R 142
2015 -- S 0689
Enacted 03/19/2015

S E N A T E   R E S O L U T I O N
PROCLAIMING MARCH 17, 2015, TO BE "LAW ENFORCEMENT AND FIRE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senator Michael J. McCaffrey
Date Introduced: March 18, 2015

     WHEREAS, On every day of the year, law enforcement officers and fire service
department professionals work diligently and tirelessly to protect the people and property in
Rhode Island; and
     WHEREAS, These dedicated individuals undergo rigorous training and extensively study
safety and protection issues in order to best serve the residents of our great state. Their
responsibilities require an abundance of physical strength, courage, and stamina, and an abiding
and selfless concern for the safety of others; and
     WHEREAS, Our law enforcement officers and fire department personnel protect our
schools, public meeting places, our homes and our physical safety twenty-four hours a day, every
day of the year. It is because of them that we are able to daily go about our lives with a reasonable
expectation of being safe and secure; and
     WHEREAS, All too often, these devoted public service heroes pay the ultimate price in
order to protect us from dangerous and hazardous situations. These dedicated servants always
answer the call and always come to the aid of those in need, regardless of the dangers they face or
the possible consequences they may endure; now, therefore be it
     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations
hereby proclaims March 17, 2015, to be "Law Enforcement and Fire Service Department Day" in
the State of Rhode Island. We furthermore thank the members of this "fraternity" for their
tireless, diligent and valorous service on every day to the citizens of Rhode Island; and be it
further
     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to
transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to Paul Reed, President of the Rhode Island
Association of Firefighters, Colonel Richard Silva, Rhode Island Police Chiefs Association,
Colonel Steven G. O’Donnell, Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police and Bob Sweeney,
President, RES Associates.
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