[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 138 (Wednesday, October 13, 1999)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E2081]
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                         TRIBUTE TO MIKE PETRO

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                            HON. RON PACKARD

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 13, 1999

  Mr. PACKARD. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
recognize Firefighter Mike Petro for his dedication and service to the 
Orange County Fire Department. Mike Petro joined the fire service in 
1984 as a volunteer fire fighter in north San Diego while he was a 
freshman in college. The California Department of Forestry and Fire 
Protection later hired him to be a Seasonal Firefighter. In 1989, Mike 
was hired as a Firefighter with the Orange County Fire Department, now 
the Orange County Fire Authority (OCFA).
  During Mike Petro's service career he has participated in and remains 
on several Fire Authority and County wide pre-hospital emergency care 
committees including: Local 3631 Pre-Hospital Care Committee, Equipment 
Project Team and EMS Continuous Quality Improvement Steering Committee. 
He has served as a Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Instructor and 
teaches CPR classes for the OCFA's community CPR program. Additionally, 
he is an Emergency Medical Technician instructor for Rancho Santiago 
Community College and a guest lecturer for Saddleback Community 
College's Paramedic program. Mike Petro has also been a Paramedic 
Preceptor and an assistant instructor for Career and Reserve OCFA fire 
fighter academies.
  Mr. Speaker, firefighters provide key services in protecting 
communities and citizens, as well as our Nation's forests. Mike Petro 
has gone above and beyond the call of duty in his service to the Orange 
County Community. I am proud to recognize Mike Petro as Firefighter of 
the Year.

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