HR0864 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate the members of the Plainfield Fire Protection District on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the District; and

WHEREAS, On July 1, 1935 the Plainfield Fire Protection District was officially organized by ordinance and began providing services through the Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department; emergency medical services were initiated under a separate governmental department and eventually absorbed into the operations and authority of the Fire Protection District; and

WHEREAS, Career fire officers, administrative staff, the Plainfield Volunteer Fire Department, and the ambulance services were all incorporated into the Fire Protection District; and

WHEREAS, 540 volunteers have served over the last 75 years, protecting and serving the people of Plainfield; and

WHEREAS, On August 28, 1990, a tornado hit the area and killed 29 people and injured 350; schools, churches, homes, and businesses were destroyed; 130 area fire departments aided the Plainfield Fire Protection District during this time; and

WHEREAS, Today the Plainfield Fire Protection District has become a department with 24-hour, 7 day a week service with full-time paid fire and ambulance personnel; the current Chief is John Eichelberger; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate the men and women of the Plainfield Fire Protection District on this momentous anniversary; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chief John Eichelberger as a symbol of our respect and esteem.