Full Text of HR0094 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor those who risk their lives | 4 | | to protect and serve the people of this State; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, At 5:08 AM on January 7, 2015, River Grove Fire | 6 | | Department firefighter John Paczesny, along with members of the | 7 | | River Grove Fire Department, the Elmwood Park Fire Department, | 8 | | the Norwood Park Fire Department, the Norridge Police | 9 | | Department, and the Harwood Heights Police Department, | 10 | | responded to a house fire at 7911 West Gunnison Street in | 11 | | Norridge; while traveling to the scene of the fire, the | 12 | | responders were notified that there were trapped victims in the | 13 | | home; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon arriving at the scene, John Paczesny and the | 15 | | other responders found fire coming out of windows on 2 sides of | 16 | | the building and heavy smoke on the first and second floors; | 17 | | the responders immediately began searching for victims, | 18 | | eventually finding several victims hanging out of windows on | 19 | | the 2nd floor; all available crew members were then called to | 20 | | the rear of the house with ground ladders; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Working as a team, the responders were able to | 22 | | successfully ladder the building and assist victims onto the |
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| 1 | | ladders and down to safety; the victims were handed over to | 2 | | Emergency Medical Services crews to check for injuries or smoke | 3 | | inhalation; the victims were subsequently transported to local | 4 | | hospitals and were released later that afternoon; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, After the victims were removed from the building, | 6 | | the responders began to attack the fire with multiple hose | 7 | | lines and elevated master streams; after several hours, the | 8 | | fire was successfully controlled; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, John Paczesny serves as a model of hard work, | 10 | | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | 11 | | Illinois; therefore, be it
| 12 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 13 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 14 | | honor River Grove Fire Department firefighter John Paczesny for | 15 | | his work and wish him continued success in the future; and be | 16 | | it further
| 17 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 | | presented to John Paczesny as a symbol of our esteem and | 19 | | respect.
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