[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 140 (Thursday, August 6, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S5264]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]





          TRIBUTE TO CHIEF FAUSEY AND ASSISTANT CHIEF GOODBROD

  Mr. TOOMEY. Mr. President, I rise today to recognize and honor the 
heroic acts of two Pennsylvania volunteer firefighters, Chief Howard M. 
Fausey, Sr., and Assistant Chief Ethan Goodbrod of Citizen's Hose 
Company, Station 45, in Jersey Shore, PA.
  On the evening of February 15, 2020, Chief Fausey and Assistant Chief 
Goodbrod responded to a multiple alarm fire reported at the Broadway 
Hotel and Restaurant in Jersey Shore, PA. The hotel is a historic 
building with multiple residential apartments in its upper levels. When 
Chief Fausey and Assistant Chief Goodbrod arrived on the scene, the 
building was already consumed in flames, and they soon learned that a 
man was trapped on the third floor. Without regard to their own 
personal safety, these volunteer firefighters climbed to the third 
floor on ladders, forced their way into the building by breaking a 
window and removing an air-conditioner, found the trapped man amidst 
heavy smoke, and safely removed him from the building. And they did not 
arrive a moment too soon. The man they rescued suffered severe burns 
and smoke inhalation while he was trapped inside. Thanks to Chief 
Fausey's and Assistant Chief Goodbrod's heroism, he lived to see 
another day and has recovered from his injuries.
  Chief Fausey's and Assistant Chief Goodbrod's courageous acts call 
attention to the heroic service that first responders provide for their 
communities every day, often on a volunteer basis. In fact, Citizens 
Hose Company, Station 45, is made up entirely of volunteers. These 
individuals, many of whom hail from generations of voluntary service, 
place themselves in harm's way to protect the rest of us.
  We should never take for granted the risks that first responders take 
to ensure that we are safe in our communities. I want to say to Chief 
Fausey, to Assistant Chief Goodbrod, and to all of Pennsylvania's first 
responders, that we are grateful for the service that you provide to 
the community and thankful for your sacrifices.

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