Bill Text: TX HR905 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Deputy Chief Jerry Bittner on his retirement from The Woodlands Fire Department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-05-11 - Reported enrolled [HR905 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HR905-Enrolled.html
H.R. No. 905 |
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WHEREAS, Deputy Chief Jerry Bittner retired from The | ||
Woodlands Fire Department on April 1, 2021, drawing to a close an | ||
outstanding career with the department that spanned four decades; | ||
and | ||
WHEREAS, The longest serving employee of TWFD and The | ||
Woodlands Township, Chief Bittner first joined the department as a | ||
recruit in July 1981; rising steadily through the ranks, he earned | ||
promotions to firefighter 3rd class, chauffeur, lieutenant, and | ||
shift captain; in 1990, he was appointed captain of Support | ||
Services, and since 1996, he has served as deputy chief, including | ||
five months as acting chief; he is retiring as deputy chief of | ||
training and EMS; and | ||
WHEREAS, Over the course of his exemplary 40-year tenure with | ||
the department, Chief Bittner helped design and manage the | ||
construction of the department's headquarters and central fire | ||
station as well as the Emergency Training Center and Stations 3, 4, | ||
5, 6, 7, and 8; he also oversaw the renovation of Fire Station 2, and | ||
from 1996 to 2017, he chaired the apparatus committee and was | ||
responsible for managing the acquisition of the department's | ||
current fleet of vehicles; and | ||
WHEREAS, One of Chief Bittner's most significant | ||
achievements was the consolidation of a patchwork of fire dispatch | ||
systems into one system managed by The Woodlands Fire Department; | ||
the new cohesive system allows for close cooperation with 12 | ||
Montgomery County fire departments and the Montgomery County | ||
Hospital District, ensuring residents of The Woodlands a rapid | ||
response and a state-of-the-art 9-1-1 system; and | ||
WHEREAS, Chief Bittner's dedication, encyclopedic knowledge | ||
of the department, and commitment to excellence have greatly | ||
benefited the citizens of The Woodlands and earned him the respect | ||
and admiration of his fellow firefighters, and he may indeed | ||
reflect with pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next | ||
exciting chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas | ||
Legislature hereby congratulate Deputy Chief Jerry Bittner on his | ||
retirement from The Woodlands Fire Department 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 Chief Bittner as an expression of high regard by the | ||
Texas House of Representatives. | ||
Toth | ||
______________________________ | ||
Speaker of the House | ||
I certify that H.R. No. 905 was adopted by the House on May 8, | ||
2021, by a non-record vote. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||