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1 HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are honored to recognize notable
4 accomplishments of organizations in the State of Illinois;
5 and
6 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District has
7 achieved Accredited Agency status from the Commission on Fire
8 Accreditation International; and
9 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District was
10 established in 1939; and
11 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District
12 provides fire, rescue, and emergency medical services to
13 portions of Ela, Fremont, Libertyville, and Vernon Townships
14 in Lake County, to areas within the villages of Hawthorne
15 Woods, Indian Creek, Long Grove, and Vernon Hills in Lake
16 County, and to portions of unincorporated areas in Lake
17 County; and
18 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District is led
19 by Fire Chief James D. Spiegel, CFO and supported by its
20 officers, firemedics, and staff; and
21 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District was the
22 first Fire Protection District in the United States to be
23 recognized as an Accredited Agency by the Commission on Fire
24 Accreditation International in 1988; and
25 WHEREAS, The Countryside Fire Protection District is the
26 first Fire Protection District to be re-accredited and
27 recognized as an Accredited Agency by the Commission on Fire
28 Accreditation International in 2003; and
29 WHEREAS, The Commission on Fire Accreditation
30 International is a non-profit organization established in
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1 1996 by the International Association of Fire Chiefs and the
2 International City/County Manager's Association; and
3 WHEREAS, The Commission on Fire Accreditation
4 International is dedicated to the quality improvement of fire
5 and emergency service agencies throughout the world through
6 self-assessment; and
7 WHEREAS, The Commission on Fire Accreditation
8 International has itself been recognized by the American
9 Society of Association Executives, winning the 1995
10 Association's Advance America Award of Excellence; therefore,
11 be it
12 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14 we congratulate the Countryside Fire Protection District on
15 its achievement of Accredited Agency status and thank the
16 officers, firemedics, and staff for their tireless
17 dedication; and
18 RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to the Countryside Fire Protection District as an
20 expression of our esteem.