LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 100th Anniversary of Nassau
Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1, of the Valley Stream Fire
Department, to be celebrated on April 10, 2011

WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community protection
services in every locality of our State; during the past 100 years, the
courageous and devoted firefighters of Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine
Company No. 1 have valiantly responded to all types of fire emergencies
and have won the praise and respect of the community which they serve;
and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to commemorate the 100th Anni-
versary of Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1, of the
Valley Stream Fire Department and to honor its past and present fire-
fighting members for 100 years of fire protection to the citizens of
Valley Stream and its surrounding communities, to be celebrated on
Sunday, April 10, 2011, at the Riviera, Massapequa, New York; and
WHEREAS, With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
the Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1 in public service
and fire protection is one to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for 365
days a year, for 100 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 Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine
Company No. 1 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, Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1
reflects the history and development of firefighting over the past 100
years; and
WHEREAS, Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1 was founded
on April 15, 1911, due to the need for a hose company in the expanding
village of Valley Stream; and
WHEREAS, The first vehicle used was a horse-drawn cart; the department
purchased a steamer from the Lawrence-Cedarhurst Fire Department, which
is now on display in the Baltimore Museum; and
WHEREAS, The Nassau Hose Company originally operated out of a house on
Merrick Road until the construction of a new fire headquarters, a few
blocks away, in 1929; today, Engine Company No. 1 responds out of its
headquarters at the intersection of Rockaway Parkway and East Oxford
Street in Valley Stream, New York; 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 100th Anniversary of Nassau Hose Company No. 1,
Engine Company No. 1, of the Valley Stream Fire Department; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Nassau Hose Company No. 1, Engine Company No. 1, Valley
Stream, New York.