PRINTER'S NO. 4447
No. 909 Session of 2008
INTRODUCED BY RAMALEY, BIANCUCCI, GIBBONS, MARSHALL, SAINATO AND
J. WHITE, SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
SEPTEMBER 29, 2008
A RESOLUTION
1 Honoring the Baden Volunteer Fire Department of Beaver County on
2 its 100th anniversary.
3 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department began on
4 Phillips Street in 1908 to serve the residents of Baden and
5 surrounding communities; and
6 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department operated as a
7 single unit until 1910, during which time membership was divided
8 into three companies; and
9 WHEREAS, The original Baden Volunteer Fire Department
10 operated until World War I, at which time it became difficult to
11 recruit volunteers because of the war effort; and
12 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department was reorganized
13 to its current form in 1920; and
14 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department hosts a
15 "firematic" program in cooperation with the Boy Scouts of
16 America that allows those 14 years of age and older to begin a
17 career in fire service while being educated on fire service
1 procedures through a hands-on approach; and
2 WHEREAS, The 40 active members of the Baden Volunteer Fire
3 Department respond in a timely fashion to approximately 100 or
4 more incidents per year for the citizens of Baden and
5 surrounding communities; and
6 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department looks forward to
7 its 100th anniversary and anticipates many more years of service
8 to the Baden community; and
9 WHEREAS, The Baden Volunteer Fire Department deserves to be
10 honored by this legislative body for its outstanding service and
11 commitment to protecting its citizens; therefore be it
12 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives honor the Baden
13 Volunteer Fire Department of Beaver County on its 100th
14 anniversary.
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