,,iv  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(      
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #ba1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,cr[ley 7= himself1 ,ms4 ,m5g1 ,mr4
 ,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,c>olyn ,b4 
,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,meeks1 ,mr4
 ,k+ ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,israel1 ,mr4   
,engel1 ,mrs4 ,l[ey1 ,mr4 ,sean ,patrick
 ,maloney ( ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,zeld91    
,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,ms4      
,velzquez1 ,miss ,rice ( ,new ,york1 &  
,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york7 submitt$ !    
foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !    
,committee on ,ov]sight & ,gov]nm5t     
,re=m  ,,resolution  ,express+ ! s5se ( 
! s5se ( ! ,h\se recogniz+ & honor+ !   
,fire ,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york4  ,:]eas   
#bjae m>ks ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( !        
e/abli%m5t ( ! mod]n1 paid ,fire        
,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is 
resolution z ! 8,,fdny072 ,:]eas !      
city's fir/ fireh\se 0 con/ruct$ 9 #agcf
 & 9 #agcg ! !n-,colonial ,g5]al        
,assembly creat$ a fire dep>tm5t /aff$  
by volunte]s2 ,:]eas 9 #ahfe ! ,,fdny 0 

e/abli%$ z a paid1 pr(essional          
organization2 ,:]eas approximately      
#ae1jjj /aff ( ! ,,fdny pr\dly s]ve     
today & ! ,,fdny is ! l>ge/ fire        
dep>tm5t 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas      
memb]s ( ! ,,fdny are responsible = sav+
 ! lives ( c\ntless ,new ,york]s &      
visitors ov] ! pa/ c5tury & a half2     
,:]eas dur+ ! ,septemb] #aa1 #bjja1     
attacks1 ?\s&s ( ,,fdny memb]s h]oically
 rac$ to ! sc5e to put out fires & save 
lives2 ,:]eas #cdc ,,fdny firefight]s1  
,e,m,ts1 & p>am$ics :o respond$ to !    
#i_/aa attacks lo/ _! own lives2 ,:]eas 
accord+ to ! ,,fdny1 ov] #a1aej memb]s (
 ,,fdny h lo/ _! lives s]v+ ! p ( ,new  
,york s9ce ! f\nd+ ( ! mod]n ,dep>tm5t2 
,:]eas ! s]vice ( ! ,,fdny isn't limit$ 
to ,new ,york ,city1 & ,,fdny memb]s h  
help$ respond to disa/]s ?r\gh\t !      
c\ntry includ+ ,hurricane ,katr9a1 !    
,oklahoma ,city bomb+1 ,hurricane       
,isaac1 & ! ,haiti ,e>?quake ?r\gh !    
,disa/] ,assi/ance ,response ,team2     
,:]eas memb]s ( ! ,,fdny g beyond fight+

 fires 9 _! s]vice to ! community1 logg+
 c\ntless h\rs contribut+ to *>ities &  
community organizations2 ,:]eas ! motto 
( ,,fdny1 8,new ,york's ,brave/0 prop]ly
 recognizes ! c\rage1 t5acity1          
skillfulness & p]sev]ance ( ! memb]s ( !
 ,,fdny3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,unit$   
,/ates ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives--  7#a7  
commemorates ! #aej? anniv]s>y ( ! f\nd+
 ( ! mod]n ,fire ,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york2
  7#b7 recognizes ! c\rage & p]sev]ance 
( ! memb]s ( ! ,fire ,dep>tm5t ( ,new   
,york2  7#c7 m\rns ! loss ( ! memb]s ( !
 ,fire ,dep>tm5t ( ,new ,york :o h made 
! ultimate sacrifice2 &  7#d7 expresses 
its deep respect to ! curr5t & =m] m51  
wom5 & families ( ! ,fire ,dep>tm5t (   
,new ,york = _! s]vice to ,new ,york    
,city1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 & ! _w4