[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 78 (Wednesday, May 20, 2009)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1218]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        TRIBUTE TO JOSEPH INTILE

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                         HON. BILL PASCRELL JR.

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 20, 2009

  Mr. PASCRELL. Madam Speaker, I would like to call to your attention 
the work of an outstanding individual, Chief Joseph Intile, who is 
being recognized May 20, 2009 on the occasion of his retirement as 
Chief of the Bloomfield, NJ Fire Department, after thirty years of 
dedicated service.
  It is only fitting that he be honored in this, the permanent record 
of the greatest democracy ever known, because he is the embodiment of 
the patriotism and community spirit that make our nation so great.
  Chief Intile joined the Bloomfield Fire Department on March 27, 1979 
and since then has brought much distinction to the department and to 
his position. Most notably, he guided the Bloomfield Fire Department in 
becoming the first Fire Department in the northeastern United States to 
achieve international accreditation from the Center for Public Safety 
Excellence, Commission of Fire Accreditation.
  Chief Intile is one of the most decorated and honored Fire Chiefs in 
the State of New Jersey. He holds a Masters of Administrative Science 
from Fairleigh Dickinson University and is a graduate of the National 
Fire Academy in Emmitsburg, Maryland.
  He is a member of several highly respected professional 
organizations, such as the National Fire Protection Association,
  International Association of Fire Chiefs, National Society of 
Executive Fire Officers, National Fire Academy Alumni Association, New 
Jersey Career Fire Chiefs Association, and the New Jersey State Fire 
Chiefs Association as well as many others including my own 
Congressional Public Safety Advisory Committee.
  During his tenure in the Bloomfield Fire Department, Chief Intile 
achieved Executive Fire Officer status from the National Fire Academy 
and Chief Fire Officer Designation from the Commission on Fire Officer 
Designation. He has attained Fire Official, Fire Inspector, and 
Incident Management Level 3 ranks from the New Jersey Division of 
Criminal Justice. He has received five Live Saving Awards from the 
Township of Bloomfield, three Public Safety Awards from the John I. 
Crecco Foundation, as well as recognition from the New Jersey General 
Assembly, the Essex County Board of Freeholders, and the New Jersey 
State Senate.
  The job of a United States Congressman involves much that is 
rewarding, yet nothing compares to being able to acknowledge great 
Americans like Chief Joseph Intile.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that you join our colleagues, Joseph's family 
and friends, the members of the Bloomfield Fire Department, all those 
who have been touched by him, and me in recognizing the outstanding 
contributions of Chief Joseph Intile to his profession and his 
community.

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