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Week Ending June 22, 2007

S.RES.171 A resolution memorializing fallen firefighters by lowering the United States flag to half-staff on the day of the National Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

Listing the accomplishments of and risks taken by the nation’s 1.1 million men and women firefighters, this resolution calls for flying the US flag at half-staff on an unspecified day at the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, MD.

Sponsor:  Senator Susan Collins (R-ME)

Vote:

Cost to the taxpayers: No discernible cost

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Whereas 1,100,000 men and women comprise the fire service in the United States;

Whereas the fire service is considered one of the most dangerous professions in the United States;

Whereas fire service personnel selflessly respond to over 22,500,000 emergency calls annually, without reservation and with an unwavering commitment to the safety of their fellow citizens;

Whereas fire service personnel are the first to respond to an emergency, whether it involves a fire, medical emergency, spill of hazardous materials, natural disaster, act of terrorism, or transportation accident; and

Whereas approximately 100 fire service personnel die annually in the line of duty: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That this year, the United States flags on all Federal facilities should be lowered to half-staff on the day of the National Fallen Firefighters Memorial Service in Emmitsburg, Maryland.

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