IV 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 43 
Expressing the sense of the sense of the House recognizing and honoring 
the Fire Department of New York. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 21, 2015 
Mr. CROWLEY (for himself, Ms. MENG, Mr. NADLER, Mr. TONKO, Mrs. CARO-
LYN B. MALONEY of New York, Mr. MEEKS, Mr. KING of New York, 
Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. ENGEL, Mrs. LOWEY, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of 
New York, Mr. ZELDIN, Mr. JEFFRIES, Mr. RANGEL, Ms. VELA´ZQUEZ, 
Miss RICE of New York, and Ms. CLARKE of New York) submitted the 
following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight 
and Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the sense of the House recognizing 
and honoring the Fire Department of New York. 
Whereas 2015 marks the 150th anniversary of the establish-
ment of the modern, paid Fire Department of New York 
(referred to in this resolution as the ‘‘FDNY’’); 
Whereas the city’s first firehouse was constructed in 1736 
and in 1737 the then-Colonial General Assembly created 
a fire department staffed by volunteers; 
Whereas in 1865 the FDNY was established as a paid, pro-
fessional organization; 
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Whereas approximately 15,000 staff of the FDNY proudly 
serve today and the FDNY is the largest fire department 
in the United States; 
Whereas members of the FDNY are responsible for saving 
the lives of countless New Yorkers and visitors over the 
past century and a half; 
Whereas during the September 11, 2001, attacks, thousands 
of FDNY members heroically raced to the scene to put 
out fires and save lives; 
Whereas 343 FDNY firefighters, EMTs, and paramedics who 
responded to the 9/11 attacks lost their own lives; 
Whereas according to the FDNY, over 1,150 members of 
FDNY have lost their lives serving the people of New 
York since the founding of the modern Department; 
Whereas the service of the FDNY isn’t limited to New York 
City, and FDNY members have helped respond to disas-
ters throughout the country including Hurricane Katrina, 
the Oklahoma City bombing, Hurricane Isaac, and the 
Haiti Earthquake through the Disaster Assistance Re-
sponse Team; 
Whereas members of the FDNY go beyond fighting fires in 
their service to the community, logging countless hours 
contributing to charities and community organizations; 
Whereas the motto of FDNY, ‘‘New York’s Bravest’’ prop-
erly recognizes the courage, tenacity, skillfulness and per-
severance of the members of the FDNY: Now, therefore, 
be it 
Resolved, That the United States House of Rep-
resentatives— 
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(1) commemorates the 150th anniversary of the 
founding of the modern Fire Department of New 
York; 
(2) recognizes the courage and perseverance of 
the members of the Fire Department of New York; 
(3) mourns the loss of the members of the Fire 
Department of New York who have made the ulti-
mate sacrifice; and 
(4) expresses its deep respect to the current 
and former men, women and families of the Fire De-
partment of New York for their service to New York 
City, the United States, and the world. 
Æ 
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