[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 198 (Wednesday, December 11, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1579]
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CONGRATULATING JUDGE GOGLAS ON HIS ELECTION AS THE NEW EASTERN DIRECTOR 
       OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT SAFETY OFFICERS ASSOCIATION (FDSOA)

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                           HON. PETER T. KING

                              of new york

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, December 11, 2019

  Mr. KING of New York. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate one 
of my constituents, Judge Phil Goglas, an ex-captain of the Central 
Islip Fire Department (CIFD) who was elected as the new Eastern 
Director of the Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA).
  Judge Goglas is a former New York City Transit Police Officer. He 
received his bachelor's from St. John's University and his Juris 
Doctorate from Brooklyn Law School.
  Judge Goglas was elected to the Suffolk County District Court in 2010 
and the Suffolk County Court in 2014 where he currently presides.
  Judge Goglas started his volunteer fire service with the Wyandanch 
Volunteer Fire Company in 1979 and joined the Central Islip Fire 
Department in 1993 and served as Captain of Engine and Company 3 from 
2000 to 2002.
  Judge Goglas has been a member of the FDSOA since 2010 and will be 
sworn in at the annual general meeting held in conjunction with the 
2020 Health and Safety Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.
  The Fire Department Safety Officers Association (FDSOA) was 
established in 1989 as a non-profit association, whose mission is to 
promote safety standards and practices in the fire, rescue and 
emergency services community. The association is led by a volunteer 
board of directors. The association is dedicated to the issues that 
affect the critical role of the safety officer in protecting and 
promoting the safety and health responsibilities of fire departments, 
communities and first responders.
  I call on my colleagues to join me in congratulating Judge Goglas and 
continue to support our first responders who put their lives on the 
line for the community.

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