[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 11]
[Senate]
[Page 15278]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   MEMORIALIZING FALLEN FIREFIGHTERS

  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask unanimous consent that the Senate proceed to the 
immediate consideration of Calendar No. 193, S. Res. 171.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 171) memorializing fallen 
     firefighters by lowering the United States flag to half-staff 
     on the day of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial 
     Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. KENNEDY. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed 
to, the preamble be agreed to, the motions to reconsider be laid upon 
the table, and any statements relating thereto be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 171) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 171

       Whereas 1,100,000 men and women comprise the fire service 
     in the United States;
       Whereas the fire service is considered one of the most 
     dangerous professions in the United States;
       Whereas fire service personnel selflessly respond to over 
     22,500,000 emergency calls annually, without reservation and 
     with an unwavering commitment to the safety of their fellow 
     citizens;
       Whereas fire service personnel are the first to respond to 
     an emergency, whether it involves a fire, medical emergency, 
     spill of hazardous materials, natural disaster, act of 
     terrorism, or transportation accident; and
       Whereas approximately 100 fire service personnel die 
     annually in the line of duty: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That this year, the United States flags on all 
     Federal facilities should be lowered to half-staff on the day 
     of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in 
     Emmitsburg, Maryland.

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