[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 6, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S2243]
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SENATE RESOLUTION 577--RECOGNIZING AND HONORING BURNSVILLE, MINNESOTA, 
     LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRST RESPONDERS FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS

  Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself and Ms. Smith) submitted the following 
resolution; which was considered and agreed to:

                              S. Res. 577

       Whereas Burnsville Police Officers Paul Elmstrand and 
     Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth died in 
     the line of duty on February 18, 2024, while responding to a 
     domestic situation in Burnsville, Minnesota;
       Whereas Officer Paul Elmstrand dedicated over 6 years of 
     service to the Burnsville Police Department, joined the 
     department in 2017 as a Community Service Officer and was 
     promoted to Officer in 2019, and served as part of the 
     department's mobile command staff, peer team, honor guard, 
     and field training unit;
       Whereas Officer Matthew Ruge dedicated over 3 years of 
     service to the Burnsville Police Department, joining the 
     department in 2020, where he was a physical evidence officer 
     and a member of the crisis negotiation team;
       Whereas Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth dedicated 5 
     years of service to the Burnsville Fire Department, served as 
     a water rescue trainer and on Burnsville's Health and 
     Wellness Committee, and was an Army veteran serving during 
     Operation Iraqi Freedom;
       Whereas Officers Paul Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and 
     Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth will be remembered as 
     heroes who protected their community and loved their families 
     and friends;
       Whereas Police Sergeant Adam Medlicott was injured and 
     hospitalized while responding to the call; and
       Whereas Sergeant Adam Medlicott has served with the 
     Burnsville Police Department since 2014 in various roles, 
     including as a patrol officer, drug recognition specialist, 
     and field training officer, and was promoted to sergeant in 
     2022: Now therefore be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) expresses deep condolences to the families and 
     colleagues of Burnsville, Minnesota, Police Officers Paul 
     Elmstrand and Matthew Ruge and Firefighter/Paramedic Adam 
     Finseth, who made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty 
     and whose sacrifice will not be forgotten;
       (2) honors the bravery of Police Sergeant Adam Medlicott;
       (3) recognizes all of the countless selfless and heroic 
     actions carried out by local law enforcement and first 
     responders;
       (4) expresses strong support for law enforcement and first 
     responders in Minnesota and across the United States who 
     protect and serve their communities; and
       (5) acknowledges the importance of honoring and remembering 
     fallen law enforcement and first responders killed in the 
     line of duty.

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