[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 26 (Wednesday, March 3, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E286]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                HONORING HATFIELD VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY

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                         HON. JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, March 3, 2004

  Mr. HOEFFEL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company and two of its outstanding volunteer 
fire fighters, who have each contributed in excess of 50 years of 
dedicated service to the community.
  The Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company was founded on March 10, 1910 
after a fire destroyed a local business. The Hatfield Volunteer Fire 
Company had modest beginnings with 24 charter members and equipment 
that included a single horse drawn chemical truck. Presently the 
company has 68 active members and a ladies auxiliary. The current fleet 
consists of two fully equipped 1,500 gallon per minute engines, a 
Rescue/Cascade truck, and a 2,000 GPM pump with a special service six 
wheel pickup truck. The company serves the Hatfield Borough and 
Hatfield Township and provides mutual assistance across Montgomery and 
Bucks Counties in Pennsylvania.
  Robert Nolen is a lifetime member of the Hatfield Volunteer Fire 
Company, who at age 70 still drives trucks to active fire calls. Isaac 
Feusner, another lifetime member now 93, has devoted countless hours to 
his duties as a fire fighter. The dedicated volunteers of the Hatfield 
Volunteer Fire Company have provided critical services to citizens in 
need, oftentimes endangering their own lives in the process.
  I congratulate the Hatfield Volunteer Fire Company, specifically 
Robert Nolen and Isaac Feusner, for embodying the spirit of 
volunteerism in America through proactive service in the community.

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