[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 153 (2007), Part 23]
[Senate]
[Page 31965]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ROSEVILLE FIRE DEPARTMENT

 Mrs. BOXER. Mr. President, I am pleased to recognize the 100th 
anniversary of the Roseville Fire Department in Roseville, CA.
  In November 1907, a group of downtown merchants in the railroad 
community of Roseville came together and formed the Citizens Volunteer 
Fire Department after devastating fires destroyed and threatened many 
of their businesses. The department opened under the leadership of fire 
chief W.B. Musson, who was joined by assistant fire chief W.T. Butler 
and 16 volunteer firefighters to protect the town of approximately 
6,000 residents.
  When the city of Roseville was incorporated in 1909, the department 
was officially named the ``Roseville Fire Department'' and for over 50 
years worked out of two fire stations and added a third in 1961. In 
1947, after 40 years as a volunteer fire department, the Roseville Fire 
Department hired a full-time firefighting team to protect the rapidly 
growing city.
  Today, the Roseville Fire Department has 130 employees serving over 
100,000 residents with 8 fire stations, a 3-acre training facility, a 
technical rescue team, a hazardous materials team and emergency medical 
technicians at every fire station.
  As the firefighters and community celebrate the Roseville Fire 
Department's centennial anniversary, I would like to congratulate and 
thank all of the brave men and women of the Roseville Fire Department 
who have proudly served their community over the past 100 
years.

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