Full Text of HR0588 96th General Assembly
HR0588 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, September 11th is known throughout the country and | 3 |
| recognized by the State of Illinois as National Firefighters | 4 |
| Day to honor the estimated 1,140,900 firefighters that serve | 5 |
| across the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, It is largely unknown that for every firefighter | 7 |
| in the country there are roughly 3 volunteer firefighters, and | 8 |
| in the State of Illinois, which has an estimated 45,000 | 9 |
| firefighters, roughly 31,000 are volunteer firefighters; and
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| WHEREAS, Just as all our firefighters are courageous, | 11 |
| volunteer firefighters serve hundreds of communities in | 12 |
| Illinois and face the same dangers with the same amount of | 13 |
| bravery; and
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| WHEREAS, In the past 10 years, there has been an average of | 15 |
| 1,684,200 fires in the United States each year; an average of | 16 |
| 3,597 Americans lose their lives each year in fire-related | 17 |
| tragedies and, of them, 107 are heroic firefighters dying in | 18 |
| the line of duty; and
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| WHEREAS, These firefighters do not lose their lives in vain | 20 |
| but do so at the attempt to save lives, property, and the | 21 |
| general well being of others; and
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| WHEREAS, Volunteer firefighters undergo training, educate | 2 |
| others, and perform their duties at their own expense and only | 3 |
| for the benefit of knowing that someone was helped in some way; | 4 |
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| WHEREAS, It is important to never forget the duties of our | 6 |
| Illinois volunteer firefighters; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 8 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 9 |
| recognize the day of September 11th as Illinois Volunteer | 10 |
| Firefighters' Day and thank the men and women of volunteer fire | 11 |
| services who devote themselves to the protection of others at | 12 |
| the risk of their own lives day after day by maintaining a | 13 |
| constant state of readiness in the battle against fires and | 14 |
| other life threatening conditions; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to David B. Foreman, State Fire Marshal, and John | 17 |
| Swan, President of the Illinois Firefighters Association.
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