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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 4399

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE RESOLUTION

No. 899 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY SIPTROTH, SCAVELLO, BEYER, BOBACK, BRENNAN,
           CALTAGIRONE, CAUSER, CLYMER, COHEN, DALEY, DiGIROLAMO,
           DONATUCCI, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL,
           GALLOWAY, GEORGE, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRUCELA,
           HARHART, HELM, HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, HESS, JAMES, KENNEY,
           KORTZ, KOTIK, MAJOR, MANN, MANTZ, MARKOSEK, MARSICO, McCALL,
           McGEEHAN, MELIO, MENSCH, MILLARD, MOYER, MUSTIO, MYERS,
           PALLONE, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRONE, PHILLIPS, QUINN,
           RAMALEY, RAPP, READSHAW, REED, REICHLEY, ROAE, ROCK, ROSS,
           SAINATO, SANTONI, SAYLOR, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, VEREB,
           VULAKOVICH, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

        INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
           SEPTEMBER 23, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Commemorating the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department Chemical
     2     and Hose Company No. 1 on its centennial anniversary during
     3     2008.

     4     WHEREAS, Founded in 1908, the Delaware Water Gap Fire
     5  Department Chemical and Hose Company No. 1 is currently
     6  celebrating 100 years of distinguished service to the community;
     7  and
     8     WHEREAS, The Delaware Water Gap Fire Department was
     9  originally formed in January 1908, and soon thereafter an
    10  application was submitted for a charter; and
    11     WHEREAS, On July 6, 1908, the president of the State
    12  Firemen's Association installed the first officers of the
    13  company, and funding was raised the following month to purchase


     1  the company's first 250 feet of fire hose; and
     2     WHEREAS, In March 1910, a groundbreaking ceremony was held
     3  for the construction of a two-story building to house the fire
     4  department; and
     5     WHEREAS, In 1926, the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department
     6  purchased its first motorized fire apparatus; and
     7     WHEREAS, In 1969, land was donated to the fire department,
     8  upon which a new building was erected to accommodate the growing
     9  department, including a hall for fundraising events; and
    10     WHEREAS, In 1994, the company received and approved an
    11  application for its first female firefighter who, in 2006,
    12  became the first female fire chief in Delaware Water Gap and
    13  Monroe County and the seventh in this Commonwealth; and
    14     WHEREAS, The company has dutifully served the needs of the
    15  greater Delaware Water Gap community over the years by
    16  continually updating its equipment and operations and expanding
    17  its range of emergency services; therefore be it
    18     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives congratulate the
    19  Delaware Water Gap Fire Department Chemical and Hose Company No.
    20  1 on the occasion of its centennial anniversary and recognize
    21  its 100 years of historic service and advancements in this
    22  Commonwealth; and be it further
    23     RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend the
    24  century of volunteers of the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department
    25  Chemical and Hose Company No. 1 who have faithfully and
    26  selflessly served their community by dedicating their lives to
    27  protecting their fellow Pennsylvanians; and be it further
    28     RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to
    29  the Delaware Water Gap Fire Department Chemical and Hose Company
    30  No. 1., Main Street, Route 611, Delaware Water Gap, Pennsylvania
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