[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 51 (Wednesday, April 14, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H1979]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PRAISE FOR LOCAL HEROES IN ATLANTA

  (Mr. LEWIS of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LEWIS of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to praise courageous 
fire fighters in the City of Atlanta.
  On Monday afternoon, members of the Atlanta City Fire Department 
fought a raging fire through the historic Fulton Bag and Cotton Mill in 
southeast Atlanta. Mr. Ivers Sims was trapped on a crane 220 feet in 
the air. As I watched this human drama unfold from my office, my heart 
stopped.
  Demonstrating extraordinary courage and skill, fire fighter Matt 
Moseley lifted Mr. Sims from his dangerous perch like angels from the 
heavens. They saved his life. This brilliant rescue has made the City 
of Atlanta, the State of Georgia, and our Nation proud.
  The fire fighters and Mr. Sims have my profound respect for their raw 
courage and extraordinary calm and determination under the most 
dangerous of circumstances.
  Mr. Speaker, let me take this opportunity to praise fire fighters 
throughout the Nation who put their lives on the line every day to 
protect and serve our communities.

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