| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 1108 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Chief Don Crowson of the Arlington Fire Department |
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| 6 | 6 | | is retiring on May 31, 2023, drawing to a close an outstanding |
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| 7 | 7 | | career with the agency that has spanned four decades; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Don Crowson joined the Arlington Fire Department in |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1983; he climbed the ranks in the decades that followed and was |
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| 10 | 10 | | appointed fire chief and director of emergency management in 2010; |
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| 11 | 11 | | during his time in that role, he has skillfully guided department |
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| 12 | 12 | | operations and played an instrumental role in overseeing the city's |
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| 13 | 13 | | response to natural disasters and other emergencies; moreover, he |
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| 14 | 14 | | has directed public safety operations for a number of major events, |
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| 15 | 15 | | including two World Series games and a Super Bowl; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, In the course of his duties, Chief Crowson directs |
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| 17 | 17 | | the city's emergency management team and the 911 Dispatch Center, |
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| 18 | 18 | | and his wide-ranging responsibilities also include managing the |
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| 19 | 19 | | Arlington Emergency Medical Services System and chairing the |
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| 20 | 20 | | Tarrant County 911 District Board of Managers; in addition, he has |
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| 21 | 21 | | formed partnerships with other organizations to expand the fire |
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| 22 | 22 | | department's services and meet the needs of the community; in 2005, |
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| 23 | 23 | | he helped establish the agency's Bomb Squad, which has become the |
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| 24 | 24 | | largest explosive ordnance disposal unit in North Texas; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Under Chief Crowson's able leadership, the |
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| 26 | 26 | | Arlington Office of Emergency Management earned accreditation by |
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| 27 | 27 | | the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, becoming just the |
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| 28 | 28 | | sixth agency in the nation to receive that designation, and the |
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| 29 | 29 | | Arlington Fire Department earned the top Public Protection |
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| 30 | 30 | | Classification rating from the Insurance Services Office in 2017; |
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| 31 | 31 | | that same year, Chief Crowson became the first fire chief in the |
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| 32 | 32 | | nation to receive the American Medical Association's Dr. Nathan |
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| 33 | 33 | | Davis Award for Outstanding Government Service in the category of |
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| 34 | 34 | | career public servant at the local level; and |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, Don Crowson's dedication, hard work, and commitment |
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| 36 | 36 | | to excellence have greatly benefited the citizens of Arlington and |
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| 37 | 37 | | earned him the respect and admiration of his fellow first |
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| 38 | 38 | | responders, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well |
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| 39 | 39 | | spent as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of his life; now, |
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| 40 | 40 | | therefore, be it |
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| 41 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 42 | 42 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Chief Don Crowson on his retirement |
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| 43 | 43 | | from the Arlington Fire Department and extend to him sincere best |
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| 44 | 44 | | wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 45 | 45 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 46 | 46 | | prepared for Chief Crowson as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 47 | 47 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 48 | 48 | | Turner |
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| 49 | 49 | | ______________________________ |
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| 50 | 50 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 51 | 51 | | I certify that H.R. No. 1108 was adopted by the House on April |
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| 52 | 52 | | 28, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 53 | 53 | | ______________________________ |
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| 54 | 54 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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