    [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 39 (Thursday, February 27, 2025)]
    [House]
    [Page H884]
    From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

                     RECOGNIZING LYNCHBURG FIRE DEPARTMENT

      (Mr. McGUIRE asked and was given permission to address the House for
    1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
      Mr. McGUIRE. Mr. Speaker, southwest Virginia, in Congressman Morgan
    Griffith's district, has been hit hard by storms over and over again in
    the past few months, including Hurricane Helene. I visited Damascus in
    October, where I cooked and served food for first responders with my
    team for the victims of Hurricane Helene.
      My thoughts and prayers have been with southwest Virginia since then
    and certainly remain today as they deal with the consequences of
    continued flooding.
      I rise today to recognize and commend the nine members of the
    Lynchburg Fire Department's Urban Search and Rescue Team who recently
    deployed to southwest Virginia in anticipation of further flooding.
      The Lynchburg search and rescue team represents what it means to be a
    proud Virginian. No matter where you are in the Commonwealth, when you
    are in need, a fellow Virginian gives you a hand.
      Our first responders are critical to our safety, not just in
    disasters but every day. To all of those on the front lines, I thank
    them. May God and their training keep them safe.

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