Amended in Assembly July 13, 2015

California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 90

Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin

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(Coauthors: Assembly Members Achadjian, Alejo, Travis Allen, Atkins, Baker, Bigelow, Bloom, Bonilla, Brough, Brown, Calderon, Campos, Chang, Chau, Chávez, Chiu, Chu, Cooley, Dababneh, Dahle, Daly, Dodd, Eggman, Frazier, Beth Gaines, Gallagher, Cristina Garcia, Eduardo Garcia, Gatto, Gipson, Gomez, Gonzalez, Gordon, Gray, Hadley, Roger Hernández, Holden, Jones, Jones-Sawyer, Kim, Lackey, Levine, Linder, Lopez, Low, Maienschein, Mathis, Mayes, McCarty, Medina, Melendez, Mullin, Nazarian, Obernolte, O’Donnell, Olsen, Patterson, Perea, Quirk, Rendon, Ridley-Thomas, Rodriguez, Salas, Steinorth, Mark Stone, Thurmond, Ting, Waldron, Weber, Wilk, Williams, and Wood)

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June 18, 2015

Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 90—Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

ACR 90, as amended, Irwin. California Firefighters Memorial Day.

This measure would proclaim October 17, 2015, 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 1,250 names engraved on the
brushed limestone walls of the California Firefighters Memorial
is a tribute to the finest and bravest of our state who have made
the ultimate sacrifice as firefighters; and

WHEREAS, The California Firefighters Memorial is the only
state monument capturing the names of these courageous
firefighters, who made service to our great State of California their
priority, and shall continue this legacy in perpetuity; 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 17, 2015, firefighters and their families
from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento with their
fellow Californians for the 2015 California Firefighters Memorial
Ceremony to honor the men and women of the fire service who
have selflessly 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
17, 2015, 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.