[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 9]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 13459]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                     HONORING NICHOLETTE P. STEFFES

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                          HON. E. SCOTT RIGELL

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                     Wednesday, September 11, 2013

  Mr. RIGELL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize a first for 
Accomack County, Virginia, in the 2nd Congressional District which I am 
honored to represent. On August 4, 2013, the Accomack County Department 
of Public Safety promoted Fire Medic II Nicholette P. Steffes, to the 
rank of Fire/EMS Captain, the first female Captain ever in the service 
of Accomack County. Nicholette joined the Department of Public Safety 
in 2007 as a recruit fire medic, another first for Accomack County, and 
after completing her fire training at the Eastern Shore Regional Fire 
Training Center, and earning her EMT basic certificate, Nicholette 
began her service as a Fire Medic. After several years of intensive 
training and course study, much of this on her own time, Nicholette 
completed her National and Virginia certification as a Paramedic in 
2012.
   Mr. Speaker, the Accomack Director of Public Safety, Mr. Jeff 
Terwilliger, should be commended for his leadership and dedication for 
providing Accomack County with a first class and effective Department 
of Public Safety. Nicholette is to be congratulated for her hard work, 
dedication, and achievements in the service to the residents of 
Accomack County. I am proud to represent the dedicated men and women of 
the Department of Public Safety, Accomack County Virginia, whose motto 
is ``Together We Make a Difference.''

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