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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 2060

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE RESOLUTION

No. 336 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY ROBBINS, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BOSCOLA, COSTA,
           DINNIMAN, EARLL, ERICKSON, FERLO, FOLMER, FONTANA, FUMO,
           GREENLEAF, KASUNIC, LAVALLE, LOGAN, MADIGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE,
           ORIE, PIPPY, PUNT, RAFFERTY, RHOADES, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE,
           TOMLINSON, D. WHITE, WONDERLING AND WOZNIAK, MAY 14, 2008

        INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 14, 2008

                                  A RESOLUTION

     1  Honoring the life of Bradley Paul Holmes and extending
     2     condolences on the loss of his life while responding to a
     3     fire as a member of the crew of Pine Township's Engine
     4     Company No. 85.

     5     WHEREAS, Bradley Paul Holmes, 21, of Grove City, a Pine
     6  Township Engine Company volunteer fireman, lost his life on
     7  March 5, 2008, due to burns suffered over 75% of his body; and
     8     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes responded to a structure fire call with
     9  the Pine Township Engine Company No. 85 on February 29, 2008, to
    10  a two-story duplex along with five other fire and rescue
    11  companies; and
    12     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes and another Pine Township firefighter,
    13  while performing a search and rescue on survivors, were trapped
    14  on the second floor of the burning home for several minutes
    15  until they were pulled from the fire by a rapid intervention
    16  team; and
    17     WHEREAS, Because of his burns, Mr. Holmes was placed on a


     1  ventilator, heavily sedated and put in a medically induced coma,
     2  flown to the Birmingham Trauma and Burn Center at the UPMC Mercy
     3  Hospital of Pittsburgh, where he was listed in critical
     4  condition; and
     5     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes died as a result of his burns on March 5,
     6  2008; and
     7     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes had joined Pine Township Engine Company
     8  No. 85 as a junior member at the age of 17 in May 2004; and
     9     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes went full-time a year later in 2005,
    10  after he turned 18; and
    11     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes also served as the department's president
    12  and was one of the department's most active members for the last
    13  several years; and
    14     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes received nearly 12 certificates for his
    15  training through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Butler
    16  County Community College and the Pennsylvania State Fire
    17  Academy; and
    18     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes was also a junior at Slippery Rock
    19  University, where he was taking computer science courses; and
    20     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes was a 2004 graduate of Grove City High
    21  School with a solid academic record; and
    22     WHEREAS, Mr. Holmes was born May 14, 1986, in Grove City to
    23  Joseph N. and Deborah K. Holmes; and
    24     WHEREAS, As a final farewell, more than 400 firefighters from
    25  all areas of western Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio walked blocks
    26  to the funeral home to pay respects to their fallen colleague;
    27  therefore be it
    28     RESOLVED, That the Senate honor the life of Bradley Paul
    29  Holmes and extend condolences for the loss of his life while
    30  performing his duties as a firefighter with Pine Township Engine
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     1  Company No. 85.




















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