[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 7 (Friday, January 12, 2024)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E34]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              RECOGNIZING FIRE CHIEF EUGENE A. VANCE, III

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                            HON. SCOTT PERRY

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Friday, January 12, 2024

  Mr. PERRY. Mr. Speaker, I'm honored, humbled, and saddened to 
posthumously recognize Steelton Fire Chief, Eugene A. Vance, III.
  Upon graduating from Steelton-Highspire High School in 1972, Chief 
Vance dedicated his life to the service of our communities. As a 35-
year veteran of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of General 
Services, he was a member of the Steelton Baldwin Hose Company No. 4 
serving as Firefighter, Foreman, Captain, and Battalion Chief before 
earning the privilege of becoming Chief of the Steelton Fire Department 
in 1998. He also served on several Dauphin County volunteer fire 
companies, the Dauphin County Volunteer Fireman's Association, and 
County Volunteer Fire Chiefs Association.
  Chief Vance retired from his official capacity in 2012, but continued 
to play a vital role, and his call to duty returned him to the Fire 
Chief position once again in 2016. He administered countless AED life-
saving responses, and earned prestigious awards, honors, and accolades 
throughout his storied career--to name but a few, in 2012, he earned 
the Firefighter of the Year and was presented his bugle from the 
Department, and in 2020, he earned the Craig Webb Memorial Award for 
Excellence in Fire Service.
  Chief Vance's life truly mattered; he made a mark on everyone he 
met--whether he knew them briefly, personally, professionally, or for a 
lifetime. He will be dearly missed.
  Mr. Speaker, I'm honored to recognize Fire Chief Eugene A. Vance, III 
for his selfless, tireless, and dedicated service to his family, 
friends, fellow brave Firefighters, our communities, Commonwealth, and 
United States of America. He is the standard by which we all should be 
judged. May God bless and keep him.

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