IV 
110TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 828 
Honoring the firefighters and other public servants who responded to the 
wildfires in south Georgia during the spring of 2007. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 15, 2007 
Mr. BARROW (for himself, Mr. KINGSTON, Mr. GINGREY, Mr. MARSHALL, Mr. 
SCOTT of Georgia, Mr. PRICE of Georgia, Mr. WESTMORELAND, Mr. 
JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, Mr. BROUN of Georgia, Mr. 
DEAL of Georgia, Mr. BISHOP of Georgia, and Mr. LINDER) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Over-
sight and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the firefighters and other public servants who re-
sponded to the wildfires in south Georgia during the 
spring of 2007. 
Whereas there are more than 1,100,000 firefighters in over 
30,000 fire departments in the United States; 
Whereas American firefighters respond to the call of duty 
more than 20,000,000 times during a typical year; 
Whereas the number of wildfires in the United States has es-
calated in recent years with over 8,500,000 acres burned 
in 2005; 
Whereas in the spring of 2007, the State of Georgia lost 
more forestland and timberland, and incurred more fi-
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nancial losses, due to wildfires than ever before in Geor-
gia history; 
Whereas the fire at the Georgia Bay Complex, the largest 
wildfire in southeast history, burned over 440,000 acres 
in Georgia and destroyed 9 homes; 
Whereas over 21,000 additional acres burned in the 21 coun-
ty emergency declaration area; 
Whereas over $60,000,000 worth of private and State-owned 
timber was lost in the wildfires; 
Whereas over $60,000,000 was spent to control the wildfires, 
and it is expected to cost approximately $30,000,000 to 
replant the timber on these lands; 
Whereas over 3,300 brave firefighters from 44 states, Can-
ada, and Puerto Rico fought alongside Georgia fire-
fighters to contain the wildfires that burned in southern 
Georgia; 
Whereas the time actually spent fighting fires is but a frac-
tion of the immense amount of time spent in training and 
practicing how to fight fires, and such training and prac-
tice is essential not only to prevent the loss of life and 
property from fires but also to prevent the loss of life of 
those engaged in fighting fires; 
Whereas such training and practice represents a tremendous 
amount of time away from family, and, in the case of vol-
unteer firefighters, time away from family and busi-
nesses; 
Whereas it is a testament to the training and skill of the 
3,300 full-time and volunteer firefighters who fought the 
wildfires in Georgia that such an enormous disaster was 
contained and beaten back without the loss of a single 
life; and 
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Whereas the unselfish bravery, immense courage, and out-
standing success of those firefighters should be recog-
nized by a grateful Nation: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) honors the firefighters of the State of Geor-
gia and all of those who fought to suppress and con-
tain the destructive wildfires in south Georgia dur-
ing the spring of 2007; 
(2) expresses its deepest sympathy to those who 
lost their homes and businesses to the wildfires; 
(3) pledges its continued support for efforts to 
prevent, fight, and contain wildfires in the United 
States; and 
(4) pledges its continued support for the fire-
fighters of Georgia and the United States in their 
efforts to prevent fire related disasters. 
Æ 
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