Resolution No. 19
COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT: Resolutions
Re: IAFF Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial – Adopted Unanimously
1 | WHEREAS, the mission of the IAFF Fallen Fire |
2 | Fighter Memorial is to honor the sacrifice made by |
3 | IAFF members who serve as professional fire |
4 | fighters and emergency medical personnel and who |
5 | have given their lives in the line of duty; and |
6 | WHEREAS, the hallowed grounds of the IAFF |
7 | Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial have served as the site |
8 | of the annual memorial service for family and friends |
9 | to honor the memories of our fallen brothers and |
10 | sisters; and |
11 | WHEREAS, currently the Memorial’s Wall of |
12 | Honor lists the names of 2,808 IAFF members who |
13 | have died in the line of duty since 1976. The names |
14 | of 3,469 IAFF members who died in the line of duty |
15 | from 1918 to 1975 are to be added to the Wall of |
16 | Honor, as well as approximately 3,700 names over |
17 | the next 25 years; and |
18 | WHEREAS, after thirty years the original site is |
19 | deteriorating, veneer walls are cracking, the |
20 | foundation needs repairs, major drainage issues must |
21 | be addressed and additional walls are needed to |
22 | accommodate future names. The site is no longer a |
23 | fitting tribute to the sacrifices of our fallen members; |
24 | and |
25 | WHEREAS, the IAFF Executive Board |
26 | recommended a complete rebuild of the entire |
27 | Memorial leaving just the original sculpture in place |
28 | adding additional walls to accommodate future |
29 | names; and |
30 | WHEREAS, the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial |
31 | Committee’s plan also calls for additional space to |
32 | accommodate the families of the fallen during the |
33 | annual Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial observance each |
34 | September. Currently, the area seats 2,500. |
35 | Attendance is typically 5,000, but reached 10,000 in |
36 | 2002 after 347 IAFF members made the ultimate |
37 | sacrifice on September 11, 2001; and |
38 | WHEREAS, the redesign plan includes improved |
39 | drainage, new and enhanced entry experience, |
40 | lighting, and landscaping; and |
41 | WHEREAS, the Fallen Fire Fighter Committee |
42 | issued a Request for Proposal to architectural design |
43 | firms in Colorado Springs; and |
44 | WHEREAS, the Committee selected the firm of |
45 | Thomas and Thomas Planning Urban Design |
46 | Landscape Architecture, Inc. to submit a proposal for |
47 | a complete rebuild of the Memorial site; and |
48 | WHEREAS, Thomas and Thomas has submitted |
49 | the design for a complete rebuild of the existing |
50 | Memorial as well as addressing the needs of the |
51 | annual ceremony, including a dedicated family area |
52 | along with spaces for individual reflection; therefore |
53 | be it |
54 | RESOLVED, That the delegates at the 2014 |
55 | Convention approve the complete rebuilding of the |
56 | Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial to ensure the integrity |
57 | of the site remains intact for future generations of fire |
58 | fighters and their families; and be it further |
59 | RESOLVED, That new walls will be incorporated |
60 | into the design that allow for the recognition of up to |
61 | 12,000 members and the current granite walls will be |
62 | repurposed into the design in the form of a ring |
63 | embracing families; and be it further |
64 | RESOLVED, That the Memorial will include a |
65 | new entrance from the parking lot, new walkways, |
66 | landscape/drainage improvements, honoree plaza, |
67 | signage, fencing and site lighting; and be it further |
68 | RESOLVED, That the cost of the completed |
69 | renovation of the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial is |
70 | $3.5 million; and be it further |
71 | RESOLVED, That the construction is scheduled |
72 | to begin immediately following the 2014 Fallen Fire |
73 | Fighter Memorial Ceremony and will be completed |
74 | by the 2015 Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial Ceremony; |
75 | and be it further |
76 | RESOLVED, That the delegates assembled at the |
77 | 52nd Convention of the IAFF dedicate an amount of |
78 | 21 cents per capita to sunset after five years to cover |
79 | the cost of the renovation of the Fallen Fire Fighter |
80 | Memorial; and be it further |
81 | RESOLVED, That all funds dedicated to the |
82 | renovation of the Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial shall |
83 | be distributed with the approval of the General |
84 | President and the Executive Board. |
Submitted by: IAFF Executive Board
Cost Estimate: 21 cents per month for five (5) years
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