[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 34 (Wednesday, March 10, 2010)]
[Senate]
[Page S1367]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 53--RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE 
  CITY OF COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO, AS THE NEW OFFICIAL SITE OF THE 
 NATIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL SERVICE AND THE NATIONAL 
                  EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES MEMORIAL

  Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Udall of Colorado) submitted the 
following concurrent resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
the Judiciary:

                            S. Con. Res. 53

       Whereas in 1928, Julian Stanley Wise founded the first 
     volunteer rescue squad in the United States, the Roanoke Life 
     Saving and First Aid Crew, and Virginia subsequently took the 
     lead in honoring the thousands of people nationwide who give 
     their time and energy to community rescue squads;
       Whereas in 1993, to further recognize the selfless 
     contributions of emergency medical service (referred to in 
     this preamble as ``EMS'') personnel nationwide, the Virginia 
     Association of Volunteer Rescue Squads, Inc., and the Julian 
     Stanley Wise Foundation organized the first annual National 
     Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service in Roanoke, 
     Virginia, to honor EMS personnel from across the country who 
     died in the line of duty;
       Whereas the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 
     Service is the annual memorial service to honor all air and 
     ground EMS providers, including first responders, search and 
     rescue personnel, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, 
     nurses, and pilots;
       Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services 
     Memorial Service captures national attention by annually 
     honoring and remembering EMS personnel who have given their 
     lives in the line of duty;
       Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services 
     Memorial Service is devoted to the families, colleagues, and 
     loved ones of those EMS personnel;
       Whereas the singular devotion of EMS personnel to the 
     safety and welfare of their fellow citizens is worthy of the 
     highest praise;
       Whereas the annual National Emergency Medical Services 
     Memorial Service is a fitting reminder of the bravery and 
     sacrifice of EMS personnel nationwide;
       Whereas EMS personnel stand ready 24 hours a day, every 
     day, to assist and serve people in the United States with 
     life-saving medical attention and compassionate care;
       Whereas the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 
     Service Board sought and selected a new city to host the 
     annual National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service;
       Whereas the city of Colorado Springs, Colorado, was chosen 
     to host the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial, the 
     annual National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Service, 
     and the families of our fallen EMS personnel;
       Whereas ``Flight for Life'' in Colorado was founded in 1972 
     as the first civilian-based helicopter medical evacuation 
     system established in the United States;
       Whereas ambulance systems in Colorado provide care and 
     transport to approximately 375,000 residents and visitors 
     each year;
       Whereas approximately 60 percent of the licensed ambulance 
     services in Colorado are staffed by volunteers that serve the 
     vast rural and frontier communities of Colorado; and
       Whereas the life of every person in the United States will 
     be affected, directly or indirectly, by the uniquely skilled 
     and dedicated efforts of EMS personnel who work bravely and 
     tirelessly to preserve the greatest resource in the United 
     States, the people: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress recognizes and congratulates 
     the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the new official 
     site of the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial 
     Service and the National Emergency Services Memorial.

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