Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 164

Introduced by Senator Leyva

August 3, 2016

Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 164—Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SCR 164, as introduced, Leyva. California Firefighters Memorial Day.

This measure would proclaim October 15, 2016, 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 approximately 1,300 names engraved
on the brushed limestone walls of the California Firefighters
Memorial serves as a timeless 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 those courageous
firefighters in California who have put service to our great state
of California above all else, and it 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 15, 2016, hundreds of firefighters and
their families from throughout the state will gather in Sacramento
with their fellow Californians for the California Firefighters
Memorial Ceremony 2016 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 Senate of the State of California, the Assembly
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby proclaims October
15, 2016, as California Firefighters Memorial Day and urges
Californians to always 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 Secretary of the Senate transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.