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 1-2                          SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 386
 1-3           WHEREAS, The Texas Senate is proud to recognize the
 1-4     State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas for its
 1-5     invaluable work in providing protection to the citizens of our
 1-6     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
 1-9     in existence and has provided 123 years of continuous service to
1-10     its members and the State of Texas fire service; and
1-11           WHEREAS, The purpose of the association is to promote, unify,
1-12     represent, and educate members of the fire service community of
1-13     Texas; and
1-14           WHEREAS, There are more than 1,000 fire departments and more
1-15     than 16,000 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
1-24     associate members; and
 2-1           WHEREAS, For the past 123 years, members of the State
 2-2     Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas, and for the
 2-3     past 38 years, the Texas Fire Chiefs Association, 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     76th Legislature, hereby commend the State Firemen's and Fire
2-11     Marshals' Association of Texas and the Texas Fire Chiefs
2-12     Association and recognize Wednesday, March 17, 1999, as
2-13     "Firefighter Legislative Day"; and, be it further
2-14           RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
2-15     prepared for these distinguished associations as an expression
2-16     of high regard by the Texas Senate.
2-17                                                        Bivins, Moncrief
2-18           Armbrister           Harris              Ogden
2-19           Barrientos           Haywood             Ratliff
2-20           Bernsen              Jackson             Shapiro
2-21           Brown                Lindsay             Shapleigh
2-22           Cain                 Lucio               Sibley
2-23           Carona               Luna                Truan
2-24           Duncan               Madla               Wentworth
2-25           Ellis                Nelson              West
2-26           Fraser               Nixon               Whitmire
2-27           Gallegos                                 Zaffirini
2-28                       Perry, 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 17, 1999.
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2-35                                          Secretary of the Senate
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 3-3                                           Member, Texas Senate