Full Text of HR0435 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Engineer Jeremy | 4 | | DeJournett of the Belleville Fire Department for being | 5 | | selected to receive the Firefighter Excellence Award, which is | 6 | | presented by the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; | 7 | | and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, The Firefighter Excellence Award is presented for | 9 | | an act of service in the line of duty, demonstrating | 10 | | excellence and professionalism in service to the citizens of | 11 | | the State of Illinois; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Jeremy DeJournett, as a member of the Belleville | 13 | | Fire Department's Crew 1229, responded to an apartment fire in | 14 | | the 200 block of Freedom Drive on the morning of Saturday, | 15 | | October 26, 2019; the fire originated in the bathroom, where | 16 | | unattended candles caught an aerosol can on fire, causing an | 17 | | explosion; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Upon the Belleville Fire Department's arrival, it | 19 | | was discovered that a mother and two children had already | 20 | | safely escaped the apartment; Jeremy DeJournett, alongside | 21 | | Firefighter Matthew Preston, entered the apartment complex to | 22 | | clear it of occupants and were putting on their gear when |
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| 1 | | Jeremy DeJournett heard crying, which drew them into the | 2 | | apartment; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Matthew Preston located a third child, a | 4 | | 4-year-old, on a couch underneath some pillows inside the | 5 | | apartment; he then pulled the child out of the smoke-filled | 6 | | apartment; the child was transported to a local hospital for | 7 | | treatment and was released hours later; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Jeremy DeJournett will be presented the | 9 | | Firefighter Excellence Award at the 28th Annual Firefighter | 10 | | Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony hosted by the Office of the | 11 | | Illinois State Fire Marshal on September 10, 2021; therefore, | 12 | | be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 14 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 15 | | we congratulate Engineer Jeremy DeJournett for being selected | 16 | | to receive the Firefighter Excellence Award, and we thank him | 17 | | for his continued bravery and service in the line of duty; and | 18 | | be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Matthew Preston as an expression of our esteem | 21 | | and respect.
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