Bill Text: TX SR20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Jimmy Dale Chew on the occasion of his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-07-26 - Reported enrolled [SR20 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR20-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, Jimmy Dale Chew is retiring as chief of the | ||
| Stephenville Fire Department on July 30, 2021, drawing to a close | ||
| an exemplary career that has spanned more than a half century | ||
| with the department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Hired in 1970 for a three-month, temporary | ||
| position, Chief Chew went to fight his first fire after just a | ||
| morning of training; he took to the demanding work immediately | ||
| and stayed on as a firefighter and emergency medical technician, | ||
| winning promotion to lieutenant in 1983; he was soon named | ||
| assistant fire chief, and after serving as interim chief, he was | ||
| appointed chief in 2005; during his tenure, he has expanded EMS | ||
| services, added a second fire station, and increased staff to | ||
| better meet the needs of the community; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Chew is a former president of the Texas Fire | ||
| Chiefs Association; he has been a member of the board since 2012 | ||
| and is the Texas Municipal League's TFCA representative; in | ||
| addition, he has served on the State Fire Marshal's Line of Duty | ||
| Death investigation taskforce; he is active in the Texas | ||
| Intrastate Fire Mutual Aid System and as a member of the regional | ||
| incident management team; the Texas A&M Forest Service has called | ||
| on his expertise to fight fires across the state, and he helped | ||
| manage the massive 2011 Possum Kingdom Lake fire; over the years, | ||
| he has assisted in the investigation of a number of major | ||
| conflagrations, including the tragic West fertilizer plant | ||
| explosion; he and four other experts produced a report that | ||
| brought about vital advancements in preventing and battling | ||
| hazardous material fires and established best practices for the | ||
| storage of ammonium nitrate; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2017, Chief Chew was named Fire Chief of the | ||
| Year by the Texas Fire Chiefs Association; he also received a | ||
| gubernatorial appointment as an honorary admiral in the Texas | ||
| Navy, and the City of Stephenville celebrated December 1, 2020, | ||
| as Fire Chief Jimmy Chew Day; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Through his leadership, professionalism, and | ||
| steadfast commitment to excellence, Chief Chew has greatly | ||
| benefited the residents of Stephenville, and his contributions | ||
| to firefighting have earned him the lasting respect and | ||
| admiration of colleagues all across Texas; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Jimmy Dale | ||
| Chew on his retirement as chief of the Stephenville Fire | ||
| Department and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued | ||
| happiness; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be | ||
| prepared for Chief Chew as an expression of high regard from the | ||
| Texas Senate. | ||
| Springer | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on July 26, 2021. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
