[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 198 (Friday, December 1, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6064]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRATULATING WILLIAM ``LOU'' REED

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate 
William ``Lou'' Reed on being named Rincon's new fire chief.
  Reed started with the Rincon Fire Department in November of 2011 and 
has served as a firefighter, an engineer, and a captain.
  Lou was appointed to be the Rincon fire chief on September 11 after 
having led the department on an interim basis for 20 months.
  He recently received a bachelor's degree in fire administration and 
is working toward a master's degree in public health administration.
  As the new chief, he has already created goals to reduce the number 
of fires and fire-related deaths by analyzing response data, providing 
safety education programs to residents, and enforcing State and local 
fire prevention codes.
  Lou has already shown he has the skills of a true leader. I am 
excited to see what he accomplishes further as the new Rincon fire 
chief.

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