Full Text of HR1004 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the
Northwest St. Clair | 4 | | County Fire Protection District on the occasion of its 75th | 5 | | anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1946, the Northwest Volunteer Fire Department | 7 | | was organized by a group of concerned
citizens who realized | 8 | | the need for fire protection for the unincorporated area | 9 | | located just outside the
Belleville city limits; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, The Number 1 Fire Station was built at 1513 North | 11 | | Belt West by volunteers who were involved
in the forming of the | 12 | | fire department; as the department developed to the south in | 13 | | the 1950s, volunteer firemen again came together, and Engine | 14 | | House No. 2 was built; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, From the department's inception through 1976, it | 16 | | operated on a subscription service; however, the department | 17 | | never refused service to anyone; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, In 1980, the district was the first in the area to | 19 | | require that all firefighters become certified
firefighters by | 20 | | the Office of the Illinois State Fire Marshal; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 1986, the three fire districts were combined | 2 | | into the
Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District; | 3 | | and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, In 1997, residents overwhelmingly supported a | 5 | | bond issue, permitting the building of a new state of the art
| 6 | | fire station at 3407 South Belt West; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, As the department continued to grow, the amount | 8 | | of training in specialized
areas expanded, including technical | 9 | | rescue, hazmat, confined space, high angle, EMS, line officer,
| 10 | | and chief officer; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, As with those dedicated individuals who founded | 12 | | the fire department in 1946, the firefighters today
continue | 13 | | the legacy of providing the best possible service to the | 14 | | district through
training and education, in order to provide | 15 | | the necessary life saving skills to residents; therefore, be | 16 | | it
| 17 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 18 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 19 | | we congratulate the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection | 20 | | District on its 75th anniversary; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| 1 | | presented to the
Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection | 2 | | District as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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