Bill Text: TX SR203 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Recognizing the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department for 80 years of service to its community.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2011-02-09 - Reported enrolled [SR203 Detail]

Download: Texas-2011-SR203-Enrolled.html

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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 203
WHEREAS, The Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department has served
the city and surrounding communities for more than eight decades,
and it is indeed fitting to recognize the enormous contributions
of this noteworthy organization; and
WHEREAS, The largest single-municipality, all-volunteer
fire department in the United States, the Pasadena Volunteer Fire
Department was founded in 1930 with an initial membership of 25
firefighters; today, its ranks include more than 200 active
firefighters and 50 semi-active firefighters who dedicate
themselves to the safety and security of their fellow citizens;
and
WHEREAS, The Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department has mutual
aid agreements with all of its neighboring cities and many other
nearby municipal and industrial fire departments and responds to
approximately 170 alarms per month in its almost 60-square-mile
service area; it provides mutual aid protection to Ellington
Field, NASA's Johnson Space Center, and the University of
Houston-Clear Lake, and it is an active member of the Channel
Industries Mutual Aid organization, which responds to
emergencies at petrochemical plants and refineries in the
region; moreover, the department is the parent organization to
the Pasadena Fire Marshal's Office, which handles inspections,
fire prevention, and cause and origin investigations; and
WHEREAS, Since 2006, the department has benefited from the
able guidance of Chief Lanny Armstrong; his strong leadership
team includes assistant chief Richard Lawhorn and district
chiefs Granville Brasfield, Frank Butler, Dana Jenkins, Michael
Kainer, Bill Moon, Dwight Ottele, Steve Owen, and John Stokes;
and
WHEREAS, The courageous firefighters serving and
protecting Pasadena residents over the past 81 years have set the
highest standards of excellence, and their department is a source
of tremendous pride to the community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd
Legislature, hereby honor the Pasadena Volunteer Fire Department
and extend to its members sincere best wishes for continued
success in their important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this Resolution be
prepared for the department as an expression of high regard from
the Texas Senate.
Jackson
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on February 9, 2011.
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Secretary of the Senate
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Member, Texas Senate