[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 46 (Wednesday, March 18, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H1732]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      TRIBUTE TO CD1 FIREFIGHTERS

  (Mr. CICILLINE asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. CICILLINE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to the first 
responders and fire crews who put their lives on the line for more than 
24 hours to fight the five-alarm mill fire in Providence last week.
  Firefighters from across my district came to the scene to help, 
working through the night to contain the blaze that consumed the 
90,000-square-foot building.
  Thank you to the members of the Providence Fire Department and to 
fire crews at Central Falls Ladder, North Providence Engine, East 
Providence Engine, Pawtucket Engine and Ladder, North Providence 
Ladder, and Cumberland Ladder for your willingness to help the 
Providence Fire Department and your dedicated service to keep Rhode 
Islanders safe all throughout the year.
  I would also like to thank the companies from the Second 
Congressional District who pitched in, Warwick Engine and Cranston 
Ladder and Johnston Engine and Ladder.
  I applaud their service today and hope this reminds all of us of the 
heroic and important work that our firefighters and first responders do 
and of our responsibility to support them in every way that we can.

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