Political Quotes

“last month, I spoke of three firefighters who lost their lives on Father's Day, fighting a five-alarm blaze that ripped through a hardware store in Queens, New York. At that time, I said that their names would be added to the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Wall in Memorial Park in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Today, I am sad to say, that their names will be joined by four other brave firefighters. Tom Craven, 30, Devin Weaver, 21, Jessica Johnson, 19, and Karen FitzPatrick, 19, died on Tuesday, July 10 in the North Cascade Mountains in Winthrop, Washington. They were part of a 21-member crew trapped when the fire they were called upon to 'mop up' blew up around them. The fire, which apparently was sparked by an unattended campfire, quickly spread through stands of 80- to 100-year-old trees. Tom, Devin, Jessica, and Karen, only had seconds to find an escape route. They tried to drive away from the fire, but found themselves on a dead-end road. These brave firefighters were killed when a wall of flames crashed down on them in their foil emergency shelters. H. Res. 201 honors, not only the four firefighters who died in the blaze, but the firefighters who were injured in the fire while saving the lives of two civilians. All the firefighters who were in the Cascade Mountains that day, were there to fulfill their promise to keep their communities safe by being on the front lines against wild fires. We honor them today for their bravery and a promise kept.”