LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring the Wallkill and Modena Fire Departments
upon the occasion of receiving the Ulster County Volunteer Firemen's
Unit Award

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that those who give
outstanding service to the people of the Empire State, and whose
extraordinary achievements save the lives of their fellow citizens,
should be recognized because their efforts so profoundly strengthen our
shared commitment to family and community life; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and fully in accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the intent of this Legislative Body to honor
the Wallkill and Modena Fire Departments upon the occasion of receiving
the Ulster County Volunteer Firemen's Unit Award; this auspicious occa-
sion will be celebrated at the Ulster County Firemen's Association
Convention, to be held on Friday, July 29, 2011, at the Napanoch Fire
House in Napanoch, New York; and
WHEREAS, At the 76th Ulster County Firemen's Association Convention,
hosted by the Napanoch Fire Company, the Ulster County Volunteer Fire-
men's Association will be honoring the Wallkill and Modena Fire Depart-
ments with its Ulster County Volunteer Firemen's Unit Award for their
heroic and skilled response and rescue efforts at the scene of a single
engine aircraft crash; and
WHEREAS, On May 20, 2010, both the Wallkill and Modena Fire Depart-
ments responded to an emergency call due to the crash of a single engine
aircraft at a location in the Modena Fire District adjacent to the Wall-
kill Fire District; upon arrival at the scene of the crash, fire depart-
ment emergency responders found two occupants trapped inside the cock-
pit, two seriously injured individuals on the ground, and fuel leaking
from the wing tanks of the aircraft; and
WHEREAS, The members of the Wallkill and Modena Fire Department
personnel extricated the two trapped occupants in the airplane, thereby
saving their lives, and assisted the two other injured individuals;
these heroic actions demonstrated consummate bravery, courage, skill,
and training in the finest traditions of the fire service; and
WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community protection
services in every locality of our State; over the years, the courageous
and devoted firefighters of the Wallkill and Modena Fire Departments
have valiantly responded to all types of fire emergencies and have won
the praise and respect of the communities which they serve; and
WHEREAS, The brave firefighters of the Wallkill and Modena Fire
Departments are prepared to risk their lives every day to help save the
lives of others in emergencies and to protect homes and property from
the destruction caused by fire; 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, This auspicious occasion presents a unique opportunity for
this Legislative Body to recognize and pay tribute to both the Wallkill
and Modena Fire Departments; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when organiza-
tions to such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be recognized, applauded and honored by all the citi-
zens of this great Empire State; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor the Wallkill and Modena Fire Departments upon the occasion of

receiving the Ulster County Volunteer Firemen's Unit Award; and be it
further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to both the Wallkill and Modena, New York, Fire Departments.