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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The Brenham Fire Department is celebrating the 150th |
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anniversary of its founding on May 27, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, In response to two devastating fires in 1866, the |
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Brenham townspeople formed the Brenham Hook and Ladder Company |
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No. 1 in 1867, which took on the responsibility not only of fighting |
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fires but also of suppressing lawlessness in the turbulent |
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Reconstruction era; in the organization's infancy, its members kept |
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buckets and ladders at their homes and would carry them to the scene |
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of a blaze, and in 1874, a hook and ladder truck was purchased to aid |
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in their endeavors; and |
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WHEREAS, In the decade that followed, several other fire |
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response groups arose within the community; the Mechanics Engine |
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Company No. 1 was formed in 1878, the Brenham Hook and Ladder |
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Company No. 2 in 1882, and the Conner Hose Company in 1885; in 1911, |
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the organizations merged under the name Brenham Fire Company No. 1, |
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and that same year, the City of Brenham ordered its first motorized |
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fire truck; over time, the department continued to modernize to |
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meet the evolving needs of the day, and three of the historic |
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vehicles used by the city's firefighters are now on display at the |
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Brenham Fire Museum; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1978, the city purchased land on the east side of |
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Brenham and erected a fire station that still serves the citizens of |
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Brenham and Washington County, and the organization established a |
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training center in 1982; today, the Brenham Fire Department is made |
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up of a combination of paid and volunteer firefighters under the |
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direction of Fire Chief Ricky Boeker; and |
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WHEREAS, For a century and a half, the dedicated and |
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courageous firefighters of the Brenham Fire Department have devoted |
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themselves to protecting the lives and property of their fellow |
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citizens, and this notable milestone represents a fitting |
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opportunity to recognize their vital contributions to the |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Brenham |
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Fire Department and pay tribute to the past and present members of |
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this venerable organization; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Brenham Fire Department as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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Schubert |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2246 was adopted by the House on May |
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25, 2017, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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