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 1-2                              SENATE RESOLUTION

 1-3           WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is proud to

 1-4     recognize the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of

 1-5     Texas for its invaluable work in providing protection to the

 1-6     citizens of our communities; and

 1-7           WHEREAS, Organized in 1876, the State Firemen's and Fire

 1-8     Marshals' Association of Texas is the oldest Texas association in

 1-9     existence and has provided 121 years of continuous service to its

1-10     members and the State of Texas fire service; and

1-11           WHEREAS, The purpose of the association is to promote,

1-12     unify, represent, and educate members of the fire service community

1-13     of Texas; and

1-14           WHEREAS, There are more than 1,000 fire departments and more

1-15     than 15,000 individual memberships from the volunteer, industrial,

1-16     and career sectors of the state and more than 100 associate

1-17     memberships from the related fire industry; and

1-18           WHEREAS, An affiliate of the Texas Municipal League, the

1-19     Texas Fire Chiefs Association was organized in 1961 to promote

1-20     the fire service as a profession, to improve the methods of fire

1-21     prevention, protection, and extinguishment, and to maintain high

1-22     standards of professional ethics; its membership is composed of

1-23     over 200 career, volunteer, and industrial fire chiefs and

 2-1     associate members; and

 2-2           WHEREAS, For the past 121 years, members of the State

 2-3     Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas have handled

 2-4     their responsibilities with efficiency and dedication to those

 2-5     they so conscientiously serve; and

 2-6           WHEREAS, Their meritorious work and exemplary devotion to

 2-7     their communities have earned the respect and admiration of all

 2-8     the citizens of Texas; now, therefore, be it

 2-9           RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas,

2-10     75th Legislature, hereby commend the State Firemen's and Fire

2-11     Marshals' Association of Texas and the Texas Fire Chiefs

2-12     Association and designate Wednesday, March 12, 1997, as

2-13     "Firefighter Appreciation Day"; and, be it further

2-14           RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for

2-15     these distinguished associations as an expression of the high

2-16     esteem of the Texas Senate.

2-17                                                    Bivins

2-18           Armbrister           Harris              Patterson

2-19           Barrientos           Haywood             Ratliff

2-20           Brown                Lindsay             Shapiro

2-21           Cain                 Lucio               Shapleigh

2-22           Carona               Luna                Sibley

2-23           Duncan               Madla               Truan

2-24           Ellis                Moncrief            Wentworth

2-25           Fraser               Nelson              West

2-26           Gallegos             Nixon               Whitmire

2-27           Galloway             Ogden               Zaffirini

2-28                      Bullock, President of the Senate

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2-30                                          President of the Senate

2-31                                       I hereby certify that the above

2-32                                  Resolution was adopted by the Senate

2-33                                  on March 12, 1997.

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 3-1                                          Secretary of the Senate

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 3-3                                           Member, Texas Senate