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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to commend Freeport Police Department 
4Patrolman Donald B. Heath on his heroic actions in responding 
5to a house fire on May 21, 2014 and congratulate him on his 
6nomination for the Lifesaving and Rescue Award; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, On May 5, 2014 at 12:55pm, Officer Heath responded 
8to a house fire call; when he  arrived on scene, he heard 
9yelling coming from the back of the residence; he went to
the 
10back and determined that a woman was inside of the burning

11residence, and she could not get out on her own due to being 
12physically
disabled; and
  
 
13    WHEREAS, Officer Heath scaled a locked fence and made his 
14way to the back door of the
burning house; he opened the back 
15door and located the trapped woman lying on the floor; he 
16carried her outside but
could not get away from the house 
17because of a locked fence gate; he stayed with her  until 
18Freeport Firefighter Lowery forced the
locked gate open; and
  
 
19    WHEREAS, Firefighter Lowery stated that
the victim's 
20oxygen level was down to 60 when she was pulled out of
the 
21house by Officer Heath, and that her life
was likely saved by 
22the quick actions of Officer Heath; and
 
  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Officer Heath started with the Freeport Police 
2Department on September 5, 1995; he has served with the Patrol 
3Division his entire career, and, from February 5, 1999 to March 
48, 2006, also served as a Field Training Officer; he graduated 
5from Western Illinois University with a bachelor degree in Law 
6Enforcement; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Officer Heath has received numerous commendations 
8and awards during his years of service and always comes to work 
9and does his job while maintaining an upbeat disposition 
10throughout; therefore, be it
  
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
12NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
13we commend Freeport Police Department Patrolman Donald B. Heath 
14on his heroic actions in responding to a house fire on May 21, 
152014 and congratulate him on his nomination for the Lifesaving 
16and Rescue Award; and be it further
  
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
18presented to Officer Heath as an expression of our esteem and 
19respect.