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HOUSE RESOLUTION 1059


 
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    WHEREAS, Promoting "fire stop systems" will equate to the 
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construction of all types of buildings being better equipped in 
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the event of a fire; this compartmentalization will prevent 
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fire and smoke from spreading throughout the building; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Fire stopping  would prevent smoke from moving from 
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one area to another; most people in fires die from smoke 
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inhalation and not the fire itself; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Fire stopping can keep dust and airborne 
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contaminants from moving from one segment of a building to 
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another; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Fire stopping works in conjunction with 
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sprinklers to afford the best protection to help save lives in 
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the event that the sprinkler system fails and to keep developed 
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smoke from the fire in the area of the burn; and

 

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    WHEREAS, Installation and inspection of proper fire stop 
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systems should be promoted by the State Fire Marshal in its 
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curriculum that is part of the training and certification for 
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the hundreds of fire inspectors in Illinois; 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 
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there is created a Fire Stop Council under the Office of the 
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State Fire Marshal for the purposes of examining the current 
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state of fire stop systems in Illinois, encouraging education, 
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training, and promoting awareness of the importance of proper 
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fire stop system installation and inspection; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Fire Stop Council shall consist of the 
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following members: the State Fire Marshal or his or her 
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designee; one member appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
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Representatives; one member appointed by the Minority Leader of 
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the House of Representatives; one member appointed by an 
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association representing fire stop systems;  one member 
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appointed by an association  representing municipalities; one 
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member appointed by an association representing fire 
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inspectors; one member appointed by an association 
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representing architects; one member appointed by an 
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association representing professional engineers; one member 
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representing structural engineers; and one member representing 
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the predominant model code organization in Illinois; and be it 
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further

 
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    RESOLVED, That the Council is charged with the development 
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of means and methods of training building inspectors to 
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recognize proper installation and inspection of fire stop 
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systems, including destructive tests; and be it further
 
 


 






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    RESOLVED, That the Office of the State Fire Marshal shall 
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provide all staffing for the administration of the Council; and 
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be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That the Council shall meet initially at the call 
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of the State Fire Marshal and thereafter as necessary and shall 
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report its findings and recommendations to the House of 
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Representatives by filing copies of its report with the Clerk 
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of the House of Representatives, no later than January 1, 2010; 
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and that upon filing its report the Council is dissolved; and 
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be it further
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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delivered to the Illinois State Fire Marshal.