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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING CENTRAL FALLS FIRE CHIEF ROBERT E. BRADLEY, JR., ON THE

OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Representatives Giraldo, McLaughlin, Barros, Casey, and Filippi

     Date Introduced: February 23, 2021

     Referred To: House read and passed

     WHEREAS, Many people go through their life without any personal contact with a

potential life and death situation, without a defining moment that turns an ordinary person into a

hero. Members of Rhode Island's fire departments face such challenges each and every week.

Central Falls' Fire Chief Robert Bradley is no exception; and

     WHEREAS, Service to the community has been just a way of life for Chief Bradley. He

is a lifelong resident of Central Falls and is the second generation from his family to have served

to protect the citizens of the City; and

     WHEREAS, A veteran firefighter, Chief Bradley joined the Central Falls Fire

Department on August 14, 1987. Rising through the ranks, he was appointed Fire Chief on

January 4, 2013. He holds numerous degrees and certifications from NFPA, NIMS, the National

Fire Academy, Rhode Island Fire Academy, Connecticut Fire Academy, Massachusetts Fire

Academy, and New Hampshire Fire Academy; and

     WHEREAS, During his more than three decades with the Department, Chief Bradley has

led the Department's 41 firefighters with diligence, consistently instituting improvement,

professional development, and tireless dedication to the community, and has demonstrated that no

goal is too vast and no amount of effort is too great to put forth in service to his colleagues and

the community; and

     WHEREAS, Going above and beyond for the community, Chief Bradley has assumed the

role of Santa Claus, arriving on a fire truck for Christmas in the park and participating in the

City's annual "Holiday Express" breakfast. In addition, he has volunteered his bagpipe playing

musical talents at veterans’ events and other somber occasions; and

     WHEREAS, During Chief Bradley's tenure, the Central Falls Fire Department has

developed into one of the strongest and most well-respected Fire Departments in Rhode Island

and he is eminently worthy of our gratitude and recognition; now, therefore be it

     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island hereby

recognizes, honors, and thanks Fire Chief Robert E. Bradley, Jr., on the occasion of his retirement

after more than thirty-three years of steadfast and dedicated service to the people of Central Falls

and the State of Rhode Island. We wish him good health, fulfillment, and continued success in all

his future endeavors; and be it further

     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Fire Chief Robert E. Bradley, Jr.

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