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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois General Assembly wish
3to recognize and appreciate the heroism which took place the
4morning of March 16, 2017 by Highland FIRE-EMS Paramedic Todd
5Zobrist, Paramedic Ty Barr, Highland Police Department
6Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn Bland, Officer Heather
7Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis; and
 
8    WHEREAS, At 5:30 a.m., Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr had already
9worked nearly a 24-hour shift when they responded to an
10emergency at Silver Lake, where an SUV was partially submerged;
11and
 
12    WHEREAS, When Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr arrived at Silver
13Lake, they could still see the headlights from the SUV beaming
14through the cold water; and
 
15    WHEREAS, They knew they must act fast knowing that
16firefighters with a boat and special diving gear were stuck at
17a railroad crossing; and
 
18    WHEREAS, Todd Zobrist swam 75 feet in life-threatening 46
19degree water, where he found an infant boy floating inside the
20SUV; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Todd Zobrist performed CPR on the baby boy while
2on the roof of the SUV; the baby boy began to breathe on his
3own; and
 
4    WHEREAS, After about seven minutes since arriving on the
5scene, in dark, cold conditions, Todd Zobrist brought the
6infant back to shore safely; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Officer Shawn Bland assisted paramedics to get the
8baby and the now hypothermic paramedic, Todd Zobrist, into the
9ambulance to be rushed to the hospital; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Officer Heather Kunz provided resuscitation
11efforts and warming to the baby in the ambulance; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Officer Chris Clewis drove the ambulance to the
13hospital so that paramedic Ty Barr could care for the baby and
14his partner, Todd Zobrist; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Police Sergeant Aric Steinbeck kept the emergency
16scene under control and handled important communications while
17others were occupied; therefore, be it
 
18    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
19HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE SENATE
20CONCURRING HEREIN, that we recognize and show our sincere

 

 

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1gratitude for the heroic actions taken by Highland FIRE-EMS
2paramedics Todd Zobrist and Ty Barr, and Highland Police
3Officers Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn Bland, Officer
4Heather Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
6presented to Paramedic Todd Zobrist, Paramedic Ty Barr,
7Sergeant Aric Steinbeck, Officer Shawn Bland, Officer Heather
8Kunz, and Officer Chris Clewis as a symbol of our admiration
9and respect.