[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 109 (Thursday, June 28, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E940]
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 CONGRATULATING FAYETTEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT A-SHIFT RESCUE 1 ON BEING 
                PRESENTED THE PUBLIC SAFETY VALOR AWARD

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                          HON. RICHARD HUDSON

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 28, 2018

  Mr. HUDSON. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Captain Michael 
Bartch, Lieutenant Kenneth Tatum, Firefighter James Strickland, 
Firefighter Thomas Farrell, and Firefighter Chiara Furlanetto-Duehning 
for receiving the Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce's Public 
Safety Valor Award as part of the Fayetteville Fire Department A-Shift 
Rescue 1.
  We are all too familiar with the heroic work our firefighters do in 
our communities. Whether it is keeping us safe or saving the lives of 
others, the men and women who put on these uniforms are unsung heroes 
in towns and cities all across our nation. They work long hours, day 
and night, to ensure that we can feel safe as we go about our lives.
  The Valor Award is presented to those who execute extreme acts of 
heroism in order to save the lives of others in our community. The 
Fayetteville Fire Department A-Shift 1 exemplified this when they saved 
an individual who was stuck in a grain silo with temperatures well over 
one hundred degrees. They were able to extract the individual and get 
him to the hospital where he made a full recovery. It is lifesaving 
acts such as this which humble me and make me appreciate the 
selflessness of our firefighters that put their lives in danger to help 
others.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in celebrating these heroic men and women 
of the Fayetteville Fire Department A-Shift Rescue 1 on receiving the 
Greater Fayetteville Chamber of Commerce's Public Safety Valor Award.

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