Travis County Commissioners Court
Tuesday, October 18, 2011 (Agenda)
Item 3
Instead of taking one and two, why don't we take three and four, we will come back and get one and two.
two make take some discussion, three and four we may discuss but it will be a lot briefer, I think.
3.
approve proclamation naming October 22, 2011 as volente volunteer fire department day in Travis County on the occasion of their 50th anniversary as a fire department
>> judge, thank you for going ahead and taking these two.
as a red flag fire alert day, we're anxious to get our responders back out in the field.
Travis County has a rich history of volunteer fire departments and it's a special privilege today to honor the oldest one that we have.
would you folks like to introduce yourselves, we have some dignitaries from volente.
>> I'm
>> [indiscernible], this is gary potts, jennifer
>> [indiscernible] secretary, brand land the captain with the fire department.
we appreciate the opportunity to be here.
>> thank you for coming down here.
I'll read this proclamation.
whereas the volente community became a weekend get away with the construction of mansfield dam with the creation of Lake Travis in the early 1940s, whereas this area on the north shore was found to be so enjoyable with its tranquil landscape that people started becoming year round permanent residents by the 1950s.
and whereas the volunteer fire department, the volente volunteer fire fire department, Travis County's first organized fire company officially chartered in 1961 in response to a two-story home burning to the ground and whereas the volente volunteer fire department first equipment consisted of a pickup truck, a 55-gallon drum to carry water and burlap feed bags also known as tote sacks which were wetted down and swatted at while land fires.
nice we've come a long way since then?
the volente fire department updated its equipment with the purchase of a 1950 flatbed truck purchased from the Texas highway department, now known as txdot, which volunteers outfitted with a steel water tank, a pump and a hose reel and the volente has grown into Travis County emergency services district 14 with paid professional firefighters available around the clock, with modern and up to date equipment to use at their disposal.
now therefore be it resolved that the Travis County Commissioners court proclaim Saturday, October the 22nd, 2011 in Travis County at volente volunteer fire department day on the occasion of their 50th anniversary.
>> second.
>> I'm tom stephen son the president of Travis County emergency services district 14.
>> aim al blunt an esd 14 Commissioner.
>> thank you -- thank you for coming down.
if you have any comments that you would like to -- I believe that you have a celebration.
>> we would like to invite everybody out to volente on Saturday.
we start a parade at 10:00.
we have a lot of fire departments and founding members of the fire department will be out there, community groups will be out there starting at 10:00.
we have activities for the kids, we will be running through about 3:00 in the afternoon, we would encourage everyone to stop out and join us for the indication.
we do appreciate the recognition today.
>> thank you.
>> thank you for the service.
>> thank you, we appreciate it.
>> 50 years of outstanding service.
>> thank you.
>> any other comments?
all in favor?
that passes by unanimous vote.
>> good to see you all.
item no.
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