2011-2012 Bill 972: Jenkinsville-Monticello-Horeb Fire Department - South Carolina Legislature

South Carolina General Assembly

119th Session, 2011-2012

S.972

STATUS INFORMATION

Senate Resolution

Sponsors: Senator Coleman

Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24887zw11.docx

Introduced in the Senate on June 21, 2011

Adopted by the Senate on June 21, 2011

Summary: Jenkinsville-Monticello-Horeb Fire Department

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

DateBodyAction Description with journal page number

6/21/2011SenateIntroduced and adopted (Senate Journalpage8)

VERSIONS OF THIS BILL

6/21/2011

ASENATE RESOLUTION

TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR THE JENKINSVILLEMONTICELLOHOREB FIRE DEPARTMENT,UPON THE CLOSING OF ITS ORIGINAL STATION AFTER THIRTYTWO YEARS OF SERVICE IN THE COMMUNITY, AND TO CONGRATULATE THE MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT AS THEY MOVE TO THEIR NEW LOCATION.

Whereas, the members of the South Carolina Senate are grateful that the firefighters of the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department have selflessly performed theirservices in the Jenkinsville community for thirty-two years; and

Whereas, under the leadership of the fire department’s board of directors President Odell Baten and the other board members, old gas trucks were purchased and converted into fire trucks to enable the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department to begin service in the community; and

Whereas, the trucks were originally garaged in the yard of the first fire chief, Reverend Thomas E. Feaster, until the current building was acquired; and

Whereas, under the leadership of long-time fire department board President, the late Lindberg Rabb, volunteers went from house to house collecting twenty dollars a home to help purchase a new fire truck that the firefighters dubbed “Big J”; and

Whereas, the members of the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department have contributedtheir skills and their heart for service in order to save lives, protect property, and help the people of the community in and around Jenkinsville; and

Whereas, the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department will close its station and move to its new location almost a mile from the present site where it will share facilities with the Sheriff’s Office and the emergency-medical responders. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the South Carolina Senate, by this resolution, recognize and honor the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department, upon the closing of its original station after thirtytwo years of service in the community, and congratulate the members of the department as they move to their new location.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be provided to the JenkinsvilleMonticelloHoreb Fire Department.

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