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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 82
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WHEREAS, Members of the Irving Fire Department are joining |
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with city residents on September 20, 2025, to celebrate the 100th |
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anniversary of the agency's founding; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1925 with just 20 volunteers, the |
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Irving Fire Department originally served an area spanning one |
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square mile, and its members put out fires with a four-wheel pull |
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cart carrying a 20-gallon water barrel, a hand pump, buckets, |
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brooms, and a small ladder; today, the department includes more |
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than 400 personnel who are committed to protecting a population |
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of over 250,000 people across 68 square miles; the agency's first |
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responders operate out of 13 stations, utilizing a fleet of 13 |
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engines, 5 trucks, and 11 ambulances; and |
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WHEREAS, Over the decades, the Irving Fire Department has |
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expanded its services to include EMS capabilities as well as |
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teams specializing in swift-water rescue, hazardous materials, |
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and technical rescue; in addition, the department established |
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the Public Education Station in 2004, and it trains new recruits |
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at the Joint Training Facility, a collaborative effort between |
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the Cities of Irving and Grand Prairie; the department has |
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implemented a comprehensive mental health and wellness program |
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for its personnel, and it also works to connect the general |
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public to mental health resources; and |
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WHEREAS, The Irving Fire Department has further served the |
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community through initiatives such as the Blue Christmas |
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program, the Citizens Fire Academy, CPR demonstrations, cancer |
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awareness campaigns, and the Supplies for Success Drive, which |
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benefits area students; among its many achievements, the |
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department received an Insurance Services Office Class 1 rating, |
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which indicates it is among the top one percent of fire |
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departments in the nation for capabilities and standards; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout the past century, the courageous |
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members of the Irving Fire Department have dedicated themselves |
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to protecting the lives and property of their fellow citizens, |
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and this milestone anniversary offers a fitting opportunity for |
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area residents to express their appreciation to the department |
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for its outstanding service; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commemorate the 100th |
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anniversary of the Irving Fire Department and extend to its |
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leadership and staff sincere best wishes for the future; and, be |
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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 from |
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the Texas Senate. |
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Johnson |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on September 4, 2025. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |