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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 536 Commending Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, March 7, 2018 Agreed to by the Senate, March 9, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue, a first responder unit whose members have given generously of their time in service to the residents of Pittsylvania County, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2018; and

WHEREAS, originally called the Ringgold Fire Department, the unit was organized on April 30, 1958, by members of the Ringgold Jaycees and the Ringgold Grange; and

WHEREAS, A. Calvin Neal served as the first chief of the Ringgold Fire Department; during its early days, the unit housed its truck at the Lakewood Truck Stop on Highway 58; and

WHEREAS, in 2002, the Ringgold Fire Department started ambulance service and was renamed Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue; and

WHEREAS, for the last 28 years, Mike Neal has served as chief of Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue; and

WHEREAS, Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue currently has 63 dedicated volunteers who serve an area that is home to three schools, five large industries, and over 11,000 people; in 2017, the unit responded to more than 1,000 emergency calls; and

WHEREAS, throughout the squad’s distinguished history, the members of Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue have displayed the utmost professionalism in their mission to keep the residents of Ringgold and Pittsylvania County safe; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue on the occasion of its 60th anniversary; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Ringgold Volunteer Fire and Rescue as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for its long and meritorious service to the community.