[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 6 (Tuesday, February 1, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             TRIBUTE TO RICHARD JORGENSEN AND LARRY HAMMER

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                         HON. ROBERT K. DORNAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 1, 1994

  Mr. DORNAN. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
commend two outstanding public servants, Richard Jorgensen and Larry 
Hammer, who have recently retired from the Fountain Valley Fire 
Department in Fountain Valley, CA.
  In 1966, Richard Jorgensen became a firefighter in Buena Park and has 
since worked his way up to become the fire chief of the Fountain Valley 
Fire Department beginning in 1981. In addition to the many 
distinguished professional associations to which he belongs, Richard 
also served as the president of the Orange County Fire Chief's 
Association, Orange County Fireman's Association, as well as the Buena 
Park Fireman's Association. Additionally, he has been the recipient of 
the Fireman of the Year and Citizen of the Year awards for his 
extraordinary service to our grateful community.
  Larry Hammer began as a firefighter in my hometown of Garden Grove in 
1962. In the ensuing years, he served as a fire engineer, captain, and, 
since 1979, the battalion chief of the Fountain Valley Fire Department. 
He was an active member of a local committee that restructured fire 
response areas and also coordinated the modernization of a local fire 
station in Fountain Valley. Additionally, he was involved in the 
development of the ``Fire Reserve'' program at Rancho Santiago College.
  For more than three decades, Fire Chief Richard Jorgensen and 
Battalion Chief Larry Hammer have risked their own lives to protect 
property and save the lives of our fellow citizens. Their courage and 
bravery serves as testimony to the commitment and sacrifices all 
firefighters make to protect the American people from the dangers of 
deadly and destructive fires. The Orange County community has indeed 
been blessed by the service of these fine men and they will be greatly 
missed. May God bless Richard and Larry in all of their future 
endeavors. I wish them the very best.

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