Congressional Advocate for First Responders Tours Streamlight
Streamlight, Inc. Press ReleaseFlashlightNews.org - 08/11/2006
Rep. Curt Weldon Sees Demonstrations of Flashlights for Fire/Rescue, Military
EAGLEVILLE, Pa. - Congressman Curt Weldon, representing Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District, last week toured the Eagleville, PA headquarters of Streamlight, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high-performance lighting equipment for professional applications, including firefighting, EMS and military.
Representative Weldon met with employees and officials of Streamlight to discuss issues facing local businesses. The Congressman, a long-time advocate for the nation’s first responders and Vice-Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, also discussed the flashlight needs of firefighters, emergency medical services workers and military personnel, and saw demonstrations of the company’s extensive line of products for emergency and military professionals.
Weldon, a former volunteer Fire Chief in Marcus Hook, PA, formed the Congressional Fire and Emergency Services Caucus in 1987, the largest caucus in Congress with over 340 members from both the House and Senate. For almost 20 years, the Fire Caucus has provided a voice for the nation's first responders in Washington and transformed the fire service as a whole. As the Founder and Co-Chairman, Weldon has provided leadership in Congress to increase the awareness of first responder issues and to enact legislation to provide the country’s nation's firefighters with the funding and resources they require.
As Chairman of the House Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee, Weldon also directly oversees $80 billion in defense spending on critical weapons systems and other military equipment.
About Streamlight, Inc.
Eagleville, PA-based Streamlight, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of high-performance lighting equipment for professional fire fighting, law enforcement, industrial and outdoor applications. Streamlight is an ISO 9001:2000 registered company.
For additional information, please call Streamlight at 1-800-523-7488 or visit its website at www.streamlight.com.