1-1 1 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 2-29 ______________________________________ 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. 2-34 ______________________________________ 3-1 Secretary of the Senate 3-2 ______________________________________ 3-3 Member, Texas Senate