Bill Text: NY J00788 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Commemorating the 75th Anniversary of the Armor Volunteer Fire Company

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-03-26 - ADOPTED [J00788 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J00788-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 788

BY: Senator JACOBS

        COMMEMORATING  the  75th  Anniversary of the Armor
        Volunteer Fire Company

  WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is  proud  to  commemorate  the  75th
Anniversary  of  the  Armor Volunteer Fire Company and to honor its past
and present firefighting members for 75 years of fire protection to  the
citizens of Hamburg, New York, and its surrounding communities; and

  WHEREAS,   Fire  departments  are  an  integral  part  of  community
protection services in every locality of our State; during the  past  75
years,  the  courageous  and devoted firefighters of the Armor 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, Located on the Eastern side of the  Town  of  Hamburg,  New
York,  the  Armor Fire Company prevents and extinguishes fires, protects
life and property, assists the duly constituted authorities in times  of
disaster, and promotes fraternalism among its members; and

  WHEREAS,  The  Armor  Volunteer  Fire  Company, as we know it today,
originated with the Men's Club of Armor, a club formed in 1920  for  the
social and civic betterment of the community; and

  WHEREAS, A civil defense unit during World War II, the Men's Club of
Armor  held  a  meeting  on  January  6,  1943,  during  which  time its
President,  John  Foley,  appointed  a  committee  to  investigate   the
possibility of establishing a fire company; and

  WHEREAS,  Guy  Page,  a  chairman  of  the committee, approached the
Hamburg Town Board seeking a contract; the Board agreed to the  contract
and  a  charter  establishing  the  Armor  Volunteer  Fire  Company  was
incorporated on May 5, 1944; and

  WHEREAS, John Foley served as Armor Volunteer Fire  Company's  first
President,  and  Eugene  Schwartz was its first Chief; the first regular
meetings were held at the Armor School  and  the  Armor  Inn  until  the
acquisition of its current site on Clark Street; and

  WHEREAS,  With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
the Armor Volunteer Fire Company in public service and  fire  protection
is  one  to  be  envied; for 24 hours a day, for 365 days a year, for 75
years, whenever the alarm sounded, these  noble  volunteers  left  their
homes and went to the aid of their neighbors; and

  WHEREAS,  The brave firefighters of the Armor 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 Armor Volunteer Fire Company reflects
the history and development of firefighting over the past 75 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  75th  Anniversary of the Armor Volunteer Fire
Company; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to the Armor Volunteer Fire Company.