Full Text of HR1387 099th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Steve Olson on the | 4 | | occasion of his retirement as Fire Chief for the City of Geneva | 5 | | Fire Department; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Olson retired on June 30, 2016 after 42 | 7 | | years with the Geneva Fire Department,
including 20 years as | 8 | | Chief; he was hired in 1974 as a paid on-call firefighter; he | 9 | | was promoted to Fire Lieutenant in 1978 and joined the
| 10 | | department on a full-time basis the following year; he was | 11 | | named Captain in 1982, Deputy Fire Chief in 1986, and Fire | 12 | | Chief in 1996; he
oversaw a department of 26 full-time | 13 | | firefighter/paramedics and over 40 paid on-call firefighters; | 14 | | and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Chief Olson helped modernize the
department with | 16 | | construction of two fire stations, which included a new | 17 | | headquarters; he also purchased updated vehicles and
| 18 | | equipment; he initiated a community-based automated external | 19 | | defibrillator program that assisted local businesses and
| 20 | | organizations in acquiring the devices along with training, | 21 | | installation, and maintenance; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Chief Olson developed the successful in-service |
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| 1 | | company inspection program that ensures the department | 2 | | annually inspects
all commercial properties and introduced the | 3 | | use of laptop computers in fire vehicles to provide critical | 4 | | building
information to responding firefighters and | 5 | | paramedics; he helped lead the department through an exhaustive
| 6 | | process that resulted in the department, becoming an | 7 | | internationally accredited agency in 2001, a status it has
| 8 | | successfully maintained through the subsequent 15 years; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Chief Olson has made an indelible impact on the | 10 | | fire department, the city, and the community; he is the epitome | 11 | | of selfless leadership; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Chief Olson is a lifelong Geneva resident; he and | 13 | | his wife, Beth, have three daughters, all of whom graduated | 14 | | from
Geneva High School; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 16 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Steve Olson on his retirement as Fire Chief for | 18 | | the City of Geneva Fire Department; and be it further
| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 20 | | presented to Chief Olson as an expression of our esteem and | 21 | | respect.
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