IV 

109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 80 

Recognizing the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association on the occasion of its 

75th anniversary and commending the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association 

for sponsoring annually the Mid-Atlantic Expo and Symposium. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 9, 2005 

Mr. GOODE (for himself, Mrs. JO ANN DAVIS of Virginia, Mrs. DRAKE, Mr. 

SCOTT of Virginia, Mr. FORBES, Mr. GOODLATTE, Mr. CANTOR, Mr. 

MORAN of Virginia, Mr. BOUCHER, Mr. WOLF, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Virginia, Mr. MCINTYRE, Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey, Mr. JONES of North 

Carolina, Mr. CASTLE, Mr. GILCHREST, Mr. HAYES, Mr. BARTLETT of 

Maryland, Mr. PAUL, Mr. HOYER, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, Mr. 

HALL, Mr. COBLE, Mr. MENENDEZ, Mr. PITTS, Mrs. CAPITO, Mr. GERLACH, Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SHUSTER, Mr. MOLLOHAN, Mr. 

MURTHA, Mr. HOLDEN, Mr. DOYLE, Mr. KANJORSKI, Mr. FATTAH, Mr. 

PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. SAXTON, Mr. FERGUSON, Mr. SHERWOOD, Mr. PLATTS, Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina, Mr. WATT, Mr. 

FRELINGHUYSEN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. PRICE of North Carolina, Mr. 

BUTTERFIELD, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. ROTHMAN, Mr. VAN HOLLEN, Mr. 

RUPPERSBERGER, and Mr. LOBIONDO) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 

RESOLUTION 

Recognizing the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association on the occasion of its 75th anniversary and commending the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association for sponsoring annually 

the Mid-Atlantic Expo and Symposium. 
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Whereas in 1930 the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association, Inc. 

was organized by a group of dedicated career and volunteer fire chiefs in the Commonwealth; 

Whereas in 1977, members of the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association leadership were appointed to a Legislative Advisory Committee that subsequently recommended the establishment of the Fire Services Commission which became the Department of Fire Programs and the Fire 

Services Board which has become a vital resource to all 

Departments both career and volunteer; 

Whereas 2 of the members of the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association have been previously selected as Career Fire Chief 

of the Year, which is a nationwide honor; 

Whereas the association was an organizing member of the 

Statewide Mutual Aid Committee which in turn created 

the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement which now encompasses over 95 percent of the localities in the Commonwealth; 

Whereas the Statewide Mutual Aid Agreement was thoroughly tested during Hurricane Isabel in September 2003 

and the floods in Richmond in August of 2004; 

Whereas Virginia Fire Chief’s Association annually sponsors 

the Mid-Atlantic Expo and Symposium to provide to attending firefighters from the States in the mid-Atlantic 

region, training with the use of case studies like that of 

the Virginia Commonwealth University fire in March, 

2004, updates on standards and techniques, and information gathering that will increase knowledge of fire service 

personnel in the Commonwealth; and 

Whereas the Mid-Atlantic Expo and Symposium presents to 

such firefighters workshops on a variety of topics such as 
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the establishing and building of Fire Departments, and 

successful fire service recruitment strategies: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives recog2 nizes the Virginia Fire Chief’s Association on the occasion 

3 of its 75th anniversary and commends the Virginia Fire 

4 Chief’s Association for sponsoring annually the Mid-Atlan5 tic Expo and Symposium. 

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