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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Glenview Fire Chief Ralph
4Ensign on the occasion of his retirement after 43 years of
5service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Ralph Ensign started his career as a
7firefighter/paramedic with the Winnetka Fire Department in
81976, after earning a bachelor's degree in fire service
9management from Southern Illinois University; he joined the
10Highland Park Fire Department in 1978; he was promoted to
11lieutenant in 1989 and to captain in 1991; in 2008, he was
12hired as deputy fire chief in Glenview; he was promoted to
13chief in December 2014; he has also been a paid on-call and
14paid on-premise firefighter with the Northfield Fire-Rescue
15Department, where his father retired as assistant chief in
161979; and
 
17    WHEREAS, In Glenview, Ralph Ensign was instrumental in the
18design and construction of Fire Station 6 and planning the
19replacement for Fire Station 8; and
 
20    WHEREAS, Ralph Ensign helped implement a non-department
21student ride-a-long paramedic training program through
22Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and a smoke detector

 

 

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1installation program for occupancies that did not have
2operating units; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Ralph Ensign was a founding member of and assisted
4in the development of the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System (MABAS)
5Division III Hazardous Materials Response Team, which is a
6partnership of 19 suburban communities created to provide
7personnel, equipment, and resources to one another when needed;
8and
 
9    WHEREAS, Ralph Ensign has had a tremendous career serving
10the communities of Northfield, Winnetka, Highland Park, and
11Glenview; therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
13HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we congratulate Glenview Fire Chief Ralph Ensign on his
15retirement after 43 years of service, and we wish him the best
16in all his future endeavors; and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Ralph Ensign as a symbol of our respect and
19esteem.