[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 40 (Tuesday, March 10, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E320]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING THE NEWTOWN FIRE ASSOCIATION

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                      HON. MICHAEL G. FITZPATRICK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, March 10, 2015

  Mr. FITZPATRICK. Mr. Speaker, the Newtown Fire Association celebrates 
125 years of continuous service to the Newtown community this year and 
I congratulate the volunteers for the dedication and commitment that 
transcends the generations. The association was formed in the aftermath 
of a local mill fire in October 1889 when a group of citizen-responders 
saw the need for local fire protection and met the following month to 
create the all-volunteer Newtown Fire Association. This company 
continuously provided high level protective services to the community 
and continues the tradition today with a 21st century staff of 
certified firefighters and state-of-the-art fire and rescue equipment. 
This special anniversary acknowledges a century of selfless volunteer, 
first-responders who are honored for their courage and service. 
Congratulations to the Newtown Fire Association on this milestone with 
the gratitude of the community for demonstrating the dedication of your 
founders and an ongoing commitment to the protection of your neighbors, 
their lives, their homes and their properties.

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