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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 1 | it further
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| 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.
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