[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 2228-2229]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




           RECOGNIZING THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF ANDREW W. CHAMBERS

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                            HON. JIM GERLACH

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, February 17, 2012

  Mr. GERLACH. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to congratulate Andrew W. 
Chambers of Chester County, Pennsylvania on his retirement after 30 
years of law enforcement service with the Tredyffrin Township Police 
Department.

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  Chief Chambers began his law enforcement career with Tredyffrin 
Township in 1982 as a police officer assigned to patrol. After 9 years, 
Chambers worked his way up the ranks as a sergeant, lieutenant and 
captain before being appointed Superintendent of Police in 2008.
  Chief Chambers has also served as commander of a Regional Special 
Operations (SWAT) team, known as the Northeast Chester County Emergency 
Response Team, which serves nine municipalities in Chester County for 
police high risk incident response. He is a member of the Pennsylvania 
Chiefs of Police Association, International Association of Chiefs of 
Police, Chester County Chiefs of Police Association and the 
Southeastern Pennsylvania Chiefs of Police Association.
  Additionally, Chief Chambers has been a volunteer firefighter and EMT 
for over 30 years and is a certified Public Safety Diver. He is a 
member of the Board of Directors of the Chester County Emergency 
Medical Services Council and serves as Vice President and co-founder of 
the Chester County Police and Fire Hero Fund, which was created to 
raise funds for police officers and emergency workers killed or 
disabled in the line of duty.
  Mr. Speaker, in light of his years of exemplary service to his 
community and litany of sterling accomplishments too long to record, I 
ask that my colleagues join me today in recognizing Chief Andrew W. 
Chambers for his invaluable contributions to the quality of life of the 
citizens of Tredyffrin Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania and our 
entire Nation.

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