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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Antioch |
4 | | Volunteer Fire Department on the occasion of the 100th |
5 | | anniversary of its founding; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department was |
7 | | organized on March 13, 1913; it had 28 charter members and a |
8 | | 1898 hand pumper with hose cart to begin with; it was comprised |
9 | | of Hose Company 1, Hose Company 2, and Hook & Ladder Company 1; |
10 | | in 1914, the department became a charter member of the newly |
11 | | formed Illinois Fireman's Association; and
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12 | | WHEREAS, In May of 1923, the Antioch Volunteer Fire |
13 | | Department received its first motorized fire engine at a cost |
14 | | of $3,000; as of 1946, the department was responding to over 60 |
15 | | calls a year and in the same year, the new fire siren was |
16 | | installed atop the firehouse; in June 1954, the department |
17 | | began holding the annual fireman's dance; and
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18 | | WHEREAS, In January of 2012, the Antioch Volunteer Fire |
19 | | Department took delivery of its newest fire engine at a cost of |
20 | | $450,000; today, the department remains a volunteer department |
21 | | with 86 dedicated members; it provides fire and rescue to 37 |
22 | | square miles of the Village of Antioch and the surrounding |