[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 69 (Friday, April 27, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E566]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             HONORING RUTHERFORD VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 27, 2018

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the 
Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department for their 100 years of volunteer 
service to Rutherford, Napa County and California.
  This esteemed fire department was created in 1918, along with 22 
other stations in Napa County, in preparation for a potential war. It 
has been in service ever since, operating 24 hours per day, 365 days 
per year. In 1956 Napa County accepted the Rutherford Fire Department 
into county control and in 1986 the Rutherford Fire Department was 
incorporated.
  Rutherford Fire Department has not only served Rutherford and Napa 
County. The department has also responded to numerous fires, floods and 
earthquakes throughout and across California. In order to adequately 
respond to any and every crisis, the Rutherford Fire Department has 
been at the forefront of training and drilling.
  Rutherford Fire Department is more than just an exceptional fire 
department. Multiple generations of Rutherford residents have served 
and continue to serve our community as courageous volunteer 
firefighters who are ready to defend the lives of those in the Napa 
Valley and throughout California. The department stands tall as one of 
the nine remaining volunteer departments in the Napa County and is 
honored to be made up of community members, for the protection of 
community members.
  Mr. Speaker, the Rutherford Volunteer Fire Department is an essential 
institution. Their unparalleled commitment to protecting Rutherford and 
Napa County make them a model volunteer fire department. It is 
therefore fitting and proper that we honor the Rutherford Fire 
Department here today.

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