Full Text of HR0565 101st General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate the McLean County | 4 | | Disaster Council on the 50th anniversary of its founding; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, The McLean County Disaster Council (MCDC) was | 6 | | founded in 1969 to promote cooperation and
assistance among | 7 | | governmental bodies, private organizations, and community | 8 | | agencies in disaster operations; on May 8, 1969, the MCDC met | 9 | | for the first time in Bloomington; community
leaders exchanged | 10 | | ideas on communications, emergency housing, transport and | 11 | | feeding, and command
and control of the disaster site; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, The MCDC holds a disaster drill each year to test | 13 | | the community's emergency preparedness at different
locations | 14 | | and presents various scenarios, including tornado destruction, | 15 | | active shooter situations, aircraft
incidents, and pandemics; | 16 | | and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Membership of the MCDC includes hospital | 18 | | personnel, the health department, the American Red Cross, | 19 | | business and
industrial representatives, colleges and | 20 | | universities, airport representatives, law enforcement | 21 | | agencies,
fire departments, social service agencies, emergency |
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| 1 | | management agencies, emergency dispatch
personnel, and local | 2 | | government officials and representatives; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, The original concept of the McLean County Disaster | 4 | | Council remains true today; planning for the
unexpected or | 5 | | unknown major event requires cooperation among many entities | 6 | | with
various resources; the ability to respond quickly and | 7 | | effectively is crucial
during a disaster event, and preparation | 8 | | is the key; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 10 | | HUNDRED FIRST GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 11 | | we congratulate the McLean County Disaster Council on the 50th | 12 | | anniversary of its founding and commend them for 50 years of | 13 | | service to the people of McLean County; and be it further
| 14 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 15 | | presented to the McLean County.
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