PRINTER'S NO. 1437
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
236
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY HEFFLEY, PICKETT, HENNESSEY, BIZZARRO, MEHAFFIE,
BURNS, KNOWLES, MURT, KORTZ, HILL-EVANS, RYAN, MACKENZIE,
DiGIROLAMO, CAUSER, CALTAGIRONE, SONNEY, READSHAW, BROWN,
SAINATO, FREEMAN, OBERLANDER, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, B. MILLER,
KINSEY, DeLUCA, SCHWEYER AND MARKOSEK, APRIL 16, 2019
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
APRIL 16, 2019
A RESOLUTION
Designating March 20, 2019, as "Forest Firefighter Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The Department of Conservation and Natural
Resources' Bureau of Forestry is tasked with protecting life,
property and natural resources in this Commonwealth from
wildfires; and
WHEREAS, To meet this challenge, Pennsylvania firefighters
are trained and qualified under national wildland standards to
function as either a member of an organized incident management
team or a member of a wildland crew; and
WHEREAS, Special equipment is needed for this undertaking,
and there are several avenues for the local firefighting
agencies to obtain the necessary items; and
WHEREAS, Under the Federal Excess Property Program the Bureau
of Forestry acquires excess Federal equipment and assigns the
equipment to rural fire departments as a loan; and
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