Bill Text: TX SR180 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Joey Gann and Morgan Hix of the Fort Worth Fire Department for saving the lives of two children.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2021-03-22 - Reported enrolled [SR180 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SR180-Enrolled.html
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WHEREAS, Joey Gann and Morgan Hix of the Fort Worth Fire | ||
Department demonstrated great courage in the line of duty when | ||
they rescued two children from a house fire; and | ||
WHEREAS, Mr. Gann is a 17-year veteran of the department, | ||
while Mr. Hix has only been on the job for five months; on | ||
February 1, 2021, the two firefighters arrived on the scene of a | ||
house fire on South Jennings Avenue, where they were told by the | ||
children's father that his two sons were trapped in a back | ||
bedroom; and | ||
WHEREAS, Entering the residence, Mr. Gann and Mr. Hix | ||
worked their way through thick black smoke to the children's | ||
bedroom; there, they found a one-year-old toddler in a playpen | ||
and a four-year-old boy asleep on a bed; they quickly transported | ||
the children back through the smoke-filled home and out through | ||
the front door; both boys, along with their father, were | ||
stabilized by paramedics at the scene and subsequently treated | ||
for serious smoke inhalation and related injuries at a local | ||
hospital; and | ||
WHEREAS, Every day, Texas firefighters are called upon to | ||
put themselves in harm's way to come to the aid of their fellow | ||
citizens, and Mr. Gann's and Mr. Hix's valiant actions have | ||
distinguished them as exemplary members of their profession; | ||
now, therefore, be it | ||
RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 87th | ||
Legislature, hereby commend Joey Gann and Morgan Hix of the Fort | ||
Worth Fire Department for saving the lives of two children on | ||
February 1, 2021, and extend to them heartfelt appreciation for | ||
their dedication and heroism; and, be it further | ||
RESOLVED, That official copies of this Resolution be | ||
prepared for Mr. Gann and Mr. Hix as an expression of high regard | ||
from the Texas Senate. | ||
Powell | ||
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President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on March 22, 2021. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
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Member, Texas Senate |