| R 142 |
| 2015 -- S 0689 Enacted 03/19/2015 |
| S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N |
| PROCLAIMING MARCH 17, 2015, TO BE "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND |
| Introduced By: Senator Michael J. McCaffrey |
| Date Introduced: March 18, 2015 |
| WHEREAS, On every day of the year, law enforcement officers and fire service |
| department professionals work diligently and tirelessly to protect the people and property in |
| Rhode Island; and |
| WHEREAS, These dedicated individuals undergo rigorous training and extensively study |
| safety and protection issues in order to best serve the residents of our great state. Their |
| responsibilities require an abundance of physical strength, courage, and stamina, and an abiding |
| and selfless concern for the safety of others; and |
| WHEREAS, Our law enforcement officers and fire department personnel protect our |
| schools, public meeting places, our homes and our physical safety twenty-four hours a day, every |
| day of the year. It is because of them that we are able to daily go about our lives with a reasonable |
| expectation of being safe and secure; and |
| WHEREAS, All too often, these devoted public service heroes pay the ultimate price in |
| order to protect us from dangerous and hazardous situations. These dedicated servants always |
| answer the call and always come to the aid of those in need, regardless of the dangers they face or |
| the possible consequences they may endure; now, therefore be it |
| RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations |
| hereby proclaims March 17, 2015, to be "Law Enforcement and Fire Service Department Day" in |
| the State of Rhode Island. We furthermore thank the members of this "fraternity" for their |
| tireless, diligent and valorous service on every day to the citizens of Rhode Island; and be it |
| further |
| RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
| transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Paul Reed, President of the Rhode Island |
| Association of Firefighters, Colonel Richard Silva, Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association, |
| Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Bob Sweeney, |
| President, RES Associates. |
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