SR 116 — Commending the Woodstock Fire Department.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 23104628D SENATE RESOLUTION NO.

116 IE Offered February 2, 2023 N Commending the Woodstock Fire Department.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––ObenshainAgreed andto Vogelby Rthe ––––––––––Senate, February 9, 2023 WHEREAS, the Woodstock Fire Department will celebrate 200 years of service to the community in O 2023;

andS,and theL Woodstock Fire Department will celebrate 200 years of service to the community in WHEREAS, the Woodstock Fire Department traces its roots to a meeting of concerned citizens at what is now the Shenandoah County Historic Courthouse on February 8, 1823, who volunteered to Uat L become the first members of the Shenandoah Fire Company;

in 1931 the department built a new briCkbrick E building and changed its name to the Woodstock Fire Department;

and D to serving the residents of the Town of Woodstock, Shenandoah County, and the Commonwealth;

andEand WHEREAS, the Woodstock Fire Department spends thousands of hours each year responding to D emergency incidents, training, fundraising, and serving its neighbors in other ways;

and WHEREAS, the members of the Woodstock Fire Department risk their lives to ensure the safety and well-being of their neighbors, saving more than $7 million worth of property and countless lives each year;

and vehicles,WHEREAS, andthe modernWoodstock equipmentFire valuedDepartment atowns over $5 million and ismaintains fundeda entirelyfire throughstation, donationssix andemergency R local fundraisers;

andquipment valued at over $5 million and is funded entirely through donations and1 WHEREAS, the first 200 years of the Woodstock Fire Department have been filled with countlesScountless E stories of bravery, sacrifice, and dedication to duty;

and 1R WHEREAS, throughout 2023, the Woodstock Fire Department will commemorate the organization's 6 storied history and bright future;

now, therefore, be ititnt will commemorate the organization's RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That the Woodstock Fire Department hereby be commended on the occasion of its historic 200th anniversary;

and, be iteit Department hereby be commended RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Woodstock Fire Department as an expression of the Senate of Virginia's congratulations, admiration for the department's history and contributions to the citizens of the Commonwealth, and best wishes in all its future endeavors.