[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 596 Introduced in Senate (IS)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 596

   Designating Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as ``National Firefighter 
   Appreciation Day'' to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the 
                             United States.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

           September 30 (legislative day, September 29), 2006

Mr. Inhofe (for himself, Ms. Snowe, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Kerry, 
    and Mr. Menendez) submitted the following resolution; which was 
               referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Designating Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as ``National Firefighter 
   Appreciation Day'' to honor and celebrate the firefighters of the 
                             United States.

Whereas there are more than 1,100,000 firefighters in the United States;
Whereas approximately 75 percent of all firefighters in the United States are 
        volunteers who receive little or no compensation for their heroic work;
Whereas there are more than 30,000 fire departments in the United States;
Whereas thousands of firefighters have died in the line of duty since the date 
        that Benjamin Franklin founded the first volunteer fire department in 
        1735;
Whereas 346 firefighters and emergency personnel died while responding to the 
        terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001;
Whereas firefighters respond to more than 20,000,000 calls during a typical 
        year;
Whereas firefighters also provide emergency medical services, hazardous 
        materials response, special rescue response, terrorism response, and 
        life safety education;
Whereas, in 1922, President Harding declared the week of October 9 to be ``Fire 
        Prevention Week''; and
Whereas the second Tuesday in October is an appropriate day for the 
        establishment of a ``National Firefighter Appreciation Day'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates Tuesday, October 10, 2006, as 
``National Firefighter Appreciation Day'' to honor and celebrate the 
firefighters of the United States.
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