PRINTER'S NO. 3396
No. 632 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY PAYNE, ARGALL, BAKER, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BEYER,
BOBACK, BOYD, BUXTON, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, COHEN,
CREIGHTON, DALEY, DONATUCCI, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL,
GALLOWAY, GEIST, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, GOODMAN,
GRUCELA, HARHAI, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL,
HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KILLION, KULA, MAHONEY, MAJOR, MANN,
MANTZ, MARSICO, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MENSCH, MICOZZIE,
MILLARD, R. MILLER, MOUL, MOYER, MUSTIO, O'NEILL, PALLONE,
PICKETT, PYLE, RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, ROHRER, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STEIL,
SURRA, SWANGER, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WALKO, J. WHITE,
WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, CAUSER, BENNINGHOFF, K. SMITH,
FABRIZIO, THOMAS, MYERS, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, DiGIROLAMO,
M. KELLER, EVERETT, MARSHALL, KOTIK, GINGRICH AND FREEMAN,
MARCH 12, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MARCH 12, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating March 20, 2008, as "Volunteer Forest Firefighter and
2 Forest Fire Warden Day" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, There are an estimated 10,000 trained volunteer
4 woodland firefighters and 2,000 active volunteer Forest Fire
5 Wardens in this Commonwealth; and
6 WHEREAS, These volunteers, often from rural fire companies
7 that face tight budgets and limited membership, cover more than
8 17 million acres of public and private woodlands; and
9 WHEREAS, Volunteer firefighters who fight woodland fires must
10 complete 20 hours of training and buy and maintain special
11 clothing and equipment at their own expense; and
1 WHEREAS, As more people move into developments that are
2 surrounded by woodlands, the protection of these volunteer
3 forest firefighters, along with the guidance of the Department
4 of Conservation and Natural Resources Bureau of Forestry, is
5 important to the health and safety of our citizens and our
6 natural habitat; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate March
8 20, 2008, as "Volunteer Forest Firefighter and Forest Fire
9 Warden Day" in Pennsylvania.
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