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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, It is the privilege of this Body to recognize a
3 significant milestone in the history of an organization that
4 has contributed greatly to the welfare of the people of our
5 State; and
 
6     WHEREAS, The Peotone Fire Department was founded in the
7 year 1881 and will celebrate its 125th anniversary this year;
8 and
 
9     WHEREAS, In 1881, the Village of Peotone purchased its
10 first fire engine and the department's first drill was held on
11 April 15 that same year under the command of Captain John
12 Fedde; the department bought a Model T fire truck in 1924, its
13 first pumper in 1935, and the Peotone Volunteer Fire Department
14 Auxiliary was formed in 1953; and
 
15     WHEREAS, In 1975, the department had the first operational
16 paramedics in Will County and in May of 1978, the Peotone Fire
17 Protection District was established; and
 
18     WHEREAS, On August 14, 1978, the Peotone Fire Protection
19 District accepted the Peotone Fire Department as the
20 organization to protect the residents of the district from
21 fire, promote fire protection and prevention throughout the
22 district, and provide emergency medical services to the
23 residents of the district; and
 
24     WHEREAS, The Peotone Firefighter Pension Fund was created
25 in 1984, and in 1992, ground was broken for a new fire station;
26 the new station was dedicated in memory of Trustee Gerald
27 Borchardt in 1993; and
 
28     WHEREAS, The Department received a grant in 1999 to equip a
29 hazardous materials squad and in 2002, the organization joined

 

 

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1 the Southwest Hazardous Material Response Team; other grants
2 came along in 2002 and 2004, allowing the Department to
3 purchase training materials, new hose, and various engine
4 equipment, and to place a mobile burn building behind the
5 station; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Throughout the years, the Peotone Fire Department
7 has served the citizens of the area with distinction; in 2004,
8 the Department received an ISO rating of 4 in the Village of
9 Peotone and 8b in the rural area; therefore, be it
 
10     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
11 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
12 we congratulate the members of the Peotone Fire Department on
13 the occasion of the Department's 125th anniversary, and we
14 thank them for their devoted service to the safety of the
15 citizens of their area; and be it further
 
16     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
17 presented to the Peotone Fire Department as an expression of
18 our esteem.