Full Text of HR0123 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Antioch | 4 | | Volunteer Fire Department on the occasion of the 100th | 5 | | anniversary of its founding; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department was | 7 | | organized on March 13, 1913; it had 28 charter members and a | 8 | | 1898 hand pumper with hose cart to begin with; it was comprised | 9 | | of Hose Company 1, Hose Company 2, and Hook & Ladder Company 1; | 10 | | in 1914, the department became a charter member of the newly | 11 | | formed Illinois Fireman's Association; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, In May of 1923, the Antioch Volunteer Fire | 13 | | Department received its first motorized fire engine at a cost | 14 | | of $3,000; as of 1946, the department was responding to over 60 | 15 | | calls a year and in the same year, the new fire siren was | 16 | | installed atop the firehouse; in June 1954, the department | 17 | | began holding the annual fireman's dance; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, In January of 2012, the Antioch Volunteer Fire | 19 | | Department took delivery of its newest fire engine at a cost of | 20 | | $450,000; today, the department remains a volunteer department | 21 | | with 86 dedicated members; it provides fire and rescue to 37 | 22 | | square miles of the Village of Antioch and the surrounding |
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| 1 | | township; in 2012, the department responded to 910 emergency | 2 | | calls; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department will hold a | 4 | | ceremony to honor the 100 year anniversary of its creation on | 5 | | March 13, 2013, at Antioch Community High School; therefore, be | 6 | | it
| 7 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 9 | | we congratulate the members and former members of the Antioch | 10 | | Volunteer Fire Department on the 100th anniversary of the | 11 | | Department, thank them for their service to their community, | 12 | | and wish them well in the future; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 | | presented to the Antioch Volunteer Fire Department as an | 15 | | expression of our esteem and respect.
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