1-1 1 1-2 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 457 1-3 WHEREAS, The year 2001 marks the 125th anniversary of the 1-4 State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas and the 1-5 40th anniversary of the Texas Fire Chiefs Association; and 1-6 WHEREAS, Established in 1876 to promote, unify, represent, 1-7 and educate members of the state's fire service community, the 1-8 State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas is the 1-9 oldest trade association in Texas and one of the state's largest; 1-10 and 1-11 WHEREAS, Today, the association counts more than 1,000 1-12 fire departments and over 16,000 individuals among its members 1-13 from the volunteer, industrial, and career sectors of the state 1-14 and more than 100 associate memberships from the related fire 1-15 industry; and 1-16 WHEREAS, An affiliate of the Texas Municipal League, the 1-17 Texas Fire Chiefs Association was organized in 1961 to promote the 1-18 fire service as a profession, improve methods of fire prevention, 1-19 protection, and extinguishment, and maintain high standards of 1-20 professional ethics; its membership is composed of over 200 career, 1-21 volunteer, and industrial fire chiefs and associate members; and 1-22 WHEREAS, Members of the State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' 1-23 Association of Texas and the Texas Fire Chiefs Association handle 2-1 their responsibilities with efficiency and dedication to those they 2-2 so conscientiously serve; and 2-3 WHEREAS, Their meritorious work and exemplary devotion to 2-4 their communities have earned them the respect and admiration of 2-5 all the citizens of Texas; now, therefore, be it 2-6 RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 2-7 77th Legislature, hereby commend the State Firemen's and 2-8 Fire Marshals' Association of Texas and the Texas Fire Chiefs 2-9 Association and recognize March 14, 2001, as Firefighters Day 2-10 at the State Capitol. 2-11 Armbrister 2-12 Barrientos Harris Shapiro 2-13 Bernsen Haywood Shapleigh 2-14 Bivins Jackson Sibley 2-15 Brown Lindsay Staples 2-16 Cain Lucio Truan 2-17 Carona Madla Van de Putte 2-18 Duncan Moncrief Wentworth 2-19 Ellis Nelson West 2-20 Fraser Ogden Whitmire 2-21 Gallegos Zaffirini 2-22 Ratliff, President of the Senate 2-23 ______________________________________ 2-24 President of the Senate 2-25 I hereby certify that the above 2-26 Resolution was adopted by the Senate 2-27 on March 14, 2001. 2-28 ______________________________________ 2-29 Secretary of the Senate 2-30 ______________________________________ 2-31 Member, Texas Senate