LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 110th Anniversary of the Liber-
ty Hose and Truck Company No. 2

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to commemorate the 110th Anni-
versary of the Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2, and to honor its
past and present firefighting members for 110 years of fire protection
to the citizens of Liberty, New York; and
WHEREAS, The auspicious occasion of the 110th Anniversary of the
Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2 will be celebrated at the Company's
2010 Annual Officers' Party, to be held on Saturday, March 6, 2010, in
the Neversink Firehouse Hall on Route 55 in Neversink, New York; and
WHEREAS, The Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2 was founded as a
fire company in Liberty, New York, in 1870; it was reorganized as a hose
and ladder company in 1900; and
WHEREAS, Providing fire, rescue, and first medical services to the
citizens of Liberty, New York, Hose and Truck Company No. 2 is currently
one of three fire companies that make up the Liberty Fire Department;
and
WHEREAS, Located in the Liberty Central Fire Station at 256 Sprague
Avenue in the Village of Liberty, Hose and Truck Company No. 2 has a
membership of 60 active firefighters and over 25 honorary retired
members; and
WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community protection
services in every locality of our State; during the past 110 years, the
courageous and devoted firefighters of Hose and Truck Company No. 2 in
Liberty, New York, have valiantly responded to all types of fire emer-
gencies and have won the praise and respect of the community which they
serve; and
WHEREAS, With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2 in public service and fire
protection is one to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for 365 days a year,
for 110 years, whenever the alarm sounded, these noble volunteers left
their homes and went to the aid of their neighbors; and
WHEREAS, The brave firefighters of the Liberty Hose and Truck Company
No. 2 are prepared to risk their lives every day to help save the lives
of others and to protect homes and property from the destruction caused
by fire; and
WHEREAS, In addition to the skill and devoted service demonstrated by
individual firefighters, the Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2
reflects the history and development of firefighting over the past 110
years; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude to
those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life
and property is a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility
their own by serving as firefighters; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that we should give
special recognition to those who work so assiduously for the betterment
of their communities, and acknowledge publicly the heroic good works
performed by the volunteer fire departments of this great Empire State,
their officers and auxiliaries; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
proudly commemorate the 110th Anniversary of the Liberty Hose and Truck
Company No. 2; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Liberty Hose and Truck Company No. 2, 256 Sprague Avenue,
Suite 2, Liberty, New York 12754.