Full Text of HR1493 096th General Assembly
HR1493 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
| | HR1493 | | LRB096 24376 GRL 43997 r |
|
| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the | 4 | | Channahon Fire Protection District on the occasion of the | 5 | | department's 50th anniversary; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The first legal meeting of the Channahon Volunteer | 7 | | Fire Department was held on August 17, 1950; the officers of | 8 | | the department were President Robert Lamping, Vice President | 9 | | John Westerveld, Treasurer Stewart Dirst, and Secretary Harry | 10 | | Byers; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, On August 31, 1950, the Channahon Volunteer Fire | 12 | | Department held the first election to pick a fire chief and his | 13 | | aides; at the election, Steve Rittof was elected to serve as | 14 | | Fire Chief, Everett McCoy was elected to serve as First | 15 | | Assistant, L. W. Piercy was elected to serve as Second | 16 | | Assistant, Maurice Frederick was elected to serve as Captain, | 17 | | and Charles Crawford was elected to serve as Lieutenant; in | 18 | | 1960, the Channahon Fire Protection District was officially | 19 | | formed; and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Today, the Channahon Fire Protection District is | 21 | | comprised of a full time Fire Chief, Administrative Assistant, | 22 | | 10 career firefighters/paramedics, 8 contract |
| | | HR1493 | - 2 - | LRB096 24376 GRL 43997 r |
|
| 1 | | firefighter/paramedics, and 31 volunteers; the fire district | 2 | | covers over 40 square miles and serves approximately 8,500 | 3 | | residents with its 2 manned fire houses, 3 Advanced Life | 4 | | Support ambulances, 3 engines, and numerous other pieces of | 5 | | emergency response equipment; the fire district also has a Dive | 6 | | team; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, The Channahon Fire Protection District is part of | 8 | | the Orange CART Team and has Fire Investigators that work with | 9 | | Mutual Aid Division 15; the district is also a member of the | 10 | | Chief Shabbona Firefighter's Association; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The Channahon Fire Protection District averages | 12 | | over 1,000 Emergency Medical, Fire, Mutual Aid, Hazmat, and | 13 | | Water Emergency calls per year; and | 14 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Channahon Fire Protection | 15 | | District serve as models of hard work, integrity, and | 16 | | dedication for the people of the State of Illinois; therefore, | 17 | | be it
| 18 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 19 | | NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 20 | | congratulate the members of the Channahon Fire Protection | 21 | | District on the occasion of the district's 50th anniversary and | 22 | | wish them continued success and happiness in the future; and be |
| | | HR1493 | - 3 - | LRB096 24376 GRL 43997 r |
|
| 1 | | it further
| 2 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 3 | | presented to the Channahon Fire Protection District as a symbol | 4 | | of our esteem and respect.
|
|