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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Kerry Sheridan was elected Fire Chief of the Troy |
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| Township Volunteer Fire Department in 1960 and has diligently |
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| served Troy Township for 50 years, 45 years as Fire Chief; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1955, Troy Township was a beachfront area with |
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| summer cottages, farmland, and 800 residents; it now has the |
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| Village of Shorewood, many new subdivisions, 18,000 residents, |
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| and access to two major interstates, I-55 and I-80; and
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| WHEREAS, The Fire Department was formed in 1955 and Fire |
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| Chief Kerry Sheridan is one of its original members; the Troy |
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| Fire Protection District was formed in 1963; and
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| WHEREAS, The Fire Department started with 40 volunteers and |
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| 10 sets of bunker gear; the Fire Protection District now has 50 |
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| volunteers and 18 full-time ambulance/firefighters, each |
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| having their own set of gear, pager, and airpak; and
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| WHEREAS, The Town Hall, located on Seil Road, was moved to |
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| Jefferson Street and garage doors were added to house the fire |
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| department equipment; the Fire Protection District is now |
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| located at 107 West Jefferson and has five bays; a second |
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| station is being built on Seil Road; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973, Chief Sheridan started one of the first |
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| fire cadet programs in the State; he also organized an |
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| Ambulance Service for recruiting and training new EMTs; the |
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| Ambulance Service went into service in May of 1980; he was |
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| president of the Des Plaines MABAS 15 Division and is still an |
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| active member; and
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| WHEREAS, The Troy Fire Protection District is one of the |
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| best-trained volunteer districts in the State; Chief Sheridan |
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| achieved all this while working full-time since 1955 for |