Amended in Assembly August 30, 2013

California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 72

Introduced by Assembly Member Quirk-Silva

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Ammiano, Atkins, Bigelow, Bocanegra, Bonilla, Bradford, Brown, Buchanan, Ian Calderon, Campos, Chau, Chávez, Chesbro, Cooley, Dahle, Daly, Dickinson, Fong, Frazier, Garcia, Gatto, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gorell, Gray, Grove, Hagman, Harkey, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Levine, Linder, Logue, Lowenthal, Maienschein, Medina, Melendez, Morrell, Mullin, Muratsuchi, Nazarian, Nestande, Olsen, Pan, Perea, John A. Pérez, V. Manuel Pérez, Quirk, Rendon, Salas, Stone, Wagner, Waldron, Weber, Wieckowski, Wilk, Williams, and Yamada)

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August 5, 2013

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 72—Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 72, as amended, Quirk-Silva. California Firefighters Memorial Day.

This measure would proclaim October 5, 2013, as California Firefighters Memorial Day.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial, located on
the grounds of the State Capitol, serves to honor and commemorate
California firefighters who unwaveringly serve our great state with
pride, courage, and honor; and

WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is also a
symbol of gratitude and appreciation to the men and women of
the fire service who put their lives on the line each day to protect
the people, property, and beauty of California; and

WHEREAS, Each of the over 1,200 names engraved on the
brushed limestone walls of the California Firefighters Memorial
serves as a tribute to the finest and bravest of our state who have
made the ultimate sacrifice as firefighters; and

WHEREAS, Many of the fallen firefighters whose names adorn
the California Firefighters Memorial suffered and ultimately
succumbed to diseases, such as cancer, as a result of the hazardous
nature of their work, including routine exposure to toxic chemicals;
and

WHEREAS, On October 5, 2013, firefighters and their families
from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their
fellow Californians for the California Firefighters Memorial
Ceremony 2013 to honor the men and women of the fire service
who have given their lives to protect California; now, therefore,
be it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims October
5, 2013, as Firefighters Memorial Day, and urges Californians to
remember firefighters who have given their lives in the line of
duty and to express appreciation to firefighters who continue to
protect our families; and be it further

Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies
of this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.