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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:
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
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State Symbols
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State symbols represent things that are special to a
particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in
other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token
of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together,
compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or
convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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