Full Text of HR1574 95th General Assembly
HR1574 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Donald R. Gould, | 4 |
| Jr., on his twenty years of service as the Fire Chief in | 5 |
| Prospect Heights; and
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| WHEREAS, A member since 1966, Chief Gould has been the fire | 7 |
| chief since 1988; Chief Gould is a Chief Fire Officer Designee | 8 |
| of the Commission on Fire Accreditation International, a | 9 |
| graduate of the Oklahoma State University School of Fire | 10 |
| Protection, and an Illinois State Fire Marshal Certified Fire | 11 |
| Officer III; and
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| WHEREAS, During his tenure with the Prospect Heights Fire | 13 |
| Protection District he has served in every rank, from volunteer | 14 |
| firefighter, lieutenant, captain, assistant chief, to his | 15 |
| current position as fire chief; as Assistant Chief, he was | 16 |
| instrumental in the implementation of paramedic service and | 17 |
| participation in the State Fire Marshal's training programs; | 18 |
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| WHEREAS, As fire chief he has overseen several referendums | 20 |
| that have resulted in the purchase of the first aerial ladder | 21 |
| truck, expansion of the headquarters fire station and | 22 |
| construction of a second fire station, the consolidation of the |
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| Palwaukee Area Fire Protection District into the Prospect | 2 |
| Heights Fire Protection District, and the hiring of additional | 3 |
| personnel; when Chief Gould was first appointed the fire | 4 |
| protection district was served by paid-per-call firefighters | 5 |
| who responded when paged; those members who were also | 6 |
| paramedics worked part-time at the fire station as part of a | 7 |
| three-person crew to ensure a rapid response; and
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| WHEREAS, In 2000, Chief Gould was appointed the fire | 9 |
| protection district's first full-time fire chief; since 2001 | 10 |
| Chief Gould has increased the on-duty 24/7 staffing to ten and | 11 |
| several additional full-time personnel have been hired, | 12 |
| including the deputy chiefs, captains, and nine | 13 |
| firefighter/paramedics; he has presented members with service | 14 |
| awards and plaques of recognition for each five-years of | 15 |
| service achieved; and
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| WHEREAS, For twenty years Chief Gould has served his | 17 |
| community and deserves this honor; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 20 |
| congratulate Chief Donald Gould and wish him continued success | 21 |
| in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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| presented to Chief Gould as a symbol of our respect.
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