TITLE: Welcoming the firefighters of El Paso County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 to the State Capitol.

SUMMARY: Welcoming the firefighters of El Paso County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 to the State Capitol.

FULL TEXT:
WHEREAS, Representatives of El Paso County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 are visiting the State Capitol on February 12, 2013; and WHEREAS, Protecting more than 48,000 area residents, the men and women of Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 respond to over 7,000 calls per year; and WHEREAS, Dedicated ESD staff members give selflessly of their time and expertise to benefit their fellow citizens; becoming a volunteer firefighter requires hundreds of hours of training and an exceptional commitment to helping others; and WHEREAS, In order to offer first aid and fire protection, these ESD volunteers spend significant amounts of time away from their homes and families; they must remain calm, focused, and efficient in dangerous and stressful situations, and they often place the health and well-being of others above their own personal safety; and WHEREAS, Volunteer firefighting is a brave and noble calling, and through their skill, professionalism, and devotion to public service, the members of El Paso County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 have earned the deep gratitude of their fellow citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas Legislature hereby honor the firefighters of El Paso County Emergency Services Districts 1 and 2 for their outstanding contributions to public safety and extend sincere best wishes for a productive and enjoyable visit to Austin; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the districts as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. M. Gonzalez of El Paso Pickett N. Gonzalez of El Paso Moody Straus M. Gonzalez of El Paso Oliveira Allen N. Gonzalez of El Paso Orr Alonzo Gooden Otto Alvarado Guerra Paddie Anchia Guillen Parker Anderson Gutierrez Patrick Ashby Harless Perez Aycock Harper-Brown Perry Bell Hernandez Luna Phillips Bohac Herrero Pickett Bonnen of Brazoria Hilderbran Pitts Bonnen of Galveston Howard Price Branch Huberty Raney Burkett Hughes Ratliff Burnam Hunter Raymond Button Isaac Reynolds Callegari Johnson Riddle Canales Kacal Ritter Capriglione Keffer Rodriguez of Bexar Carter King of Hemphill Rodriguez of Travis Clardy King of Parker Rose Coleman King of Taylor Sanford Collier King of Zavala Schaefer Cook Kleinschmidt Sheets Cortez Klick Sheffield of Bell Craddick Kolkhorst Sheffield of Coryell Creighton Krause Simmons Crownover Kuempel Simpson Dale Larson Smith Darby Laubenberg Smithee Davis of Dallas Lavender Springer J. Davis of Harris Leach Stephenson S. Davis of Harris Lewis Stickland Deshotel Longoria Strama Dukes Lozano Taylor Dutton Lucio III Thompson of Brazoria Eiland Marquez Thompson of Harris Elkins Martinez Toth Fallon Martinez Fischer Turner of Collin Farias McClendon Turner of Harris Farney Menendez Turner of Tarrant Farrar Miles Villalba Fletcher Miller of Comal Villarreal Flynn Miller of Fort Bend Vo Frank Moody Walle Frullo Morrison White Geren Munoz, Jr. Workman Giddings Murphy Wu Goldman Naishtat Zedler Gonzales Nevarez Zerwas Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 411 was adopted by the House on February 12, 2013, by a non-record vote. Chief Clerk of the House