[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 41 (Friday, April 15, 1994)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
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             TRIBUTE TO ERIE COUNTY VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS

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                            HON. JACK QUINN

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, April 14, 1994

  Mr. QUINN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the Erie 
County Volunteer Firefighters of Western New York for the donation of 
spare firematic gear to a volunteer-based relief effort in Bosnia. 
Three companies stood above all the rest in their response last spring.
  The Hamburg, NY, Fire Department, North Evans, NY, Fire Department, 
and Sheridan Park, NY, Fire Company are the fall 1993 winners of the 
Excellence Through Teamwork Award presented by the Erie County 
Volunteer Fire Fighter Newspaper.
  The equipment donation from Erie County was at the top of the list--
our firefighters and those from Prince Georges County, MD, gave the 
most gear to the leaders of the Rhode Island Volunteer Group, an 
organization for the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.
  What they did in western New York may save a life thousands of miles 
away. There is no clearer definition of the unselfish spirit of the 
American volunteer fire service. The generosity, the concern, and the 
dedication exhibited by these volunteer firefighters from Erie County 
for people half a world away is the same that they exhibit every day in 
the protection of their fellow citizens, and the people of Erie County 
are very grateful.

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