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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Illinois Fire Service is experiencing
3 problems with self dispatching of equipment and personnel for
4 both State and national responses to emergency scenes without
5 formal approval by a coordinating authority; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Illinois Fire Service Caucus members have
7 requested an end to self dispatching because of its potential
8 to degrade continuity of operations and the critical
9 infrastructure protection of both the sending and receiving
10 jurisdictions; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Stopping self dispatching will reduce confusion
12 and risk at an emergency scene by reducing the need to commit
13 additional resources to the management of those people and
14 equipment that self dispatched to the scene; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE
17 SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we encourage the prohibition of
18 self dispatching by State and national response services; and
19 be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to the Illinois Fire Service Caucus.