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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Fire Chief Craig A. Haigh 
4on the occasion of his retirement after   33 years of service; 
5and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Haigh began his fire service career in 1983 
7as a volunteer in his hometown of Hampton and served as 
8Hampton's volunteer fire chief from 1991 to 1995; he was hired 
9full time as a firefighter with the Rock Island Fire 
10Department in 1988; he ultimately was appointed as their first 
11EMS coordinator and developed and implemented the department's 
12paramedic program; he left Hampton and Rock Island in 1995 and 
13moved to North Carolina to become the first paid fire chief of 
14the King Volunteer Fire Department, where he was tasked with 
15transitioning the all-volunteer department into a combination 
16agency (volunteer and paid employees); he returned to Illinois 
17in 2002 to serve as fire chief for Hanover Park; and
  
 
18    WHEREAS, Chief Haigh, in addition to his duties as Hanover 
19Park's fire chief, has served as the interim village manager 
20and the director of emergency management; he created the 
21Inspectional Services Division, developed, implemented, and 
22managed the village's strategic planning program, and created 
23the Fire Corps Rehab Response Team; and
  
 

  
 
 
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1    WHEREAS, Chief Haigh has worked as an Illinois Fire 
2Service Institute  Field Staff Instructor since 1995; he 
3regularly presents and speaks internationally and has written 
4numerous training programs for the fire service; he has 
5authored over  30 fire service trade journal articles, 
6including the soon to be released The Dynamic Fire Chief: 
7Principles for Organizational Management; therefore, be it
  
 
8    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
9HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
10we congratulate Fire Chief Craig A. Haigh on his retirement 
11after   33 years of service, commend him for his dedication and 
12outstanding service to the residents of Hanover Park, and wish 
13him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Chief Haigh as a symbol of our respect and esteem.