[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 8 (Friday, January 12, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E40]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                IN RECOGNITION OF FIRE CHIEF MIKE DUNCAN

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                        HON. MICHAEL C. BURGESS

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2018

  Mr. BURGESS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the exemplary 
work of Fire Chief Mike Duncan in his service to the City of Roanoke, 
Texas as we mark his retirement. During his sixteen years as Fire Chief 
in Roanoke, he has been a committed leader in his community.
  Chief Duncan was a seasoned fire fighter when he joined the Roanoke 
Fire Department as chief in 2001. He first began his firefighting 
career in 1974 with the City of North Richland Hills Fire Department. 
Since that time, he has served his community tirelessly in a variety of 
leadership roles.
  Throughout his years of service, Chief Duncan earned certifications 
as a Master Firefighter, Advanced Fire Inspector, a Fire Service 
Instructor II and as the Department Head for the Fire Department. He is 
a leading member of the Denton County Fire Chiefs Association where he 
served as Treasurer for 11 years, the Tarrant County Fire Chiefs 
Association where he served as President in 2004, the International 
Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Fire Protection Association, 
the North East Fire Department Association and the International Code 
Conference.
  Chief Duncan has devoted 43 years to protecting his neighbors. For 
more than four decades, he has put strangers' safety above his own, and 
we are indebted to him. I am deeply grateful for his service to the 
City of Roanoke and North Texas, and I wish Chief Duncan and his family 
the best in his retirement.

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