[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E998]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       HONORING RODGER COLLINSON

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                           HON. MIKE THOMPSON

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 29, 2022

  Mr. THOMPSON of California. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor 
Rodger Collinson, a firefighter and paramedic with the Napa Fire 
Department (NFD). I have named Mr. Collinson as a Public Safety Hero of 
the Year for Napa County in California's 5th District as a result of 
his extraordinary selflessness, dedication, and service to others.
  Mr. Collinson was born and raised in Napa, California. He graduated 
from Napa High School in 1996 and has attended both Napa Valley College 
and Solano Community College. Mr. Collinson spent five years with 
Piner's Napa Ambulance before joining the Napa Fire Department in 2003. 
While working with the NFD, Mr. Collinson proposed, developed and 
continues to lead the Safe Program. The program provides fire safety 
messages to elementary schools across Napa.
  In addition to putting his life on the line to protect our community 
from fires, Mr. Collinson demonstrated incredible initiative by 
creating the Facebook Group ``Support Napa Valley Restaurants.'' The 
purpose of the group is to provide free advertising to the many local 
restaurants impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, Mr. 
Collinson recently competed on the Food Network's ``Guy's Grocery 
Games'' where he won $40,000 for the Napa City Firefighter's Charitable 
Fund.
  Outside of his work with the NFD, Mr. Collinson has served as the 
team lead for the annual City of Napa employee breakfast and is a 
member of the Native Sons of the Golden West. He is also passionate 
about bridging the gap between first responders and our Spanish 
speaking community, having studied Spanish with his wife Amanda.
  Madam Speaker, there is no doubt that Mr. Collinson is an exemplary 
civil servant who represents the very best of our community. Therefore, 
it is fitting and proper that we honor him here today.

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