Bill Text: TX HR1114 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Congratulating Jason Botcher on his retirement from Gainesville Fire Rescue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1114 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1114-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Congratulating Jason Botcher on his retirement from Gainesville Fire Rescue.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-04-18 - Reported enrolled [HR1114 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-HR1114-Introduced.html
86R23320 GM-D | ||
By: Springer | H.R. No. 1114 |
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WHEREAS, Jason Botcher retired from Gainesville Fire Rescue | ||
as fire marshal on December 12, 2018, drawing to a close a | ||
remarkable tenure with the department that has spanned two decades; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, A graduate of the Tarrant County College Fire | ||
Academy, Mr. Botcher began his career in 1998, when he joined | ||
Gainesville Fire Rescue as a firefighter; he rose through the | ||
ranks, receiving promotion to driver-engineer the following year | ||
and to captain in 2002, and he was named fire marshal and arson | ||
investigator in 2014; along the way, he has also served on high | ||
angle, swift water, and confined space technical rescue teams, as | ||
well as on the dive rescue team; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Botcher has contributed his knowledge and | ||
expertise as a lead instructor with Rescue Training International, | ||
and he has been a member of Texas A&M Task Force 1 and the North | ||
Central Texas Arson Task Force; over the years, he has earned | ||
certifications as a master firefighter, fire inspector, fire | ||
officer I and II, fire service instructor, arson investigator, and | ||
police officer, and he holds an associate degree in fire protection | ||
technology and fire investigation technology from Tarrant County | ||
College; and | ||
WHEREAS, Jason Botcher has demonstrated an exceptional | ||
commitment to protecting the lives and property of his fellow | ||
citizens, and he may indeed reflect with pride on his many | ||
accomplishments as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his | ||
life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Jason Botcher on his retirement | ||
from Gainesville Fire Rescue and extend to him sincere best wishes | ||
for the future; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Botcher as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. |