Bill Text: NY J00746 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Resolution 746

Introduced

Bill Title: Commemorating the 100th Anniversary of the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2023-04-18 - ADOPTED [J00746 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-J00746-Introduced.html


Senate Resolution No. 746

BY: Senator GRIFFO

        COMMEMORATING  the 100th Anniversary of the Remsen
        Volunteer Fire Company Inc.

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to honor its  past
and present firefighting members for a century of fire protection to the
citizens of Remsen, New York, and its surrounding communities; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative  Body  is proud to commemorate the 100th
Anniversary of the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company, to  be  celebrated  at
their  annual Installation of Officers Banquet on April 29, 2023, at the
Hart's Hill Inn in Whitesboro, New York; and

  WHEREAS,  Fire  departments  are  an  integral  part  of   community
protection  services in every locality of our State; during the past 100
years, the courageous and devoted firefighters of the  Remsen  Volunteer
Fire  Company  have valiantly responded to all types of fire emergencies
and have won the praise and respect of the community which  they  serve;
and

  WHEREAS,  The  Remsen  Fire  Department was formed by the Village of
Remsen government in 1923 with 20 original members; the village built  a
2-story building on Pine Street; and

  WHEREAS,  With  humble  beginnings,  the first floor housed the fire
department and equipment, and the second floor was a  meeting  hall  for
village  business;  the first floor of this building still serves as the
Remsen Village Hall; and

  WHEREAS, The first fire equipment owned by the Remsen Volunteer Fire
Company consisted  of  two  55-gallon  chemical  fire  extinguishers  on
wheels;  in  1924, a Ford Model T fire engine was purchased to serve the
community and it is still in the fire station today; and

  WHEREAS, With a membership of dedicated firefighters, in  1938,  the
Remsen  Fire  Department  was incorporated and to this day is officially
known as the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company, Inc.; and

  WHEREAS, The 2023 members of the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company  are:
Chief,  Robert  Eaton; Deputy Chief, Scott Stirling; 1st Assistant, Brad
Tyson; 2nd Assistant, Matt Helmer; Captain, Devin Eaton; Captain,  Kevin
Smith; Lieutenant, Alex Karis; Lieutenant, Cameron Raux; and

  WHEREAS,  Civil  Officers  serving the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company
are:  President, Tom McDonald; Vice President, Melissa Eaton; Treasurer,
Randy Prosser; Secretary, Catie Ficarra; and

  WHEREAS, The Board of Directors are: Mike Piekielniak,  Alex  Karis,
Scott Stirling, Richard Eaton Jr., and Kevin Smith; and

  WHEREAS, The brave firefighters of the Remsen Volunteer Fire Company
are  prepared  to  risk  their lives every day to help save the lives of
others and to protect homes and property from the destruction caused  by
fire; and


  WHEREAS,  In  addition to the skill and devoted service demonstrated
by individual firefighters, the Remsen Volunteer Fire  Company  reflects
the history and development of firefighting over the past 100 years; and

  WHEREAS,  This  Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude
to those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life
and property is a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility
their own by serving as firefighters; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative  Body  that  we  should
give  special  recognition  to  those  who  work  so assiduously for the
betterment of their communities, and  acknowledge  publicly  the  heroic
good  works  performed  by  the volunteer fire departments of this great
Empire State, their officers, and auxiliaries; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
proudly  commemorate  the 100th Anniversary of the Remsen Volunteer Fire
Company Inc.; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Robert Eaton, Chief; Remsen Volunteer Fire Company Inc.