[Mdt_members] Today is First Responder Appreciation Day!

[Maryanov Mike V]

Greetings all,

I just returned from a training week in Bend where I spent time with a great group of child abuse responders and, as it turned out on a tangent, some homicide detectives too. I’m sure the Riverhouse didn’t know what hit them when the child abuse Forensic Interviewers and Oregon’s homicide detectives showed up for training weeks at the same time! But I wish I’d known earlier this week that today was a special day so I could’ve said something personally when I had the floor at our training.

In any case, did you know that the 2013 Oregon Legislature declared September 27 as First Responder Appreciation Day? You can see the news alert and legislative language, below.

All of us at CVSD can’t express enough how much we appreciate the work that Oregon’s first responders do every day to help protect and support victims, and to fight the victimization itself. It’s true hero work, and our honor to acknowledge it!!

September 27: First Responder Appreciation Day

​The 2013 Oregon Legislature passed HB 2182 recognizing September 27th each year as First Responder Appreciation Day where Oregonians can come together and honor all first responders for the work they do. All employees of your Oregon State Police thanks Oregonians for your support. We encourage Oregonians to take time out of their day to thank a first responder in your local community including volunteers, search and rescue personnel, and full-time sworn and non-sworn employees in the fire, police, or medical profession.


House Bill 2182

Relating to recognition of first responders.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) First responders risk their safety and personal property on a daily basis in the execution of their duty to protect the public;

(b) First responders are the first line of defense for the public against threats, domestic and foreign;

(c) First responders stand ready 24 hours per day to come to the aid of citizens of the United States of America;

(d) First responders are a vital part of our communities, not only responding to emergencies but also volunteering in our schools and community organizations;

(e) First responders, who are volunteers or employees of agencies that provide public safety services, including policing, fire protection, emergency medical services and search and rescue services, come together during emergencies to serve the public; and

(f) The State of Oregon wishes to honor and support first responders with an annual day of appreciation.

(2) The Legislative Assembly declares September 27 of each year as First Responder Appreciation Day.



Michael Maryanov |CAMI Grant Coordinator | Crime Victims Services Division | Oregon Department of Justice | 503 378-5307

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