February 23, 2005, Introduced by Reps. Sak, Byrnes, Kehrl, Sheltrown, Gonzales, Polidori, Brown, Whitmer, Gosselin, Mayes, Murphy, Kahn, Meisner, Hildenbrand, Waters, Green, Anderson, Kolb, Stahl, Adamini, Vagnozzi, Bieda, Gillard, Tobocman, Gleason, McDowell, Lemmons, Jr., Garfield, Sheen, Kooiman, Condino, Hoogendyk and Plakas and referred to the Committee on Government Operations.
A bill to designate Firefighters Memorial Day in the state of
Michigan.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:
Sec. 1. In recognition of the men and women who have lost
their lives while serving as firefighters in the state of Michigan,
September 11 of each year shall be known as "Firefighters Memorial
Day".
Sec. 2. On this day, all flags at public buildings shall be
lowered to half staff in honor and appreciation of fallen
firefighters. Each community throughout the state is encouraged to
conduct a memorial ceremony, and the state's citizens are
encouraged to pause and reflect on the dedicated professionals who
bravely chose to accept personal risk and made the ultimate
sacrifice while protecting the public.