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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to congratulate Fire Chief Bruce |
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| Rodewald of the Arlington Heights Fire Department on the |
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| occasion of his retirement after 33 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Rodewald began his career with the Arlington |
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| Heights Fire Department as a firefighter on March 22, 1971, was |
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| promoted to lieutenant in 1979, to captain in 1983, and to |
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| chief in 1984; he celebrated his 20th anniversary as chief on |
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| May 26, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, During Chief Rodewald's tenure, the Village of |
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| Arlington Heights' Class 3 Insurance Services Office (ISO) |
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| rating was upgraded to an ISO I rating, which is the highest |
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| rating given for a municipality's fire protection services and |
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| has only been achieved by about 40 fire departments in the |
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| nation; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Rodewald had planned on retiring in 2001, |
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| upon completion of 30 years of service, but stayed on to guide |
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| the department through the heightened levels of awareness and |
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| preparedness necessary for fire departments following the |
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| tragedy of September 11, 2001; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Rodewald is part of a family that has been |
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| dedicated to the fire service during portions of the 1800s, |
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| 1900s, and now the 21st century; his father and grandfather |
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| were both firefighters in Arlington Heights, and his son is a |
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| firefighter/paramedic in an area town; and
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| WHEREAS, Prior to his career in the fire service, Chief |
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| Rodewald valiantly served his country with two tours of duty as |
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| a helicopter pilot in Vietnam; therefore, be it
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