Full Text of HR1296 95th General Assembly
HR1296 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
|
|
|
HR1296 |
|
LRB095 21430 KXB 50837 r |
|
| 1 |
| HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 |
| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to honor the Franklin Park Fire | 4 |
| Department firefighters who are being honored with medals of | 5 |
| honor at the Illinois Firefighters Memorial at the Illinois | 6 |
| State Capitol in Springfield; and
| 7 |
| WHEREAS, On September 8, 2006 at 0700 hours the Schiller | 8 |
| Park Fire Department responded to a fire in an apartment | 9 |
| building; upon arrival smoke was showing and a fire was located | 10 |
| in a first floor apartment; Franklin Park Ladder Co. 2, | 11 |
| consisting of Lieutenant Jack Berry, Lieutenant Tim Monroe, | 12 |
| Firefighter Garry Ligmanowski, and Firefighter Douglas | 13 |
| Halverson, was assigned to search the 3rd floor apartment in | 14 |
| the rear after a report that a child could still be in an | 15 |
| apartment; with a smoke condition present from the fire on the | 16 |
| lower floor, the crew from Ladder Co. 2 broke up into two | 17 |
| groups with Lieutenant Berry and Firefighter Ligmanowski | 18 |
| ventilating hallway windows and searching one apartment and | 19 |
| Lieutenant Monroe and Firefighter Halverson checking the other | 20 |
| apartment;
Lieutenant Monroe and Firefighter Halverson found a | 21 |
| young girl who was located hiding in a closet in a smoke filled | 22 |
| apartment; both crews assisted the young girl down the stairs | 23 |
| and gave her to Paramedics from Schiller Park so she could be | 24 |
| given medical treatment; and
|
|
|
|
HR1296 |
- 2 - |
LRB095 21430 KXB 50837 r |
|
| 1 |
| WHEREAS, On July 21, 2006 the Hillside Fire Department | 2 |
| responded to a house fire; upon arrival they discovered a fire | 3 |
| in a private dwelling; Chief Traiforos from the Franklin Park | 4 |
| Fire Department was dispatched to the fire in Hillside as the | 5 |
| Incident Safety Officer; when Chief Traiforos arrived on the | 6 |
| scene he was assigned to supervise the rear of the fire; with | 7 |
| the fire spreading the alarm escalated and Franklin Park Ladder | 8 |
| Co. 2 was dispatched on the 3rd alarm; the crew consisted of | 9 |
| Acting Officer Daniel Fidonik, Firefighter Garry Ligmanowski, | 10 |
| and Firefighter Douglas Halverson; and
| 11 |
| WHEREAS, On arrival Ladder Co. 2 was assigned to report to | 12 |
| the rear of the fire building working under the supervision of | 13 |
| Chief Traiforos; while attempting to remove a door located in | 14 |
| the rear of the house, a Firefighter from River Grove fell | 15 |
| through the floor and into the burning basement; Firefighter | 16 |
| Fidonik notified Chief Traiforos of the situation and Chief | 17 |
| Traiforos declared a "MAYDAY" for a Firefighter down; members | 18 |
| of Franklin Park Ladder Co.2 assisted by members of River Grove | 19 |
| Engine 565, consisting of Lieutenant Jason Lambert, Lieutenant | 20 |
| Rich Savoia, Firefighter Brian Clarke, and Bellwood | 21 |
| Firefighter Chris LaValley, went to the aid of the fallen | 22 |
| firefighter; the fire escalated to another alarm and a Rapid | 23 |
| Intervention Team (RIT) from Elmhurst responded to also aid the | 24 |
| downed Firefighter; and
|
|
|
|
HR1296 |
- 3 - |
LRB095 21430 KXB 50837 r |
|
| 1 |
| WHEREAS, Thanks to training and experience, the | 2 |
| firefighters were able to assist the downed firefighter and he | 3 |
| was rescued within a minute; and
| 4 |
| WHEREAS, Lieutenant Timothy Moore, Firefighter Daniel | 5 |
| Fidonik, Firefighter Douglas Halverson, Firefighter Garry | 6 |
| Ligmanowski, and Lieutenant Jack Berry will be awarded medals | 7 |
| of honor for their bravery and dedication; therefore, be it
| 8 |
| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 9 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 10 |
| congratulate these brave men and wish them continued safety and | 11 |
| the watchful eyes of their fellow firefighters as they continue | 12 |
| to serve their communities; and be it further
| 13 |
| RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to Lieutenant Timothy Moore, Firefighter Daniel | 15 |
| Fidonik, Firefighter Douglas Halverson, Firefighter Garry | 16 |
| Ligmanowski, and Lieutenant Jack Berry as symbols of our | 17 |
| respect.
|
|