[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 7]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 9424-9425]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



            FIRE TRIBUTE TO BROWARD COUNTY'S RESCUE SERVICE

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                         HON. E. CLAY SHAW, JR.

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Thursday, May 25, 2000

  Mr. SHAW. Mr. Speaker, I pay tribute to Broward County's Fire Rescue 
service. Recently, they were named the number one emergency and medical 
service in the state of Florida.
  Broward Fire Rescue has had many outstanding accomplishments this 
year. They received a grant of $100,000 to put automatic

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external defibrillators in public buildings. This program is intended 
to quicken the process of helping heart attack victims. They were also 
the first agency in the county to give the heart attack clot-busting 
drug, Retavase, to patients while on the way to the hospital. In 
addition, the fire-rescue workers transport heart attack and stroke 
victims to the county hospital that is best equipped patients rather 
than just the nearest one. Furthermore, the agency began airing fire-
safety announcements before films at Muvico theaters.
  I would particularly like to honor the men and women of Broward Fire 
Rescue for their tireless efforts of providing care for the injured and 
sick. Without these individuals, the accomplishments listed above would 
not be possible. The agency should be recognized for their hard work 
and dedication to Broward County and its residents.

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