PRINTER'S NO. 3909
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
1021
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY DAVIS, BIZZARRO, MILLARD, HENNESSEY, MURT, HILL-
EVANS, NEILSON, DiGIROLAMO, RYAN, READSHAW, KINSEY,
B. O'NEILL, WARREN, MARSICO, YOUNGBLOOD, KORTZ, M. QUINN,
CALTAGIRONE, FARRY, DALEY, GILLEN, EVERETT, COX, THOMAS,
SAYLOR, JOZWIAK AND BURNS, AUGUST 15, 2018
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
AUGUST 15, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Croydon
Fire Company No. 1 in Bristol Township, Bucks County,
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Croydon Fire Company was founded in 1918 as the
Croydon Improvement Association, which was formed to offer fire
protection and improve the condition of the Croydon section of
Bristol Township; and
WHEREAS, One of the first pieces of firefighting apparatus
purchased by the association, an 1847 John Clayton hand-drawn
horse cart, is still on display in the company's firehouse; and
WHEREAS, In 1924, the company received its charter as a
volunteer fire company and the name was changed to the Croydon
Fire Company; and
WHEREAS, The company's first firehouse was erected in the
1920s; and
WHEREAS, The firehouse was enlarged in 1941 with an engine
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