Senate Resolution 85 Summary

• Congratulates retired Assistant Fire Chief Carl Holmes for receiving the 2016 CFSI/Motorola Solutions Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award presented at the 28th Annual National Fire and Emergency Services Dinner on May 5, 2016, in Washington D.C.

• Recognizes Holmes for 65 years of service with the Oklahoma City Fire Department, beginning as a firefighter in 1951 as part of the department's first class of twelve African American hires.

• Acknowledges Holmes' establishment of the Carl Holmes Executive Development Institute in 1991, which has graduated hundreds of African American firefighters who advanced to leadership positions in fire departments nationwide.

• Notes that Holmes mentored fire officers, African Americans, Hispanics, and women throughout his career and advocated for improved human resource management practices in fire departments.

• Directs distribution of the resolution to Carl Holmes.