Senate Resolution No. 2109

BY: Senator MARTINS

COMMEMORATING the 90th Anniversary of the Jericho
Fire Department on April 6, 2024

WHEREAS, This Legislative Body is proud to commemorate the 90th
Anniversary of the Jericho Fire Department, to be celebrated at its
Annual Installation Dinner on Saturday, April 6, 2024, and to honor its
past and present firefighting members for 90 years of fire protection to
the citizens of Jericho, New York, and its surrounding communities; and

WHEREAS, Fire departments are an integral part of community
protection services in every locality of our State; during the past 90
years, the courageous and devoted firefighters of the Jericho 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, In 1933, a group of dedicated men recognized the need to
protect their community from the perils of fire joined together to
create the Jericho Fire Department; and

WHEREAS, Today, nine decades later, that same spirit of community
service remains among the 85 men and women who unselfishly offer their
time and talents to serve the residents and businesses of the Jericho
Fire District; and

WHEREAS, Since its inception, the Jericho Fire Department has
evolved into an all-risks emergency response agency, currently
responding to more than 1,200 alarms each year; and

WHEREAS, Remaining true to its mission, the Jericho Fire Department
provides prompt, professional, fire and emergency response to the hamlet
of Jericho and the surrounding area; its team values innovation,
education, and ideas which enable them to save lives, reduce property
loss, and improve emergency services to meet the changing life safety
needs of citizens; and

WHEREAS, Under the able leadership of its Chief of Department,
Christopher M. Foresto, MD, the Jericho Fire Department proudly provides
the following services: Fire Prevention and Safety Education, Fire
Suppression, Emergency Medical Services (at the Advanced Life Support
level), Hazardous Materials Response, and Technical Rescue; and

WHEREAS, With a membership of dedicated firefighters, the record of
the Jericho Fire Department in public service and fire protection is one
to be envied; for 24 hours a day, for 365 days a year, for 90 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 Jericho 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 Jericho Fire Department reflects the
history and development of firefighting over the past 90 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 90th Anniversary of the Jericho Fire Department;
and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be
transmitted to the Jericho Fire Department.