2015 SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 15-013 BY SENATOR(S) Scheffel and Garcia, Balmer, Baumgardner, Carroll, Cooke, Crowder, Donovan, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hill, Hodge, Holbert, Jahn, Johnston, Jones, Kefalas, Kerr, Lambert, Lundberg, Marble, Martinez Humenik, Merrifield, Neville T., Newell, Roberts, Scott, Sonnenberg, Steadman, Todd, Ulibarri, Woods, Cadman; also REPRESENTATIVE(S) Lawrence and McCann, Arndt, Becker J., Brown, Buck, Buckner, Carver, Conti, Coram, Court, Danielson, DelGrosso, Dore, Duran, Esgar, Everett, Fields, Foote, Garnett, Ginal, Hamner, Humphrey, Joshi, Kagan, Keyser, Klingenschmitt, Kraft-Tharp, Landgraf, Lebsock, Lee, Lontine, Lundeen, Melton, Mitsch Bush, Moreno, Navarro, Neville P., Nordberg, Pabon, Pettersen, Primavera, Priola, Rankin, Ransom, Rosenthal, Roupe, Ryden, Saine, Salazar, Sias, Singer, Tate, Thurlow, Tyler, Van Winkle, Vigil, Willett, Williams, Wilson, Windholz, Winter, Young. CONCERNING THE DESIGNATION OF "FIRST RESPONDER APPRECIATION DAY". WHEREAS, First responders risk their own safety and personal property in the execution of their duties to protect the public on a daily basis; and WHEREAS, First responders are the first line of defense for the public against threats, both domestic and foreign; and WHEREAS, First responders stand at the ready to come to the aid of the citizens of the United States of America twenty-four hours a day; and WHEREAS, First responders are a vital part of our communities, not only standing ready to deal with emergencies but also volunteering in our schools and community organizations; and WHEREAS, Individuals, both career and volunteer, from police, fire, emergency medical services, search and rescue, and other organizations in the public safety sector, come together as a collective to aid the public in the event of an emergency; and WHEREAS, Colorado joins the following states in designating September 27 as "First Responder Appreciation Day": Alabama, Alaska, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming; and WHEREAS, The Colorado General Assembly wishes to honor and support all first responders with an annual day of appreciation; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Seventieth General Assembly of the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein: That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, designate September 27, 2015, as "First Responder Appreciation Day". Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to Chief John Jackson, President, Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police; Chris Johnson, County Sheriffs of Colorado; Ron Graton, Colorado State Fire Fighters Association; Mike Rogers, Colorado Professional Fire Fighters; Paul Cooke, Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado State Patrol; Scott Sholes, President, Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado; Captain John Hahn, Colorado State Patrol; Jacki Kelley, Jefferson County Regional SWAT; Fred Wegner, Park County Sheriff; the I Love You Guys Foundation; Tim Gregg; Tawnya Silloway, National EMS Memorial Service; George McCulloc, President, North Fork Volunteer Fire Department; Dave Robinson, President, Foothills Fire Department; Joe Baker, President, Mountain View Fire Department; Doug Lingo, Board of Directors President, Wiggins Rural Fire Department; Erik Christensen, Fire Chief, Fort Morgan Fire Department; Tad Anderson, Chief, City of Brush Fire Department; Nicholas Metz, Chief of Police, City of Aurora; David Walcher, Arapahoe County Sheriff; Mike Garcia, Fire Chief, City of Aurora; Dr. Christopher Colwell, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Denver Health Medical Center; Dr. Frank Lansville, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Aurora South Hospital; Tracy Lauzon, Director of Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Services, Aurora Medical Center; Patricia Tritt, Director of Emergency Medical Services, Swedish Medical Center Denver; Bob Gann, Fire Chief, Rist Canyon Volunteer Fire Department; Tom DeMint, Fire Chief, Poudre Fire Authority; John Hutto, Chief of Police, City of Fort Collins; Justin Smith, Larimer County Sheriff; Peter Carey, Chief of Police, City of Colorado Springs; Bill Elder, El Paso County Sheriff; Kimberly Culp, Executive Director, Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority; Matt Lewis, Mesa County Sheriff; Ken Watkins, President, Colorado State Fire Chiefs; Daniel Brennan, Chief of Police, City of Wheat Ridge; Shayne Heap, Elbert County Sheriff; David Carr, Incident Commander, West Fork Fire Complex; Beth Lund, Great Basin Type 1 Incident Management Team Commander, West Fork Fire Complex; Gerald Jerant, Fire Chief, Huerfano County; Gregg Goodland, Public Information Officer, Royal Gorge Fire Department; Kyle Patterson, Spokesperson, Rocky Mountain National Park; James Englert, School Resource Officer Deputy Sheriff, Arapahoe High School; James Mauler, Security Guard, Arapahoe High School; Gerry Morrell, Fire Chief, Lafayette Fire Department; Joe Pelle, Sheriff, Boulder County; Craig Fugate, Administrator, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Chuck Russell, Deputy Incident Commander, Larimer County; Ben Pennymon, Spokesperson, Boulder County Office of Emergency Management; J.J. Hoffman, Fire Chief, City of Lyons; Shane Del Grosso, Boulder Incident Commander; Eric Marsh, Crew Supervisor, Granite Mountain Hotshots; Ben Palm, Fire Chief, Yarnell Fire Department; Marti Whitmore, Public Information Officer, Ouray County; Lynn Padgett, Chairperson, Ouray County Board of County Commissioners; Michael Farr, Sergeant, Denver Police Department; Bellamann Hee, Trooper, Colorado State Patrol; Mike Butler, Public Safety Chief, Longmont Public Safety; David Hayes, Chief of Police, Louisville Police Department; John Willson, Fire Chief, Louisville Fire Protection District; Rick Bashor, Chief of Police, Lafayette Police Department; Marc Vasquez, Chief of Police, Erie Police Department; Mark Lawley, Fire Chief, Mountain View Fire Protection District; Christopher Riley, Fire Chief, Colorado Springs; and Paul Woodward, President, Colorado Search and Rescue Board; AMR Pueblo; AMR Aurora; AMR Boulder; AMR Canon City; AMR Denver; AMR Golden; AMR Longmont; Dale Villers, Fire Chief, Pueblo City Fire Department; Brian K. Caserta, Fire Chief, Pueblo West Fire Department; Eric Tade, Fire Chief, Denver Fire Department; Christopher P. Riley, Colorado Springs Fire Department; Mike Morgan, Fire Chief, Colorado River Fire Rescue; Mark "Chris" McMahon, AMR Pueblo; Leelan Holdeman, AMR Colorado Springs; Officer John Adsit, Denver Police Department; Mike Palmer, Colorado Springs Police Department; Deputy Lee Ramsey, Gilpin County Sheriff's Department; Craig Hess, Aurora Police Department; Robert Little, Aurora Police Department; Sergeant Chris Hoag, Denver Police Department; Officer Dwayne Huddleston, Denver Police Department; and the families of fallen officers: Sergeant Sean Renfro, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and Sergeant David M. Baldwin, Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. ____________________________ ____________________________ Bill L. Cadman Dickey Lee Hullinghorst PRESIDENT OF SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES ____________________________ ____________________________ Cindi L. Markwell Marilyn Eddins SECRETARY OF CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE THE SENATE OF REPRESENTATIVES