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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Robert Wysong on the
4occasion of his retirement from the Streamwood Fire Department
5after over 32 years of service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Robert Wysong started his career in 1975 by
7obtaining his State-certified EMT license; from 1976 to 1978 he
8worked for the Schiller Park Emergency Squad; and
 
9    WHEREAS, Robert Wysong joined the Streamwood Fire
10Department in 1980 as an on-call firefighter; he became a
11full-time firefighter in 1982; he was promoted to Lieutenant in
121997 and to Battalion Chief in 2011; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Robert Wysong formal education includes receiving
14his Associate of Applied Science of Criminal Law in 1975, his
15Associate Degree of Liberal Arts in 1976, his paramedic
16State-certification in 1983, and his Associate of Applied
17Science of Fire Science and Safety in 1985; he was certified by
18the State of Illinois as a Firefighter III in 1985, Instructor
19I in 1985, Fire Officer I in 1988, Hazardous Material
20Technician in 1988, Instructor II in 1991, Fire Officer II in
211992, and Fire Investigator in 1997; he was certified by the
22Department of Homeland Security as a Weapons of Mass

 

 

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1Destruction Technician in 2002, a Weapons of Mass Destruction
2IMS in 2002, an Incident Response to Terrorist Bombing
3Specialist in 2003, a Radiological/Nuclear Technician in 2006,
4and a Tank Car Specialist in 2010; he has been certified by
5FEMA for Incident Command Company Officer Level 100, 200, and
6700, Middle Incident Command and Control ICS 300, Upper
7Incident Command and Control ICS 400, Command and Control of
8Incident Operations, Hazardous Materials Incident Management,
9and Incident Command for Structural Collapse; and
 
10    WHEREAS, Robert Wysong's accomplishments include being a
11Field Instructor for the Illinois Fire Service Institute at the
12University of Illinois at Champaign/Urbana in 2003, as a Staff
13Instructor for Elgin Community College in 2009, as a Staff
14Instructor for the Northern Illinois Public Safety Training
15Academy since 2011, and as the Illinois Task Force 1 Urban
16Search and Rescue Team as a Hazardous Material Team Manager in
172002; he helped develop an agri-terrorism class for the
18Department of Homeland Security, worked with the local police
19department to establish the Prom Night Program at Streamwood
20High School, and was one of the original founding fathers of
21Fire Explorer Post 1998; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Robert Wysong has lived in Bloomingdale since
231999; he and his wife, Beverlee, have been married for over 29
24years and have 2 golden retrievers, Charlie and Hunter; he

 

 

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1enjoys hunting and shooting, fishing, and traveling; and
 
2    WHEREAS, A celebration in honor of Robert Wysong will be
3held on August 22, 2014 at the Fireside Ale House in
4Streamwood; therefore, be it
 
5    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7we congratulate Robert Wysong on his retirement from the
8Streamwood Fire Department and wish him success in all his
9future endeavors; and be it further
 
10    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11presented to Robert Wysong as an expression of our esteem and
12respect.