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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department has served |
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the city and surrounding communities for more than eight decades, |
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and it is indeed fitting to recognize the enormous contributions of |
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this noteworthy organization; and |
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WHEREAS, The largest single-municipality, all-volunteer fire |
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department in the United States, the Pasadena Volunteer Fire |
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Department was founded in 1930 with an initial membership of 25 |
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firefighters; today, its ranks include more than 200 active |
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firefighters and 50 semi-active firefighters who dedicate |
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themselves to the safety and security of their fellow citizens; and |
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WHEREAS, The PVFD has mutual aid agreements with all of its |
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neighboring cities and many other nearby municipal and industrial |
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fire departments and responds to approximately 170 alarms per month |
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in its almost 60-square-mile service area; it provides mutual aid |
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protection to Ellington Field, NASA's Johnson Space Center, and the |
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University of Houston-Clear Lake, and it is an active member of the |
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Channel Industries Mutual Aid organization, which responds to |
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emergencies at petrochemical plants and refineries in the region; |
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moreover, the department is the parent organization to the Pasadena |
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Fire Marshal's Office, which handles inspections, fire prevention, |
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and cause and origin investigations; and |
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WHEREAS, Since 2006, the department has benefited from the |
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able guidance of Chief Lanny Armstrong; his strong leadership team |
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includes assistant chief Richard Lawhorn and district chiefs |
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Granville Brasfield, Frank Butler, Dana Jenkins, Michael Kainer, |
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Bill Moon, Dwight Ottele, Steve Owen, and John Stokes; and |
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WHEREAS, The courageous firefighters serving and protecting |
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Pasadena residents over the past 81 years have set the highest |
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standards of excellence, and their department is a source of |
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tremendous pride to the community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department and |
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extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued success in |
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their important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the department as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |