California Legislature—2013–14 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102

Introduced by Assembly Member Fox

February 20, 2014

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 102—Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 102, as introduced, Fox. California Firefighters Memorial Day.

This measure would proclaim October 11, 2014, as California Firefighters Memorial Day.

Fiscal committee: no.

WHEREAS, For over a decade, the California Firefighters
Memorial, located on the grounds of the State Capitol, has served
to commemorate firefighters who unwaveringly serve California
with pride, courage, and honor; and

WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is 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 this great state; and

WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is also a
place of remembrance for our state’s fallen firefighters, and a
gathering place where surviving family members and their
communities are strengthened by the power of remembering each
fallen firefighter’s ultimate sacrifice; and

WHEREAS, Each of the over 1,200 names engraved on the
brushed limestone walls of the California Firefighters Memorial
is a tribute to the finest and bravest 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 11, 2014, firefighters and their families
from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their
fellow Californians for the 2014 California Firefighters Memorial
Ceremony to honor the men and women of the fire service who
have given their lives in service to California; now, therefore, be
it

Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims October
11, 2014, as Firefighters Memorial Day, and urges Californians
to remember firefighters who have fallen in the line of duty and
to express their appreciation to those firefighters who continue to
protect us; and be it further

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