[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 84 (Friday, May 14, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E523-E524]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   HONORING TOMS RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT NO. 1 ON ITS 125TH ANNIVERSARY

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                             HON. ANDY KIM

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                          Friday, May 14, 2021

  Mr. KIM of New Jersey. Madam Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
Toms River Fire Department No. 1 on its one hundred and twenty-fifth 
anniversary.
  Beginning in 1896, the Toms River Fire Department was founded with no 
budget or fire hydrant. Within two years, the town's running water 
became operational and the Fire Department was granted a $500 budget. 
Soon, when there was a fire, the firefighters were able to hook their 
hoses to Toms River's one hydrant and push a hose cart across town to 
fight a fire. Through the Toms River Fire Department's work, they 
protected the residents of Toms River and saved countless lives.
  While the technology and tools available to the Toms River Fire 
Department have changed drastically in the past century and firetrucks 
have thankfully replaced fire carts, the mission and the work ethic of 
the Toms River Fire Department have not. For the past

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one hundred and twenty-five years, the volunteer fire service has 
protected the grateful residents of Toms River. Hopefully, in one 
hundred years from today, another member of Congress representing Toms 
River will stand here on the floor of the House of Representatives, 
honoring the Toms River Fire Department No. 1's noble work on their two 
hundred and twenty-fifth anniversary.
  On Toms River Fire Department No. 1's anniversary, I extend my best 
wishes to all the firefighters, former firefighters and their families 
of the Toms River community.

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