Full Text of HR1407 94th General Assembly
HR1407 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the | 3 |
| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 60th anniversary | 4 |
| of the founding of the Mt. Zion Fire Protection District; and
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| WHEREAS, The Mt. Zion Fire Protection District was | 6 |
| established on August 6, 1946; Mr. Frank Britton was the first | 7 |
| Fire Chief, and a used fire truck was housed in a garage where | 8 |
| the current Tool and Die Company is at W. Main St. and Bell | 9 |
| St.; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1952, a new fire station was built at 205 | 11 |
| Broadway St., which is now part of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian | 12 |
| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1958, Dick Wheeler was appointed Fire Chief and | 14 |
| served as Chief for 17 years, turning over the Chief position | 15 |
| to the current Chief, Don Wright, in 1975; in 1979, a new | 16 |
| station was built at 110 W. Main St., where the fire department | 17 |
| is located today; and
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| WHEREAS, During the year that the current fire station was | 19 |
| built, the Mt. Zion Fire District responded to 126 emergencies | 20 |
| and calls for service; today, it responds to over 400 calls | 21 |
| annually, an increase of more than 300%; and | 22 |
| WHEREAS, The district currently has two full-time | 23 |
| employees and one part-time employee; an additional 25 | 24 |
| personnel volunteer for the district, and the full-time and | 25 |
| part-time employees respond as volunteers after hours, serving | 26 |
| the public 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
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| WHEREAS, August 6, 2006, marked 60 years of service to the | 28 |
| Mt. Zion Community; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 3 |
| we recognize the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Mt. | 4 |
| Zion Fire Protection District, and we thank those individuals | 5 |
| who have put their lives on the line throughout the years for | 6 |
| the safety and protection of their fellow citizens; and be it | 7 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to the Mt. Zion Fire Protection District as an | 10 |
| expression of our esteem.
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