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RI H7326

Resolution

Status

Passed

1/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Joseph Shekarchi

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Rhode Island House Resolution honors Warwick Police Captain Charles Boisseau, a 30-year veteran of the Warwick Police Department and former U.S. Army Combat Medic awarded the Bronze Star Medal for service in Afghanistan

  • On July 5, 2025, at approximately 11:15 p.m., Captain Boisseau discovered a fire burning in a trash can in front of a house on Whispering Pines Drive while driving home from a detail

  • Captain Boisseau called 911, alerted the sleeping occupants, and when initial firefighting efforts failed, re-entered the house to rescue a wife and three children (ages 7, 5, and 6 months) without injury

  • Cranston Fire Department determined the fire was caused by improperly discarded used fireworks

  • Secretary of State directed to transmit a certified copy of the resolution to Captain Boisseau

Legislative Description

HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING, HONORING, AND THANKING WARWICK POLICE CAPTAIN CHARLES BOISSEAU FOR SAVING THE LIVES OF A CRANSTON FAMILY AFTER THEIR HOUSE CAUGHT FIRE ON THE NIGHT OF JULY 5, 2025

Last Action

House read and passed

1/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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