HR0584 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to congratulate the Breese Fire Department on the occasion of its 125th anniversary and recognize its tradition of bravery and dedication; and

WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department was founded in January of 1892, twenty-one years after the founding of the town of Breese; and

WHEREAS, The Breese Volunteer Fire Department No. 1, started with seventeen men who, before the department received horses, pulled the fire pump to emergencies; and

WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department's pump was purchased, and the fire house was completed in October of 1892, a little more than nine months after the founding of the department; and

WHEREAS, The department purchased its first motorized fire truck in 1918, which was funded by firemen picnics, masked balls, dances, and taxes from the Breese Township; and

WHEREAS, Today, the Breese Fire Department averages one hundred and twenty emergency calls a year, has six emergency vehicles, and thirty-five volunteer firefighters; and

WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department exemplifies the best qualities of rural Illinois and the community spirit that defines the small towns and villages of this great State; and

WHEREAS, The department continues to live up to its motto, "Semper Paratus" or "Always Ready"; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the Breese Fire Department on its 125th anniversary, and that we wish it 125 more years of continued operation and faithful service to its community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent to the Breese Fire Department and Chief Robert Wuest.