LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 182nd Annual Dinner of the
Highland Engine Company No. 1, Cornwall Fire Department, to be held on
March 24, 2012

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to commemorate the 182nd Annual
Dinner of the Highland Engine Company No. 1, Cornwall Fire Department,
and to honor its past and present firefighting members for 182 years of
fire protection to the citizens of Cornwall, New York, and its surround-
ing communities; and
WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community protection
services in every locality of our State; during the past 182 years, the
courageous and devoted firefighters of the Highland Engine Company No.
1, Cornwall Fire Department, have valiantly responded to all types of
fire emergencies and have won the praise and respect of the community
which they serve; and
WHEREAS, With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
the Highland Engine Company No. 1, Cornwall Fire Department, in public
service and fire protection is one to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for
365 days a year, for 182 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 Highland Engine Company No. 1,
Cornwall Fire Department, 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 Highland Engine Company No. 1, Cornwall
Fire Department, reflects the history and development of firefighting
over the past 182 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 182nd Annual Dinner of the Highland Engine
Company No. 1, Cornwall Fire Department, to be held at the Firehouse on
Saturday, March 24, 2012; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Highland Engine Company No. 1, Cornwall Fire Department,
Cornwall, New York.