Bill Text: CA ACR102 | 2013-2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: California Firefighters Memorial Day.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 52-14)

Status: (Passed) 2014-09-09 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Res. Chapter 155, Statutes of 2014. [ACR102 Detail]

Download: California-2013-ACR102-Introduced.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 102	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Fox

                        FEBRUARY 20, 2014

   Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 102, as introduced, Fox. California Firefighters Memorial Day.

   This measure would proclaim October 11, 2014, as California
Firefighters Memorial Day.
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, For over a decade, the California Firefighters Memorial,
located on the grounds of the State Capitol, has served to
commemorate firefighters who unwaveringly serve California with
pride, courage, and honor; and
   WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is a symbol of
gratitude and appreciation to the men and women of the fire service
who put their lives on the line each day to protect the people,
property, and beauty of this great state; and
   WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is also a place of
remembrance for our state's fallen firefighters, and a gathering
place where surviving family members and their communities are
strengthened by the power of remembering each fallen firefighter's
ultimate sacrifice; and
   WHEREAS, Each of the over 1,200 names engraved on the brushed
limestone walls of the California Firefighters Memorial is a tribute
to the finest and bravest who have made the ultimate sacrifice as
firefighters; and
   WHEREAS, Many of the fallen firefighters whose names adorn the
California Firefighters Memorial suffered and ultimately succumbed to
diseases, such as cancer, as a result of the hazardous nature of
their work, including routine exposure to toxic chemicals; and
   WHEREAS, On October 11, 2014, firefighters and their families from
throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their fellow
Californians for the 2014 California Firefighters Memorial Ceremony
to honor the men and women of the fire service who have given their
lives in service to California; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims October 11,
2014, as Firefighters Memorial Day, and urges Californians to
remember firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty and to
express their appreciation to those firefighters who continue to
protect us; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.