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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate  the staff and 
4administration of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District on 
5the occasion of its 75th anniversary on August 25, 2016; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Norwood Park Fire Protection District services 
7were first provided to Norwood Park residents from the garage 
8of Walter E. Schoenfeld at 4318 Ottawa Street, which served as 
9Norwood Park's first fire station; and
  
 
10    WHEREAS, In 1947, the first official fire station was made 
11at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Ottawa Street; the station 
12was a former church that was relocated from Montrose Avenue and 
13Thatcher Avenue; and
  
 
14    WHEREAS, The Montrose and Ottawa station was expanded in 
151954, 1956, and 1960; a second fire station was constructed in 
161954 at 7301 Lawrence Avenue in Harwood Heights; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The volunteer fire department was reorganized in 
181958 as the Norwood Park Fire Protection District, with Tobias 
19Schaden (Norridge), Hubert Huening (Harwood Heights) and 
20Lucien E. Bond (Norwood Park Township) serving as the first 
21trustees; Walter E. Schoenfeld served as the first Volunteer 
 
 
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1Fire Chief before becoming the first full-time Fire Chief, 
2having been appointed on January 1, 1959; and
  
 
3    WHEREAS, On February 1, 1961, the Norwood Park Fire 
4Protection District went to 24-hour, full-time fire 
5protection; the first full-time firefighters were Ed Jilka, Les 
6Richards, Paul Schoenfeld, and Alan Campbell; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District 
8initiated its first ambulance service in 1954; the district was 
9also a pioneer in the field of paramedics, starting in 1978; 
10and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, A new fire station was constructed in 1988 at 7447 
12West Lawrence Avenue, consolidating both stations to better 
13serve their communities; and
 
14    WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District has 
15grown to 35 full-time firefighters and paramedics and is 
16currently led by Fire Chief Kevin J. Stenson; and
  
 
17    WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District serves 
18as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the 
19people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
20    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
 
 
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1NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
2congratulate the staff and administration of the Norwood Park 
3Fire Protection District on the occasion of its 75th 
4anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in 
5the future; and be it further
  
 
6    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
7presented to the Norwood Park Fire Protection District as a 
8symbol of our esteem and respect.