Bill Text: VA HR377 | 2017 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Commending Brandon Alterio.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-02-10 - Bill text as passed House (HR377ER) [HR377 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2017-HR377-Introduced.html
WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio, an officer with the Salem Police Department, saved the lives of two individuals trapped by a fire on December 30, 2016; and
WHEREAS, while on duty, Brandon Alterio responded to the scene of a structure fire at the Mount Regis Center, an addiction treatment facility in Salem, and helped staff and residents exit the building safely; and
WHEREAS, after determining that not all residents were accounted for, the Mount Regis Center staff provided Brandon Alterio with a room number for the missing resident; Brandon Alterio entered the building through a side entrance, located the resident, and escorted him out of the building; and
WHEREAS, during that time, Mount Regis Center staff determined that a second resident was also missing; at great personal risk, Brandon Alterio reentered the building, the front of which was now fully engulfed in flames, and conducted a room-to-room search; and
WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio discovered the resident still asleep and unaware of the fire and led him to safety; thanks to Brandon Alterio's actions, no one at the Mount Regis Center was injured, despite heavy damage to the building; and
WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio is an exemplar of the professionalism, dedication, and care for the community demonstrated by all of the members of the Salem Police Department; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Brandon Alterio hereby be commended for his courageous, life-saving actions in December 2016; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Brandon Alterio for going above and beyond in service to the residents of Salem.
