LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring the Campbell Volunteer Fire Department
First Responder Squad upon the occasion of its designation as recipient
of the 2008 EMS Agency of the Year Award by Steuben County Emergency
Services

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is justly proud to honor the Campbell
Volunteer Fire Department First Responder Squad upon the occasion of its
designation as recipient of the 2008 EMS Agency of the Year Award by
Steuben County Emergency Services to be celebrated at its Awards Banquet
on Saturday, April 4, 2009, at the Hammondsport Fire Station; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Campbell Volunteer Fire Department First
Responder Squad are being commended for their outstanding dedication and
partnership within their community and Steuben County; and
WHEREAS, On many occasions, the Campbell Volunteer Fire Department
First Responder Squad has acted with bravery and steady precision in
dealing with the risk and drama of emergency situations; and
WHEREAS, In the performance of their duties, the members of the Camp-
bell Volunteer Fire Department First Responder Squad have demonstrated
their character and their compassion for the welfare of others and have
proven to be tremendous assets to their community; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude to
those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life is
a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility their own by
serving as EMS personnel; 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
honor the Campbell Volunteer Fire Department First Responder Squad upon
the occasion of its designation as recipient of the 2008 EMS Agency of
the Year Award by Steuben County Emergency Services; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Campbell Volunteer Fire Department First Responder Squad.