Section 60. Chief Christopher Kiskeravage Memorial Highway.
(a) Findings.--The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) Chief Christopher Kiskeravage was a volunteer with the Shenandoah Ambulance Corp as a teenager and continued life as a career firefighter and paramedic.
(2) Chief Kiskeravage worked at Cetronia Ambulance as a paramedic and was a member of the International Association of Fire Fighters for the Easton Fire Department from 1989 until 1996 and the Allentown Fire Department from 1996 until 2019, when he retired as Assistant Chief.
(3) Chief Kiskeravage was a member of the Lehigh County Special Operations team, Pennsylvania Urban Search and Rescue Co. #3.
(4) Chief Kiskeravage was a Pennsylvania State Fire Academy Instructor and was instrumental in the development of the Allentown Fire Department Technical Rescue team.
(5) After retiring from Allentown where he was in command of the fire academy, Chief Kiskeravage was appointed as South Whitehall Township's first Fire Commissioner.
(6) Chief Kiskeravage trained firefighters across the globe with Bucks County Community College's Fire and Public Safety.
(7) Chief Kiskeravage also traveled internationally, as well as across the United States, teaching emergency medical technicians and topics related to fire suppression and hazardous materials.
(8) On June 9, 2023, Chief Kiskeravage passed away at the age of 56, after a lengthy battle with cancer.
(b) Designation.--The portion of State Route 2005, known as Lehigh Street, in Allentown, Lehigh County, from Segment 0060/Offset 1800 to the intersection with Vultee Street, is designated as the Chief Christopher Kiskeravage Memorial Highway.
(c) Signs.--The Department of Transportation shall erect and maintain appropriate signs displaying the name of the highway to traffic in both directions on the highway.