PRINTER'S NO. 2060
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 20080S0336R2060 - 2 -
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