Bill > J01092

This resolution commemorates the 100th anniversary of the Stittville Volunteer Fire Department, located in New York, by recognizing its century-long commitment to community service and emergency response. The resolution highlights the department's origins following a devastating fire in 1925 that destroyed the hamlet's Main Street, which prompted the establishment of a formal fire district on September 22, 1925. It acknowledges the department's initial leadership, including its first foreman G. Ellis and assistant foreman F.H. Rupert, and notes their early equipment of two 40-gallon Foamite engines. The resolution praises the department's current leadership, including Chief William Sutherland and President Ray Sherman, and emphasizes the volunteers' dedication to serving their community by responding to emergencies 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. It celebrates the department's growth, its integration of advanced equipment and training, and most importantly, the selflessness of its members who risk their own safety to protect their neighbors. The resolution formally recognizes the Stittville Volunteer Fire Department's extraordinary public service, devotion, and heroism, and includes a provision to transmit an official, engrossed copy of the resolution to the fire department.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/J1092