St. Charles Parish - File #: 2017-0062

• File #: 2017-0062
• Version: 1
• Name: In Recognition: Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department, 50 Years of Service
• Type: Proclamation
• Status: Read and Filed
• File created: 3/6/2017
• In control: Parish Council
• On agenda: 3/6/2017
• Final action: 3/6/2017
• Title: In Recognition: Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department, 50 Years of Service
• Sponsors: Terrell D. Wilson
• Indexes: Fire Protection District No. 3 (Hahnville), Proclamations (In Recognition)

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
3/6/2017	1	Parish Council	Read

2017-0062

Title

In Recognition:  Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department, 50 Years of Service

Body

The Parish of St. Charles

March 6, 2017

IN   RECOGNITION

WHEREAS,                     Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department is beginning its 50^th year of dedicated service to the citizens of St. Charles Parish; and,

WHEREAS,                     Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department was organized in August of 1967, originally under the name KTH Department, representing Killona, Taft, and Hahnville until 1979 when Killona formed its own department; and,

WHEREAS,                     the department started out with a single Seagrave 500 gms pumper which was housed in personal sheds until a fire station was built by the firefighters in 1969.  Funding was very limited and was acquired from fairs, door to door collections, and can shakes, but much of the early progress was funded by the firefighters themselves; and,

WHEREAS,                     Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department’s main firehouse at 169 Lincoln Street in Hahnville has stood the test of time, operating as its original headquarters even today.  A second firehouse was later established on River Road.  The department currently maintains three pumpers, one rescue unit, and a salvage unit that carries 3,000 feet of large diameter hose; and,

WHEREAS,                     Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department’s response area covers 15 square miles, serving the 3^rd District of St. Charles Parish and includes two school buildings, the courthouse, multiple neighborhoods, as well as aiding many industrial facilities such as Dow Chemical, Waterford 3 Nuclear Power Plant, and various others; and,

WHEREAS,                     Hahnville Volunteer Fire Department members are very committed and involved in the safety and protection of its community and continue to enhance the quality of service to residents of St. Charles Parish.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, THAT WE, THE MEMBERS OF THE ST. CHARLES PARISH COUNCIL AND THE PARISH PRESIDENT, do hereby offer this recognition and tribute to the

HAHNVILLE VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT

50 YEARS OF SERVICE TO ST. CHARLES PARISH

“PARISH   OF   PLENTY”

created in 1807 from the county of the

“German Coast”, a parish of

unprecedented economic and social

development, known for its

hospitality, rural living and sporting

opportunities… with the added

distinction of being located

on both sides of the

Mighty Mississippi River.