[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 17 (Thursday, February 4, 2010)]
[House]
[Pages H557-H558]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FIRE RESCUE URBAN SEARCH AND 
                 RESCUE TEAM FOR THEIR EFFORTS IN HAITI

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. My sincerest thanks and congratulations to the 
Miami-Dade County Fire Rescue Urban Search and Rescue team for their 
heroic efforts in aiding the relief work in Haiti. Their courage and 
dedication to helping save lives are examples for us all. Under the 
leadership of Division Chief Dave Downey, an 80-man team was sent to 
Haiti 1 day after it was ravaged by a magnitude 7.0 earthquake.
  I would like to commend Miami-Dade Fire Rescue, under the direction 
of Fire Chief Herminio Lorenzo, for their courageous commitment and 
dedication to saving lives in south Florida and worldwide. As a result 
of their work in Haiti, lives have been saved and many more individuals 
have been aided.
  Their selfless dedication and sense of mission are testaments to our 
Nation's highest principle. The team's experience in disaster relief 
efforts during Hurricane Katrina, in the aftermath of 9/11, and the 
1999 earthquake in Turkey, as part of the national Urban Search and 
Rescue Response System, were invaluable to their rescue efforts in 
Haiti. Congratulations to all.

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