Full Text of HR0535 100th General Assembly
HR0535 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR0535 | | LRB100 13450 MST 28053 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the Peoria Heights Fire | 4 | | Department on the occasion of its 100th anniversary in July of | 5 | | 2017; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, There have been nine fire chiefs since the | 7 | | department was incorporated in 1917; the first, E.J. Brayton, | 8 | | served for three years; the longest running fire chief was | 9 | | William "Bill" Bair, who served from 1953 to 1998; the current | 10 | | chief, Greg Walters, was appointed on September 12, 2012; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The department started with seven volunteers who | 12 | | responded from their homes, manning three hand-operated hose | 13 | | carts that were stored in the yards of the volunteers; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The department responds to approximately 850 | 15 | | calls per year; today, the department provides fire | 16 | | suppression, fire prevention, technical rescue response | 17 | | (vehicle accidents, elevator rescues), and emergency medical | 18 | | services within a 2.3 square mile response area; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, The Peoria Heights Fire Department was a major | 20 | | player in the rescue and recovery operation following the 2013 | 21 | | Washington, Illinois F-4 tornado; personnel from the |
| | | HR0535 | - 2 - | LRB100 13450 MST 28053 r |
|
| 1 | | department were stationed at Washington's fire station for | 2 | | seven days following the tornado, working side by side with | 3 | | members of other departments from around central Illinois; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Since its inception, the members of Peoria Heights | 5 | | Fire Department have always been ready willing and able to | 6 | | assist their neighbors in their time of need, whether it was | 7 | | due to the ravages of fire or from a natural disaster, the | 8 | | department has responded; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 11 | | recognize the Peoria Heights Fire Department on its 100th | 12 | | anniversary, and we wish it many more successful years; and be | 13 | | it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the Peoria Heights Fire Department as a symbol of | 16 | | our respect and esteem.
|
|