LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Newark
Fire Department's Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No. 4 to be cele-
brated on June 30, 2012

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to commemorate the 150th Anni-
versary of the Newark Fire Department's Excelsior Hook and Ladder Compa-
ny No. 4, and to honor its past and present firefighting members for 150
years of fire protection to the citizens of Newark, New York, and its
surrounding communities; and
WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community protection
services in every locality of our State; for 150 years, the courageous
and devoted firefighters of the Newark Fire Department's Excelsior Hook
and Ladder Company 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
the Newark Fire Department's Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company in public
service and fire protection is one to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for
365 days a year, for over a century, whenever the alarm sounded, these
noble volunteers left their homes and went to the aid of their neigh-
bors; and
WHEREAS, Today, under the luminous leadership of its Chief Michael
Colacino, the members of the Newark Fire Department's Excelsior Hook and
Ladder Company No. 4 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, Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No. 4
reflects the history and development of firefighting over the past 150
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 150th Anniversary of the Newark Fire Depart-
ment's Excelsior Hook and Ladder Company No. 4; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Michael Colacino, Chief, Newark Fire Department's Excelsior
Hook and Ladder Company No. 4.