[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 5]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 6301]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




          HONORING THE DELAWARE COUNTY FIRE POLICE ASSOCIATION

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                            HON. JOE SESTAK

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 3, 2009

  Mr. SESTAK. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the courage and 
dedication of The Delaware County Fire Police Association. These 
exceptional first responders are often overlooked by many communities 
in our nation. However, I am proud to say that is not the case in the 
7th Congressional District of Pennsylvania.
  In the past two years I have come to appreciate and respect the 
invaluable service these essential citizens provide to their neighbors 
and brothers and sisters in our Fire and Police Departments. Were it 
not for the training and bravery of the Fire Police, those initial 
moments, as a tragedy unfolds, would be chaotic and exponentially more 
dangerous. For it is the Fire Police who, when a situation is still 
uncertain, stand in the breech to afford other first responders the 
time, space and security they require to do their jobs.
  As we learned tragically on September 11, 2001, the earliest moments 
of a crisis demand the greatest caution, experience and communication. 
I thank the Delaware County Fire Police Association for generations of 
public service. By consistently arriving at the right time and being in 
the right place they have saved untold numbers of lives and valuable, 
often irreplaceable property and possessions.
  Madam Speaker, I ask that our nation take this moment to offer our 
thanks and appreciation to a group of hometown heroes, the Delaware 
County Fire Police Association.

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