Montana State Firefighters Memorial Park

City of Laurel, Montana

Adopted in 2003.

The City of Laurel home to Montana's State Firefighters Memorial Park was adopted in 2003.

Montana State Firefighters' Memorial groundbreaking ceremony in Laurel, Montana, was on June 11th, 2004, at 6:00 p.m. with firefighters from across the state to witness the groundbreaking for the memorial.

Montana State Firefighters
215 West 1st Street    
Laurel, Montana 59044
Phone: (406) 628-8737   
 Fax:  (406) 628-4641
E-mail: Laurel Fire Department
HOUSE BILL NO. 353

INTRODUCED BY LASZLOFFY, MCGEE

AN ACT NAMING THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, AS THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MONTANA STATE FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL.

AN ACT NAMING THE CITY OF LAUREL, MONTANA, AS THE OFFICIAL SITE OF THE MONTANA STATE FIREFIGHTERS' MEMORIAL.

WHEREAS, firefighters in the State of Montana have put themselves in dangerous situations to protect lives and property; and

WHEREAS, some firefighters have paid the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty; and

WHEREAS, the Legislature wants to honor those who have died in the line of duty and recognize those deceased firefighters in the State of Montana who dedicated 20 or more years of their lives in service as firefighters; and

WHEREAS, the Laurel Volunteer Fire Company initiated the planning and logistics for construction of a Montana State Firefighters' Memorial; and

WHEREAS, the City of Laurel has adopted City Resolution R01-24 that dedicates the property at the corner of West First Street and Second Avenue East of the Fire, Ambulance, and Police Building in the City of Laurel and has renamed the property "Firefighters' Memorial Park"; and

WHEREAS, the Laurel Volunteer Fire Company has received unanimous backing from the Montana State Volunteer Firefighters Association and the Montana Fire Alliance for the construction of the firefighters' memorial in the City of Laurel; and

WHEREAS, Governor Judy Martz has presented a Governor's Citation to the Laurel Volunteer Fire Company, dedicating the park as the future home of the Montana State Firefighters' Memorial.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MONTANA:

Section 1. Montana state firefighters' memorial. (1) The site chosen by the city of Laurel, Montana, as "firefighters' memorial park" is officially designated as the location of the Montana state firefighters' memorial.

(2) The department of commerce and the department of transportation shall identify the memorial in Laurel on official state maps and, where appropriate, on state highway signs as the official state firefighters' memorial.

Section 2. Codification instruction. [Section 1] is intended to be codified as an integral part of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, and the provisions of Title 1, chapter 1, part 5, apply to [section 1].
Montana Legislature Archives
1-1-519. Montana state firefighters' memorial.
(1) The site chosen by the city of Laurel, Montana, as "firefighters' memorial park" is officially designated as the location of the Montana state firefighters' memorial.
(2) The department of commerce and the department of transportation shall identify the memorial in Laurel on official state maps and, where appropriate, on state highway signs as the official state firefighters' memorial.
History: En. Sec. 1, Ch. 70, L. 2003