Bill Text: TX HR222 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Edom Volunteer Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-16 - Reported enrolled [HR222 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR222-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 222 | ||
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| WHEREAS, The Edom Volunteer Fire Department is celebrating | ||
| the 50th anniversary of its founding on August 19, 2017; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Recognizing the need for an organized fire response | ||
| system in their community, a group of concerned citizens in Edom | ||
| began meeting in 1967; the newly formed committee received a small | ||
| government grant to purchase a fire truck and appointed Noah Price | ||
| as the first fire chief; the following year, a lease was secured to | ||
| build a fire station downtown, and in the 1980s, that facility was | ||
| expanded to accommodate the growing needs of the department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2003, Edom VFD consolidated with the nearby | ||
| Callender Lake Volunteer Fire Department to form a second station | ||
| in Edom; with an increasing coverage area, a new station No. 1, | ||
| featuring eight truck bays, was built in 2009, and later that year, | ||
| the department formed a partnership with Champion EMS to provide | ||
| local residents with additional emergency services; in 2011, an | ||
| updated station No. 2, with four truck bays, was added; today, the | ||
| Edom VFD consists of 30 volunteer members, and the department | ||
| operates 11 trucks; and | ||
| WHEREAS, For half a century, the dedicated and courageous | ||
| firefighters of the Edom Volunteer Fire Department have devoted | ||
| themselves to protecting the lives and property of their fellow | ||
| citizens, and this notable milestone presents a fitting opportunity | ||
| to recognize their vital contributions to the community; now, | ||
| therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 50th | ||
| anniversary of the Edom Volunteer Fire Department and extend to its | ||
| members sincere best wishes for continued success with their | ||
| important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for the Edom Volunteer Fire Department as an expression of | ||
| high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Flynn | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 222 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
