SJ 246 — Commending the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

SESSION INTRODUCEDENROLLED 24108679D SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO.

246 IE Offered March 4, 2024 N Commending the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

TN ––––––––––R Patrons––Pekarsky,Agreed Boysko,to Carrollby Foy,the Ebbin,House Marsden,of SalimDelegates, March 7, 2024 O WHEREAS, for 75 years, the Fairfax County Fire and Surovell;Rescue Department has safeguarded the L resWHEREAS, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department trains firefighters to provide a full L complement of fire suppression, technical rescue, swift water rescue, hazardous materials remediationE and emergency medical services, including basic and advanced life support and emergency medical D traWHEREAS, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department is a career and volunteer all hazards department, ready to respond to any crisis or emergency the county may face;

Delegates:and WHEREAS, since its humble beginning in July 1949, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue emergency needs of more than one million residents;

Bulova,andplex Ragency Cohen,responsible Delaney,for Henson,meeting Herring,the Keys-Gamarra,WHEREAS, Krizek,today, Seibold,nearly Shin,1,400 Sickles,uniformed Sullivanmen and Oranwomen of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department operate from 39 fire and rescue stations strategically positioned throughout Fairfax CountJ, andle approximately 180 civilians provide key support functions from headquarters and other locations4 WHEREAS, forthe 75courageous, years,highly trained members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue R Department hashave safeguardedserved the residents with dedication and propertydistinction and helped make the Fairfax County comRESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend the Fairfax County community;Fire and Rescue Department for its legacy of service on the occasion of its 75th anniversary;

andand, Dbe WHEREAS,it presentation to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department trainsas firefightersan toexpression provide a fullU complement of firethe suppression,General technicalAssembly's rescue,admiration swiftfor water rescue, hazardous materials remedCation, and emergency medical services, including basic and advanced life support and emergency medical traWHEREAS, the Fairfaxdepartment's Countyhistory Fire and Rescueits Departmentcontributions is a career and volunteer all hazardsE department, ready to respond to any crisis or emergency the countyCommonwealth. may face;

and D WHEREAS, since its humble beginning in July 1949, the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department has evolved from 10 skilled members to a complex agency responsible for meeting the emergency needs of more than one million residents;

and WHEREAS, today, nearly 1,400 uniformed men and women of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue while approximately 180 civilians provide key support functions from headquarters and other locations;, and WHEREAS, the courageous, highly trained members of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue S Department have served residents with dedication and distinction and helped make the Fairfax Co2nty community a safe place to live, work, and raise a family;

now, therefore, be it 6 RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby 75th anniversary;

and, be itire and Rescue Department for its legacy of service on the occasion of its RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for the department's history and its contributions to the Commonwealth.

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