4 community, and his dedicated efforts are truly worthy of special 2-5 praise and recognition; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas 2-7 Legislature hereby commend Ed Stauffer for his outstanding service 2-8 to the Fort Worth Fire Department and commend him for his 2-9 groundbreaking work on critical incident stress management; and, be 2-10 it further 2-11 RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be 2-12 prepared for Mr. Stauffer as an expression of high regard by the 2-13 Texas House of Representatives.