BILL NUMBER: SCR 164	CHAPTERED
	BILL TEXT

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER  149
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  AUGUST 26, 2016
	ADOPTED IN SENATE  AUGUST 11, 2016
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2016

INTRODUCED BY   Senator Leyva

                        AUGUST 3, 2016

   Relative to California Firefighters Memorial Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   SCR 164, Leyva. California Firefighters Memorial Day.
   This measure would proclaim October 15, 2016, as California
Firefighters Memorial Day.



   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.