[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 21 (Tuesday, February 3, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E187]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     COMMEMORATING STONY BROOK FIRE DEPARTMENT'S 100TH ANNIVERSARY

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                         HON. TIMOTHY H. BISHOP

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 3, 2009

  Mr. BISHOP of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark an 
important milestone in the civic life of Stony Brook, New York, a 
picturesque college town on the shores of Long Island Sound. In 1909, a 
small group of volunteers founded the Stony Brook Fire Department, 
beginning a tradition of service that has continued uninterrupted for 
100 years.
  The job of volunteer firefighting has changed significantly in the 
past century. Fire alarms in Stony Brook are no longer broadcast with 
church bells, and the Fire Department's original hand-drawn chemical 
firefighting apparatus has been replaced with state-of-the-art 
equipment.
  However, Madam Speaker, the spirit of volunteer firefighters remains 
undiminished, and is as vital today as ever before. I join their 
neighbors in thanking the Stony Brook Fire Department for 100 years of 
protecting the community and wish them the best as they enter a second 
century of service.

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