Full Text of HJR0135 94th General Assembly
HJ0135 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Buffalo Grove Fire Department, established in | 3 |
| 1981, is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2006; and
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| WHEREAS, Until its establishment, the Village had been | 5 |
| jointly protected by the Wheeling, Long Grove, and Vernon Fire | 6 |
| Protection Districts; in 1980, voters approved a referendum | 7 |
| creating the fire department; the nucleus was to be the Buffalo | 8 |
| Grove Fire Department Inc., which provided fire protection and | 9 |
| paramedic service to the Cook County portion of Buffalo Grove | 10 |
| under contract with the Wheeling Fire Protection District; a | 11 |
| new fire station was built on Busch Road, now Deerfield | 12 |
| Parkway, to protect the Lake County portion of Buffalo Grove; | 13 |
| the Department continues to grow; there are now 67 employees | 14 |
| and an additional fire station; and
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| WHEREAS, Under the leadership of Fire Chief Tim Sashko and | 16 |
| a professional staff of firefighters, the Buffalo Grove Fire | 17 |
| Department provides outstanding service to the community; it is | 18 |
| one of the select fire departments in the country to receive an | 19 |
| Insurance Service Office rating of Two, which reflects the | 20 |
| Department's preparedness to protect the Village from fires, | 21 |
| its high level of training, and its dedication to maintaining | 22 |
| and upgrading firefighting equipment; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department reduces and controls fire losses in | 24 |
| the Village through a comprehensive program of public | 25 |
| education, fire suppression, and training; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department plays an essential role in | 27 |
| emergency preparedness and Homeland Security initiatives and | 28 |
| provides specialized rescue services during hazardous | 29 |
| material, dive rescue, and technical rescue events; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department establishes relationships with |
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| other village departments and agencies at every level of | 2 |
| government in order to strengthen fire protection and emergency | 3 |
| services throughout the region; and
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| WHEREAS, The Department actively pursues opportunities to | 5 |
| improve its firefighting capabilities and expand programs for | 6 |
| residents, recently securing a federal grant for new safety | 7 |
| equipment and a grant for fire prevention education tools; | 8 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 10 |
| NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 11 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we offer our sincere thanks to | 12 |
| the Buffalo Grove Fire Department for its dedicated service to | 13 |
| the Village and surrounding communities; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That we congratulate the Buffalo Grove Fire | 15 |
| Department on the occasion of its 25th anniversary; and be it | 16 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 18 |
| presented to the Buffalo Grove Fire Department.
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