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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Brandi Clausen of the Dalhart Volunteer Fire |
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Department was named the 2024 Firefighter of the Year by the |
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Panhandle Firemen's & Fire Marshals' Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Clausen joined the Dalhart VFD on January 1, |
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2019, and over the years, she has played an instrumental role in |
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responding to emergency calls; she holds Firefighter I |
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certification from the State Firefighters' & Fire Marshals' |
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Association of Texas, and she is currently working towards her |
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Firefighter II certification; in January 2024, she attended the |
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Second in Command symposium hosted by the Texas Fire Chiefs |
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Association in College Station, and she later instructed a class to |
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share her new skills with colleagues; among her many achievements, |
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she became the first woman to receive the Firefighter of the Year |
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award from the Dalhart VFD in 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, A resident of Dalhart since 2016, Ms. Clausen has |
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enjoyed a rewarding career with the Texas Department of Criminal |
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Justice, where she serves as a member of the search and rescue team; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Brandi Clausen has demonstrated an exceptional |
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commitment to protecting the lives and property of her fellow |
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citizens, and she is indeed deserving of this most recent honor; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Brandi Clausen on being named the |
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2024 Firefighter of the Year by the Panhandle Firemen's & Fire |
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Marshals' Association and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success in her important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Clausen as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |