13-R394
2013 -- S 1041
Enacted 07/01/13
S E N A T E R E
S O L U T I O N
COMMEMORATING
THE ONE HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE OAKLAND BEACH VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY,
STATION 3
Introduced By: Senator William A. Walaska
Date Introduced: July 01, 2013
WHEREAS, This
Senate is proud to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the founding
of the Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire Company, now known
as Station 3; and
WHEREAS, The work of volunteer firefighters is an integral part of
community
protection services in every locality of our State. Over the
past 100 years, generations of
courageous firefighters of the Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire
Company have valiantly responded
to all types of emergencies and have won the praise and
respect of the community they serve; and
WHEREAS, The record of the Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire Company in
public service
and fire protection is one to be envied. For 24 hours a
day, 365 days a year, and for 100 years,
whenever the alarm has sounded, these noble volunteers have
left the safety of their homes to aid
their neighbors; and
WHEREAS, In addition to
the skill and devoted service demonstrated by individual
volunteer firefighters, the Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire
Company as an organization has
proactively sought to incorporate advances in firefighting
throughout its history; and
WHEREAS, We cannot express sufficient gratitude to those
organizations and their
corps of devoted volunteers who recognize that the preservation
of life and property is a sacred
responsibility and who make that responsibility their own; now,
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of
hereby recognizes those who work so tirelessly for the
betterment of their communities and
acknowledges the century of heroic good works performed by the
Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire
Company, Station 3; and be
it further
RESOLVED, That this Senate proudly commemorates the
100th Anniversary of the
founding of Oakland Beach Volunteer Fire Company, Station 3;
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 the
Oakland Beach Station 3 Fire Department.
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