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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, In February 2021, as their community experienced the |
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devastating impact of Winter Storm Uri, members of Dallas |
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Fire-Rescue courageously answered the call to serve their fellow |
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Texans in need; and |
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WHEREAS, The storm brought snow, ice, and plunging |
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temperatures to the area, straining the electrical grid that covers |
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North Texas and resulting in mass power outages; families without |
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electricity struggled through several days of subfreezing weather, |
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while icy conditions made traveling by road difficult and |
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dangerous; further compounding the misery, many households and |
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businesses were forced to contend with flooding caused by frozen |
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and ruptured pipes; and |
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WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Fire Chief Dominique Artis, |
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Dallas Fire-Rescue consists of 2,000 members; during the week of |
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the winter storm, the department responded to a significantly |
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higher-than-average number of emergency calls that required |
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braving ice, sleet, and snow to swiftly reach citizens needing |
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assistance; working long hours with little rest, Dallas |
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firefighters helped numerous residents deal with freezing |
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temperatures, burst pipes, and flooding, even as many in the |
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department faced these same issues in their own homes; and |
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WHEREAS, Members of Dallas Fire-Rescue went to extraordinary |
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lengths to protect lives and property during an unprecedented |
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weather event, and they are deserving of the profound gratitude and |
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admiration of their fellow citizens for their outstanding public |
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service during this challenging time and throughout the year; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Dallas Fire-Rescue for the assistance it |
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provided to the community during Winter Storm Uri and extend to all |
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those affiliated with the department sincere best wishes for their |
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continued health and safety; 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. |