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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Demonstrating great courage and devotion to duty, |
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| 6 | 7 | | Officer Kristi Johnson of the Arlington Police Department aided in |
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| 7 | 8 | | the rescue of a number of people from a fire at an apartment complex |
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| 8 | 9 | | on May 5, 2015; and |
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| 9 | 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Johnson and another police officer were on |
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| 10 | 11 | | the scene attending to an unrelated call when they smelled smoke |
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| 11 | 12 | | emanating from a row of apartments, where a three-alarm fire had |
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| 12 | 13 | | broken out; acting quickly, they ran into the apartments to alert |
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| 13 | 14 | | the residents and usher them to safety; despite lacking any sort of |
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| 14 | 15 | | protective or breathing gear, the officers went on to make multiple |
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| 15 | 16 | | trips into the path of danger to ensure that every resident was |
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| 16 | 17 | | evacuated; and |
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| 17 | 18 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the officers' heroic actions, everyone in |
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| 18 | 19 | | the burning buildings escaped unharmed, including an infant; |
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| 19 | 20 | | Officer Johnson and her partner were treated for smoke inhalation |
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| 20 | 21 | | at a local hospital and ultimately released; and |
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| 21 | 22 | | WHEREAS, In risking her own life to save the lives of others, |
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| 22 | 23 | | Officer Kristi Johnson embodied the highest ideals of the law |
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| 23 | 24 | | enforcement profession, and she is indeed deserving of our esteem |
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| 24 | 25 | | and gratitude for her steadfast bravery; now, therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 26 | 27 | | Legislature hereby commend Officer Kristi Johnson for her act of |
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| 27 | 28 | | valor in rescuing a group of fellow citizens from a fire and extend |
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| 28 | 29 | | to her sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 30 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 30 | 31 | | prepared for Officer Johnson as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 31 | 32 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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