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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to congratulate Fire Chief Andrew Dina of 
4the Warrenville Fire Protection District on receiving the 2024 
5Fire Chief of the Year Award for combination fire departments 
6from the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; and
 
7    WHEREAS, The Warrenville Fire Protection District covers 
818-square miles of residential, commercial, and medium 
9high-rise buildings and serves a population of 20,000 
10residents, with a daytime labor composition consisting of 
1140,000 people; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Fire Chief Dina has worked in the fire service 
13for decades, initially serving as a paid-on-call firefighter 
14with the Westmont Fire Department in 1985 before serving as a 
15full-time firefighter/paramedic with the Broadview Fire 
16Department from 1986 to 1989 and then the Naperville Fire 
17Department from 1989 to 2019; he joined the Warrenville Fire 
18Protection District in 2019, where he assumed the position of 
19fire chief in September 2020, later obtaining his Chief Fire 
20Officer Certification, the top certification in the State of 
21Illinois; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Fire Chief Dina has given his time to several 
 
 
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1professional and community-based organizations, serving as 
2president of the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association of 
3Illinois and as president of Division 16 of the Mutual Aid Box 
4Alarm System (MABAS), and he is the former chair of the DuPage 
5County Emergency Telephone System Board (ETSB) - Policy 
6Advisory Committee; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Fire Chief Dina, as a cancer survivor, has 
8dedicated his time to assisting his fellow firefighters in 
9cancer prevention and awareness as a mentor for the 
10Firefighter Cancer Support Network and as a teacher at the 
11Illinois Fire Service Institute in Champaign, and he continues 
12to visit a variety of firehouses regularly to discuss steps 
13that can be taken to prevent cancer; and
 
14    WHEREAS, Under Fire Chief Dina's leadership, the 
15Warrenville Fire Protection District has sought to uphold its 
16mission of responding to and mitigating emergencies in a safe 
17and efficient manner, serving its community by providing 
18high-quality public education, fire prevention, and risk 
19reduction services and displaying a high level of respect and 
20compassion for residents, visitors, and one another; and
 
21    WHEREAS, Through Fire Chief Dina's stewardship, the 
22Warrenville Fire Protection District has continually exhibited 
23the qualities of respect, integrity, passion, and dedication 
 
 
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1that are necessary to serve its community effectively and with 
2compassion; and
 
3    WHEREAS, Fire Chief Dina has led the Warrenville Fire 
4Protection District to more safely and efficiently respond to 
5calls in the pursuit of excellence in emergency and 
6non-emergency situations, while also creating a connection 
7between the Warrenville Fire Protection District and the 
8community it serves; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE 
10HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
11we congratulate Fire Chief Andrew Dina of the Warrenville Fire 
12Protection District on receiving the 2024 Fire Chief of the 
13Year Award from the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association, and we 
14recognize his continual commitment to providing dedicated and 
15empathetic service to his community as well as his masterful 
16direction of the Warrenville Fire Protection District over the 
17past four years; and be it further
 
18    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
19presented to Fire Chief Andrew Dina as an expression of our 
20esteem and respect.