[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
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[S. Con. Res. 53 Referred in House (RFH)]

111th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. CON. RES. 53


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 16, 2010

            Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                         CONCURRENT RESOLUTION


 
Recognizing and congratulating the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, 
  as the new official site of the National Emergency Medical Services 
 Memorial Service and the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial.

Whereas in 1928, Julian Stanley Wise founded the first volunteer rescue squad in 
        the United States, the Roanoke Life Saving and First Aid Crew, and 
        Virginia subsequently took the lead in honoring the thousands of people 
        nationwide who give their time and energy to community rescue squads;
Whereas in 1993, to further recognize the selfless contributions of emergency 
        medical service (referred to in this preamble as ``EMS'') personnel 
        nationwide, the Virginia Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc., 
        and the Julian Stanley Wise Foundation organized the first annual 
        National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service in Roanoke, 
        Virginia, to honor EMS personnel from across the country who died in the 
        line of duty;
Whereas the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service is the annual 
        memorial service to honor all air and ground EMS providers, including 
        first responders, search and rescue personnel, emergency medical 
        technicians, paramedics, nurses, and pilots;
Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service captures 
        national attention by annually honoring and remembering EMS personnel 
        who have given their lives in the line of duty;
Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service is 
        devoted to the families, colleagues, and loved ones of those EMS 
        personnel;
Whereas the singular devotion of EMS personnel to the safety and welfare of 
        their fellow citizens is worthy of the highest praise;
Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service is a 
        fitting reminder of the bravery and sacrifice of EMS personnel 
        nationwide;
Whereas EMS personnel stand ready 24 hours a day, every day, to assist and serve 
        people in the United States with life-saving medical attention and 
        compassionate care;
Whereas the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service Board sought 
        and selected a new city to host the annual National Emergency Medical 
        Services Memorial Service;
Whereas the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen to host the National 
        Emergency Medical Services Memorial, the annual National Emergency 
        Medical Services Memorial Service, and the families of our fallen EMS 
        personnel;
Whereas ``Flight for Life'' in Colorado was founded in 1972 as the first 
        civilian-based helicopter medical evacuation system established in the 
        United States;
Whereas ambulance systems in Colorado provide care and transport to 
        approximately 375,000 residents and visitors each year;
Whereas approximately 60 percent of the licensed ambulance services in Colorado 
        are staffed by volunteers that serve the vast rural and frontier 
        communities of Colorado; and
Whereas the life of every person in the United States will be affected, directly 
        or indirectly, by the uniquely skilled and dedicated efforts of EMS 
        personnel who work bravely and tirelessly to preserve the greatest 
        resource in the United States, the people: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives concurring), 
That the Congress recognizes and congratulates the City of Colorado 
Springs, Colorado, as the new official site of the National Emergency 
Medical Services Memorial Service and the National Emergency Services 
Memorial.

            Passed the Senate March 15, 2010.

            Attest:

                                                NANCY ERICKSON,

                                                             Secretary.