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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2017

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H O U S E   R E S O L U T I O N

HONORING LINCOLN POLICE SGT. WALTER PTASZEK, OFFICERS CHRIS HANNON

AND MATHEW PARADIS, AND THE ALBION FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR

EFFORTS IN RESCUING AN ELDERLY COUPLE AND SUCCESSFULLY

EXTINGUISHING A FOUR-ALARM FIRE

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Ackerman, O`Grady, Costantino, Mattiello, and
Kennedy

     Date Introduced: March 02, 2017

     Referred To: House read and passed

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     WHEREAS, Police and Fire officers in the State of Rhode Island and across America

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work diligently and courageously to serve and protect their communities, regardless of the perils

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or hazards they potentially face each and every day; and

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     WHEREAS, It is eminently important to recognize and thank these brave men and

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women, especially when their actions have possible life-threatening consequences; and

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     WHEREAS, On Saturday evening, February 11, 2017, Lincoln Police Sgt. Walter

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Ptaszek, and Officers Chris Hannon and Mathew Paradis, responded to a call reporting smoke

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coming from a century old structure that houses the Albion post office, second and third floor

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apartments, an attached convenience store, and a basement social club; and

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     WHEREAS, The three Officers broke down the building's door and promptly evacuated a

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sleeping elderly couple living in the second floor apartment. Fortunately, the third floor apartment

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was vacant at the time; and

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     WHEREAS, Quickly arriving on the scene, members of the Albion Fire Department

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attacked the fire and with assistance from neighboring towns, was able to fully extinguish the

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burning inferno by the early morning hours on Sunday; and

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     WHEREAS, In that moment of crisis, without hesitation, the rapid response and

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subsequent actions of these three Officers and the entire Albion Fire Department resulted in the

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safe rescue of two lives and controlled a dangerous situation; and

 

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     WHEREAS, The laudable actions of these Officers augment our security, trust, and belief

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in our local Police and Fire Departments and they are all eminently worthy of our recognition and

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praise; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this House of Representatives of the State of Rhode Island and

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Providence Plantations hereby honors and thanks Lincoln Police Sgt. Walter Ptaszek, Officers

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Chris Hannon and Mathew Paradis, and the entire Albion Fire Department for their courageous

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efforts in saving the lives of two people and successfully extinguishing a four-alarm fire. We

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furthermore extend our best wishes for their future happiness, success, and good health; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to

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transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Lincoln Police Sgt. Walter Ptaszek, Officers

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Chris Hannon and Mathew Paradis, and Chief Richard Andrews, Albion Fire Department.

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