4541169 ACR 20-78, "September 11th Emergency and First Responders Remembrance and Recognition Resolution of 2013"
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-78
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
June 26, 2013
To honor the District’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department for its dedication to and protection of the citizens and visitors of Washington, D.C., and for their valiant and courageous service to the metropolitan area after the attacks of September 11, 2001.
WHEREAS, on the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the United States, the Council of the District of Columbia honors the memory of the 2,977 Americans who perished that day, including 11 victims from Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, an exceptionally courageous force of first responders - including more than 100,000 firefighters, paramedics, rescue and recovery workers, and police officers - risked their lives that day to save the lives of others;
WHEREAS, the brave members of the District’s Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department, which, along with the Arlington County Fire Department and other local fire agencies, helped with the Pentagon recovery efforts on September 11, 2001;
WHEREAS, the men and women who serve as first responders in the District of Columbia carry out the extraordinary responsibility of protecting not only District residents, but also the District’s many federal personnel and foreign representatives, and have always done so with tremendous humility and respect;
WHEREAS, over the course of more than 2 centuries, emergency workers have bravely served citizens of the District and have educated residents and implemented measures to prevent future emergencies;
WHEREAS, men and women of the District’s emergency services have fulfilled every duty to their city and country in honorable, courageous, and timely fashion, and they have demonstrated immense compassion for those who have suffered unforeseeable tragedies, while routinely considering the safety and well-being of others before their own; and
WHEREAS, it is fully right and just to honor the memory of those who lost their lives in the terrorist attacks a decade ago, it is equally compelling to observe and pay our respects to the first responders of this city and their relentless bravery and selflessness in the face of trying circumstances.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “September 11th Emergency and First Responders Remembrance and Recognition Resolution of 2013”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia honors its first responders for their tremendous commitment to serving the District, and remembers emergency workers who dutifully served their country in the face of danger on September 11, 2001.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
