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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Northwest EMS of Harris County Emergency Services |
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District 8 has been faithfully serving the citizens of Texas for |
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more than a quarter-century; and |
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WHEREAS, Recognizing the need for a community emergency |
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medical service, citizens of Tomball, Rosehill, and Magnolia worked |
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together with assistance from Tomball Regional Hospital to charter |
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the Northwest Rural Emergency Medical Services Association in |
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December 1980; and |
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WHEREAS, The service's first station, a building donated by |
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the G. W. Brautigam family, was renovated and converted with the |
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help of many selfless volunteers, and Tomball Regional Hospital |
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played a key role in the acquisition of an ambulance and supplies; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Staffed initially by volunteers alone, Northwest |
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Rural EMS answered its first call in February 1981; as the number of |
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emergency calls increased, a paid dispatcher/driver was soon hired; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, A second ambulance was purchased the following year |
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and the city of Tomball soon increased its involvement, helping to |
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pay for a day staff medic, while the city's police department took |
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over dispatch duties; and |
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WHEREAS, With the growth of Tomball and its environs, the |
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association moved to its new quarters at Tomball Regional Hospital |
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in 1984, more ambulances were purchased, and a second employee was |
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hired to provide additional manpower; in 1992, the operation was |
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fully computerized, and, in January 1993, the Northwest Rural |
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Emergency Medical Services Med Com Communications Center was |
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opened; and |
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WHEREAS, In the years since, the number of calls per week to |
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the service has tripled, and today a full-time communications staff |
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dispatches EMS and firefighting services as well as a helicopter |
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out of the hospital; for its outstanding record, Northwest Rural |
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Emergency Medical Services was named the Texas EMS Provider of the |
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Year for 2005; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Chief Brian Petrilla, the |
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dedicated staff of Northwest Rural Emergency Medical Services |
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continues a 26-year tradition of providing quality emergency |
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medical care and sharing vital expertise with area residents in |
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times of need; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Northwest Rural Emergency Medical |
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Services for its 26 years of service and commend all those |
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associated with this exemplary organization; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Northwest EMS as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Van Arsdale |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1481 was adopted by the House on May |
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7, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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