Full Text of SJR0056 97th General Assembly
SJ0056 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | SJ0056 | | LRB097 20577 GRL 66207 r |
|
| 1 | | SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Municipalities continually struggle to maintain | 3 | | necessary funds for the compensation of full-time emergency | 4 | | responders; as such, municipalities turn to the aid of | 5 | | volunteers to supplement necessary services; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Volunteer emergency responders often go | 7 | | unappreciated for all of their long hours and incomprehensible | 8 | | skill sets; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Volunteer emergency responders endure hours of | 10 | | training in preparation of disasters and emergencies; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Emergency responders are required to become | 12 | | proficient in emergency medical training and numerous other | 13 | | skills; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, These volunteer firefighters, emergency medical | 15 | | technicians (EMTs), divers, rescue squads, and response teams | 16 | | risk their lives daily to help the needs of their community; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, These individuals respond to emergency calls at | 19 | | any moment, at any time of the day, often leaving their | 20 | | families and full-time jobs on a moment's notice; and |
| | | SJ0056 | - 2 - | LRB097 20577 GRL 66207 r |
|
| 1 | | WHEREAS, Volunteer firefighters, EMTs, divers, rescue | 2 | | squads, and response teams risk their lives on emergency calls | 3 | | and are compensated by either small stipends or no pay at all; | 4 | | and | 5 | | WHEREAS, The contributions and sacrifices of volunteer | 6 | | firefighters, EMTs, divers, rescue squads, and response teams | 7 | | and their families often go unrecognized; and | 8 | | WHEREAS, There are over 30,000 people serving throughout | 9 | | the State of Illinois as volunteer firefighters and EMTs; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, According the United States Fire Administration, | 11 | | 60% of firefighter deaths in the United States in 2011 have | 12 | | been volunteer servicers; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL | 14 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 15 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that we honor these volunteer emergency | 16 | | responders, who serve without compensation, and constantly | 17 | | risk their lives on a daily basis to retain the safety of their | 18 | | communities, by proclaiming the third Thursday in May of 2012 | 19 | | as Volunteer Emergency Responder Appreciation Day in the State | 20 | | of Illinois.
|
|