SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 20
         WHEREAS, Jimmy Dale Chew is retiring as chief of the
  Stephenville Fire Department on July 30, 2021, drawing to a close
  an exemplary career that has spanned more than a half century
  with the department; and
 
         WHEREAS, Hired in 1970 for a three-month, temporary
  position, Chief Chew went to fight his first fire after just a
  morning of training; he took to the demanding work immediately
  and stayed on as a firefighter and emergency medical technician,
  winning promotion to lieutenant in 1983; he was soon named
  assistant fire chief, and after serving as interim chief, he was
  appointed chief in 2005; during his tenure, he has expanded EMS
  services, added a second fire station, and increased staff to
  better meet the needs of the community; and
 
         WHEREAS, Chief Chew is a former president of the Texas Fire
  Chiefs Association; he has been a member of the board since 2012
  and is the Texas Municipal League's TFCA representative; in
  addition, he has served on the State Fire Marshal's Line of Duty
  Death investigation taskforce; he is active in the Texas
  Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System and as a member of the regional
  incident management team; the Texas A&M Forest Service has called
  on his expertise to fight fires across the state, and he helped
  manage the massive 2011 Possum Kingdom Lake fire; over the years,
  he has assisted in the investigation of a number of major
  conflagrations, including the tragic West fertilizer plant
  explosion; he and four other experts produced a report that
  brought about vital advancements in preventing and battling
  hazardous material fires and established best practices for the
  storage of ammonium nitrate; and
 
         WHEREAS, In 2017, Chief Chew was named Fire Chief of the
  Year by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association; he also received a
  gubernatorial appointment as an honorary admiral in the Texas
  Navy, and the City of Stephenville celebrated December 1, 2020,
  as Fire Chief Jimmy Chew Day; and
 
         WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and
  steadfast commitment to excellence, Chief Chew has greatly
  benefited the residents of Stephenville, and his contributions
  to firefighting have earned him the lasting respect and
  admiration of colleagues all across Texas; now, therefore, be it
 
         RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th
  Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Jimmy Dale
  Chew on his retirement as chief of the Stephenville Fire
  Department and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued
  happiness; and, be it further
         RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
  prepared for Chief Chew as an expression of high regard from the
  Texas Senate.
 
  Springer
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        President of the Senate
     
        I hereby certify that the
    above Resolution was adopted by
    the Senate on July 26, 2021.
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
        Secretary of the Senate
   
   
   
    ________________________________ 
         Member, Texas Senate