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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Demonstrating great courage and devotion to duty, |
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Officer Kristi Johnson of the Arlington Police Department aided in |
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the rescue of a number of people from a fire at an apartment complex |
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on May 5, 2015; and |
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WHEREAS, Officer Johnson and another police officer were on |
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the scene attending to an unrelated call when they smelled smoke |
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emanating from a row of apartments, where a three-alarm fire had |
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broken out; acting quickly, they ran into the apartments to alert |
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the residents and usher them to safety; despite lacking any sort of |
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protective or breathing gear, the officers went on to make multiple |
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trips into the path of danger to ensure that every resident was |
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evacuated; and |
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WHEREAS, Thanks to the officers' heroic actions, everyone in |
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the burning buildings escaped unharmed, including an infant; |
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Officer Johnson and her partner were treated for smoke inhalation |
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at a local hospital and ultimately released; and |
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WHEREAS, In risking her own life to save the lives of others, |
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Officer Kristi Johnson embodied the highest ideals of the law |
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enforcement profession, and she is indeed deserving of our esteem |
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and gratitude for her steadfast bravery; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Officer Kristi Johnson for her act of |
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valor in rescuing a group of fellow citizens from a fire and extend |
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to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Officer Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |