84R28455 BK-D
By: Tinderholt H.R. No. 2645
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Demonstrating great courage and devotion to duty,
Officer Kristi Johnson of the Arlington Police Department aided in
the rescue of a number of people from a fire at an apartment complex
on May 5, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Officer Johnson and another police officer were on
the scene attending to an unrelated call when they smelled smoke
emanating from a row of apartments, where a three-alarm fire had
broken out; acting quickly, they ran into the apartments to alert
the residents and usher them to safety; despite lacking any sort of
protective or breathing gear, the officers went on to make multiple
trips into the path of danger to ensure that every resident was
evacuated; and
WHEREAS, Thanks to the officers' heroic actions, everyone in
the burning buildings escaped unharmed, including an infant;
Officer Johnson and her partner were treated for smoke inhalation
at a local hospital and ultimately released; and
WHEREAS, In risking her own life to save the lives of others,
Officer Kristi Johnson embodied the highest ideals of the law
enforcement profession, and she is indeed deserving of our esteem
and gratitude for her steadfast bravery; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas
Legislature hereby commend Officer Kristi Johnson for her act of
valor in rescuing a group of fellow citizens from a fire and extend
to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Officer Johnson as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.