[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 12]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16260]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




        HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF BRYN MAWR FIRE COMPANY

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, June 25, 2003

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to honor the Bryn Mawr Fire 
Company of Bryn Mawr, PA on its 100th anniversary.
  Almost a century ago, citizens of Bryn Mawr, Haverford and Rosemont 
came together to form a fire company. The Montgomery County Court of 
Common Pleas approved the Certificate of Incorporation for the Bryn 
Mawr Fire Company on December 21, 1903, even before the Township in 
which it was located was chartered. The Company acquired its first 
horse-drawn engine the following year and the fire house was dedicated 
2 years later in May of 1906.
  The Bryn Mawr Fire Company has served its community in exemplary 
fashion over the past 100 years and today there are almost 40 volunteer 
firefighters in the Company. The Company responds to over 500 calls per 
year throughout Lower Merion, Radnor and Haverford Townships.
  The volunteers of the Bryn Mawr Fire Company take every aspect of 
their job very seriously. Members drill every Monday night and 
participate in a live burn drill each month. Firefighters from the 
Company attend schools and conferences all across the country. The 
Company sends members into the local schools to talk about fire 
prevention and hosts an open house every year to educate the public 
about fire safety.
  For the past 100 years, the citizens of Bryn Mawr and the surrounding 
communities have been able to depend on the courageous men and women of 
the Bryn Mawr Fire Company. I encourage my colleagues to join me in 
saluting the Bryn Mawr Fire Company on reaching this important 
milestone.

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