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2017 SESSION

17104879D
HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. 377
Offered February 6, 2017
Commending Brandon Alterio.
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Patron-- Habeeb
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WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio, an officer with the Salem Police Department, saved the lives of two individuals trapped by a fire on December 30, 2016; and

WHEREAS, while on duty, Brandon Alterio responded to the scene of a structure fire at the Mount Regis Center, an addiction treatment facility in Salem, and helped staff and residents exit the building safely; and

WHEREAS, after determining that not all residents were accounted for, the Mount Regis Center staff provided Brandon Alterio with a room number for the missing resident; Brandon Alterio entered the building through a side entrance, located the resident, and escorted him out of the building; and

WHEREAS, during that time, Mount Regis Center staff determined that a second resident was also missing; at great personal risk, Brandon Alterio reentered the building, the front of which was now fully engulfed in flames, and conducted a room-to-room search; and

WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio discovered the resident still asleep and unaware of the fire and led him to safety; thanks to Brandon Alterio’s actions, no one at the Mount Regis Center was injured, despite heavy damage to the building; and

WHEREAS, Brandon Alterio is an exemplar of the professionalism, dedication, and care for the community demonstrated by all of the members of the Salem Police Department; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That Brandon Alterio hereby be commended for his courageous, life-saving actions in December 2016; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Brandon Alterio for going above and beyond in service to the residents of Salem.