[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 156 (Thursday, September 20, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1273]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 CITY OF ORANGE FIRE CHIEF JACK THOMAS

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                           HON. MIMI WALTERS

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 20, 2018

  Mrs. MIMI WALTERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor 
of Jack Thomas on his recent retirement from the City of Orange Fire 
Department.
  Chief Thomas, who served the City of Orange for thirty years, began 
his long and impressive career journey as a volunteer in the Fire 
Explorer program.
  After joining the City of Orange Fire Department in 1988, he quickly 
rose through the ranks to become Fire Chief in 2015.
  As a first responder to some of the worst natural disasters in recent 
history, Chief Thomas has proudly served communities throughout the 
country, including the City of New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina in 
2005, Los Angeles County during the 2009 Station Fire, and most 
recently, Orange County during the 2017 Canyon 2 Fire.
  Please join me in thanking Chief Thomas for the many selfless 
contributions he has made to the City of Orange, the State of 
California, and our Nation.
  I wish him the absolute best as he begins the next great chapter of 
his life.

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