Bill Text: NY K00236 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Resolution 236 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Memorializing Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim May 4, 2021, as Volunteer Firefighters' Appreciation Day in the State of New York

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2021-05-04 - adopted [K00236 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-K00236-Introduced.html


Assembly Resolution No. 236

BY: M. of A. Barrett

        MEMORIALIZING Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to proclaim
        May 4, 2021, as Volunteer Firefighters' Appreciation
        Day in the State of New York

  WHEREAS,  Citizens  across  our State and Nation are inspired by and
indebted to our noble firefighters who exhibit courage and bravery every
day in the course of their duties; and

  WHEREAS, It takes a special dedication,  a  strong  desire  to  help
others  and  a tireless sense of community to forsake precious time with
family and friends to respond to the signal that a neighbor is in  need;
the  firefighters throughout this great Empire State heroically perform,
above and beyond the call of duty, those responsibilities  which  define
the task of fire protection; and

  WHEREAS,  Attendant  to  such  concern,  and in full accord with its
long-standing traditions, this  Legislative  Body  is  justly  proud  to
memorialize  Governor  Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  4, 2021, as
Volunteer Firefighters' Appreciation Day in the State of  New  York,  in
conjunction with the observance of International Firefighters' Day; and

  WHEREAS, There are nearly 100,000 volunteer firefighters in New York
State,  according  to  the  NYS  Office  of Fire Prevention and Control;
across the country volunteer firefighters  make  up  two-thirds  of  the
estimated 1.2 million firefighters; and

  WHEREAS, Ninety-five percent of volunteer firefighters are with fire
departments that protect a population of less than 25,000; more than 50%
of  volunteers  are  located  in small, rural departments that protect a
population of less than 2,500; and

  WHEREAS, New York firefighters unwaveringly serve  our  great  State
with  pride,  valor, and integrity; these respected volunteers are often
the first to respond to an emergency, whether the emergency is  a  fire,
transportation  accident,  natural  disaster,  act of terrorism, medical
crisis, or spill of hazardous materials; and

  WHEREAS,  On  Volunteer   Firefighters'   Appreciation   Day,   this
Legislative  Body  urges  all  New  Yorkers  to  remember  all  the past
firefighters who have heroically served our communities: those who  have
died in service, as well as those who put their lives at risk to protect
our safety; and

  WHEREAS, Firefighters dedicate their lives to the protection of life
and  property;  sometimes  that  dedication  is in the form of countless
hours served and volunteered over many  years,  in  others  it  is  many
selfless  years  working  in  the  industry;  in all cases, it risks the
ultimate sacrifice of a firefighter's life; and

  WHEREAS, International Firefighters' Day is a time where the world's
community can recognize and honor the sacrifices  firefighters  make  to
ensure their communities and environments are as safe as possible; it is

also  a  day  in  which current and past firefighters can be thanked for
their contributions; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
memorialize Governor Andrew  M.  Cuomo  to  proclaim  May  4,  2021,  as
Volunteer  Firefighters'  Appreciation Day in the State of New York; and
be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted  to  The Honorable Andrew M. Cuomo, Governor of the State of
New York.