Full Text of HR0907 94th General Assembly
HR0907 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize a | 3 |
| significant milestone in the history of an organization that | 4 |
| has contributed greatly to the welfare of the people of our | 5 |
| State; and
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| WHEREAS, The Peotone Fire Department was founded in the | 7 |
| year 1881 and will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, In 1881, the Village of Peotone purchased its | 10 |
| first fire engine and the department's first drill was held on | 11 |
| April 15 that same year under the command of Captain John | 12 |
| Fedde; the department bought a Model T fire truck in 1924, its | 13 |
| first pumper in 1935, and the Peotone Volunteer Fire Department | 14 |
| Auxiliary was formed in 1953; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, In 1975, the department had the first operational | 16 |
| paramedics in Will County and in May of 1978, the Peotone Fire | 17 |
| Protection District was established; and | 18 |
| WHEREAS, On August 14, 1978, the Peotone Fire Protection | 19 |
| District accepted the Peotone Fire Department as the | 20 |
| organization to protect the residents of the district from | 21 |
| fire, promote fire protection and prevention throughout the | 22 |
| district, and provide emergency medical services to the | 23 |
| residents of the district; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, The Peotone Firefighter Pension Fund was created | 25 |
| in 1984, and in 1992, ground was broken for a new fire station; | 26 |
| the new station was dedicated in memory of Trustee Gerald | 27 |
| Borchardt in 1993; and | 28 |
| WHEREAS, The Department received a grant in 1999 to equip a | 29 |
| hazardous materials squad and in 2002, the organization joined |
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| the Southwest Hazardous Material Response Team; other grants | 2 |
| came along in 2002 and 2004, allowing the Department to | 3 |
| purchase training materials, new hose, and various engine | 4 |
| equipment, and to place a mobile burn building behind the | 5 |
| station; and | 6 |
| WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Peotone Fire Department | 7 |
| has served the citizens of the area with distinction; in 2004, | 8 |
| the Department received an ISO rating of 4 in the Village of | 9 |
| Peotone and 8b in the rural area; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 12 |
| we congratulate the members of the Peotone Fire Department on | 13 |
| the occasion of the Department's 125th anniversary, and we | 14 |
| thank them for their devoted service to the safety of the | 15 |
| citizens of their area; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 17 |
| presented to the Peotone Fire Department as an expression of | 18 |
| our esteem.
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