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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Members of the Texas Chapter of the National |
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Emergency Number Association are gathering on February 6, 2017, to |
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celebrate 9-1-1 Day at the State Capitol; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1967, the Federal Communications Commission and |
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the U.S. Congress, in association with the American Telephone and |
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Telegraph Company, established 9-1-1 as a universal, all-purpose |
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emergency telephone number, and in February 1968, the first 9-1-1 |
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call was made in Haleyville, Alabama; and |
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WHEREAS, Public safety telecommunicators are the vital link |
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between citizens calling for help and the agencies that assist |
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them, and over the last half century, 9-1-1 has become the |
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nationally recognized number to call for immediate help from the |
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police, the fire department, or emergency medical services; and |
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WHEREAS, Personnel at hundreds of public safety answering |
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points serve the citizens of the Lone Star State by promptly |
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responding to emergency calls and by dispatching appropriate |
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assistance as quickly as possible, and these dedicated |
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telecommunicators, emergency directors, planning professionals, |
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and industry service providers are ably represented by the Texas |
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Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association; and |
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WHEREAS, This outstanding association is dedicated to |
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providing excellent service, upholding high standards of training, |
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and promoting awareness of 9-1-1; it also works to encourage the |
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integration of the new and emerging technologies that are necessary |
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to make 9-1-1 an even faster, more accurate, and more reliable |
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service; and |
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WHEREAS, When seconds count, Texans turn to 9-1-1, and it is |
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indeed fitting to take this opportunity to recognize the history |
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and lifesaving legacy of the 9-1-1 emergency system across the |
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state and nation; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize February 6, 2017, as 9-1-1 Day at the |
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State Capitol and extend to the visiting delegation from the Texas |
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Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association sincere best |
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wishes for a meaningful and memorable visit to Austin. |