[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 104 (Thursday, June 20, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H4928]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                   HONORING DAVIE COUNTY FIREFIGHTERS

  (Mr. BUDD asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BUDD. Mr. Speaker, I proudly rise today to recognize and honor 
firefighters from my district in Davie County, North Carolina, who 
battled an early morning fire caused by a lightning strike earlier this 
week. Thanks to their efforts and heroism, Mr. Speaker, a church 
building was spared.
  Around 3:30 a.m. this Tuesday, Davie County firefighters responded to 
a fire at Smith Grove United Methodist Church along U.S. Highway 158 in 
Mocksville. When the firefighters arrived on the scene, flames were 
bursting out of the roof and immediate action was needed to stop the 
flames, according to Smith Grove Fire Chief Don Howard.
  Even though the lightning strike caused the steeple to fall off the 
roof of the church, the firefighters pressed on to fight the flames and 
save the majority of the building.
  I am grateful for the service of these men and women, many of whom 
are volunteers, who every day put themselves in danger to keep our 
families and our communities safe.
  Mr. Speaker, I would also like to recognize the departments that 
responded, which included Smith Grove, Farmington, Cornatzer-Dulin, 
Mocksville, the Cooleemee Fire Departments; Davie EMS; Davie County 
Fire Marshal's Office; and the Davie County Sheriff's Office.
  I thank these heroes and others like them in our country.

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