[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E605]
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               RECOGNIZING JAMES CHANCE ON HIS RETIREMENT

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                          HON. J. FRENCH HILL

                              of arkansas

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, June 22, 2023

  Mr. HILL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the fire chief from 
the Enola Area Fire Department, James Chance, who is preparing to 
retire.
  James is no ordinary chief.
  He's a volunteer who's been with the Faulkner County Department since 
1973 and became chief in 1983.
  When he first started at the Enola Area Fire Department, they had a 
single brush truck to use as an engine, tanker, and rescue.
  The department did not have an ISO rating.
  Now, the department has three stations, eleven fire trucks, and an 
ISO rating of five.
  According to his peers, James responded to every emergency despite 
how urgent or not it was.
  He spent two nights at 2:00 a.m. putting up barricades on flooded 
roads during bad storms or responding to the 10th false medical alert 
alarm in the middle of the night.
  I thank Mr. Chance for over 50 years of selfless service to the 
citizens of Faulkner County and congratulate him on his retirement.

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