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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the House of Representatives of the |
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| State of Illinois are pleased to recognize the 60th anniversary |
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| of the founding of the Mt. Zion Fire Protection District; and
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| WHEREAS, The Mt. Zion Fire Protection District was |
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| established on August 6, 1946; Mr. Frank Britton was the first |
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| Fire Chief, and a used fire truck was housed in a garage where |
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| the current Tool and Die Company is at W. Main St. and Bell |
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| St.; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1952, a new fire station was built at 205 |
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| Broadway St., which is now part of the Mt. Zion Presbyterian |
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| Church; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1958, Dick Wheeler was appointed Fire Chief and |
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| served as Chief for 17 years, turning over the Chief position |
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| to the current Chief, Don Wright, in 1975; in 1979, a new |
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| station was built at 110 W. Main St., where the fire department |
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| is located today; and
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| WHEREAS, During the year that the current fire station was |
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| built, the Mt. Zion Fire District responded to 126 emergencies |
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| and calls for service; today, it responds to over 400 calls |
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| annually, an increase of more than 300%; and
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| WHEREAS, The district currently has two full-time |
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| employees and one part-time employee; an additional 25 |
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| personnel volunteer for the district, and the full-time and |
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| part-time employees respond as volunteers after hours, serving |
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| 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 |
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| Mt. Zion Community; therefore, be it
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