2014
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 14-009
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Roberts and Nicholson, Tochtrop, Aguilar, Balmer,
       Baumgardner, Brophy, Cadman, Crowder, Grantham, Guzman, Harvey,
       Heath, Herpin, Hill, Hodge, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, King,
       Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Newell, Renfroe, Rivera, Scheffel,
       Schwartz, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Zenzinger, Carroll;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Exum, Becker, Buck, Buckner, Conti,
       Coram, Court, DelGrosso, Duran, Everett, Fields, Fischer, Foote, Garcia,
       Gardner, Gerou, Ginal, Hamner, Holbert, Hullinghorst, Humphrey, Joshi,
       Kagan, Kraft-Tharp, Labuda, Landgraf, Lawrence, Lebsock, Lee, May,
       McCann, McLachlan, McNulty, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Murray,
       Navarro, Nordberg, Pabon, Peniston, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola,
       Rankin, Rosenthal, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Schafer, Scott, Singer,
       Sonnenberg, Swalm, Szabo, Tyler, Vigil, Waller, Williams, Wilson,
       Wright, Young, Ferrandino.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE COLORADO NATIONAL GUARD AND, IN
       CONNECTION THEREWITH, HONORING GUARD MEMBERS FOR
       THEIR FIREFIGHTING EFFORTS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, Since 1860, the men and women of the Colorado Army
       National Guard and Air National Guard have served our country in
       wartime and peace, "always ready, always there", as the first military
       responders to domestic emergencies affecting our communities, this state,
       and the nation; and
       
          WHEREAS, The frequency and severity of wildfires in Colorado is
       increasing, and when large wildfires occur in Colorado, members of the
       Colorado Army National Guard and Air National Guard are frequently
       called upon to assist civil authorities in their firefighting efforts; and
       
          WHEREAS, During the past two years, more than 120 members of the
       Colorado Army National Guard and Air National Guard have received
       training in wildland firefighting and have been equipped to support
       wildland fire suppression efforts; and
       
          WHEREAS, Members of the Colorado Army National Guard and Air
       National Guard have been called upon to assist firefighting efforts at
       many fires across the state, including the High Park fire in Larimer
       county, the Waldo Canyon fire in El Paso county, the Fern Lake fire in
       Larimer county, the Black Forest fire in El Paso county, the East Peak fire
       in Huerfano county, the Lime Gulch fire in Jefferson county, and the
       West Fork Fire Complex in southern Colorado; and
       
          WHEREAS, On June 11, 2013, 14 soldiers of the Colorado Army
       National Guard's 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company joined more than
       120 other members of the Colorado Army National Guard and Air
       National Guard who were assisting civil authorities with firefighting
       support at the Black Forest fire in El Paso county; and
       
          WHEREAS, On June 22, 2013, 75 members of the Colorado National
       Guard mobilized to fight the ongoing fire activity in Colorado, and 15
       members of the Colorado Army National Guard's 1-157th Infantry
       Battalion joined an Interagency Type II Handcrew and deployed to the
       East Peak fire in Huerfano county and spent 5 days securing the line on
       this fire; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-ninth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly:
       
          (1)  Commend the men and women of the Colorado National Guard
       who have tirelessly assisted civil authorities with wildfire suppression and
       support;
       
          (2)  Extend our deep gratitude to the brave and admirable service of
       the Colorado National Guard; and
       
          (3)  Affirm that the Colorado National Guard fulfills its motto of
       "always ready, always there".
       
          Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       Governor John Hickenlooper; Major General H. Michael Edwards, The
       Adjutant General for Colorado; Brigadier General Peter Byrne, Director
       of Joint Staff; Michael Hunt, Deputy Executive Director, Colorado
       Department of Military and Veterans Affairs; General Frank J. Grass,
       Chief of the National Guard Bureau; and Paul Cooke, Director of the
       Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Morgan Carroll                       Mark Ferrandino
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES