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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, September 11th is National Firefighters' Day; 
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there are an estimated 1,140,900 firefighters in the United 
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States, of which 316,950 are career firefighters and 823,950 
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are volunteers; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
In the past 10 years, there have been an average 
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of 1,684,200 fires in the United States each year; an average 
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of 3,597 Americans lose their lives each year in fire-related 
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tragedies, of which 107 are heroic firefighters dying in the 
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line of duty; and

 
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    WHEREAS, These firefighters did not lose their lives in 
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vain but did so in the attempt to save lives, property, and aid 
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the general well being of others; and

 
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    WHEREAS, There is no better example of the true need for 
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and bravery of American firefighters than on the tragic day of 
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September 11th, 2001; and

 
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    WHEREAS, On September 11th, 2001, 2,451 people were killed, 
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including 341 firefighters, and hundreds were injured, during 
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the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York 
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City; in line with their professional duty, hundreds of 
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firefighters rushed into the burning towers to save lives as 
 


 






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people evacuated the buildings; and

 
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    WHEREAS, The true bravery of firefighters in America will 
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never be forgotten after the events of September 11th, nor 
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should it ever be, as we continue to honor the spirit, 
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strength, and duty to protect others that our nation's 
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firefighters display every day; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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recognize the day of September 11th as National Firefighters' 
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Day and thank the many men and women of the United States who 
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serve as firefighters and devote themselves to the protection 
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of others at the risk of their own lives day after day; and be 
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it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to David B. Foreman, State Fire Marshal.