Full Text of HR0121 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to honor those who risk their lives | 4 | | to protect and serve the people of this State; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, At 5:08 AM on January 7, 2015, Harwood Heights | 6 | | Police Department Officer Ryan Swartzendruber, along with | 7 | | members of the Harwood Heights Police Department, the Norridge | 8 | | Police Department, the Norwood Park Fire Department, the | 9 | | Elmwood Park Fire Department, and the River Grove Fire | 10 | | Department, responded to a house fire at 7911 West Gunnison | 11 | | Street in Norridge; while traveling to the scene of the fire, | 12 | | the responders were notified that there were trapped victims in | 13 | | the home; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Upon arriving at the scene, Officer Ryan | 15 | | Swartzendruber and the other responders found fire coming out | 16 | | of windows on 2 sides of the building and heavy smoke on the | 17 | | first and second floors; the responders immediately began | 18 | | searching for victims, eventually finding several victims | 19 | | hanging out of windows on the 2nd floor; all available crew | 20 | | members were then called to the rear of the house with ground | 21 | | ladders; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Working as a team, the responders were able to |
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| 1 | | successfully ladder the building and assist victims onto the | 2 | | ladders and down to safety; the victims were handed over to | 3 | | Emergency Medical Services crews to check for injuries or smoke | 4 | | inhalation; the victims were subsequently transported to local | 5 | | hospitals and were released later that afternoon; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, After the victims were removed from the building, | 7 | | the responders began to attack the fire with multiple hose | 8 | | lines and elevated master streams; after several hours, the | 9 | | fire was successfully controlled; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Officer Ryan Swartzendruber serves as a model of | 11 | | hard work, integrity, and dedication for the people of the | 12 | | State of Illinois; therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | honor Harwood Heights Police Department Officer Ryan | 16 | | Swartzendruber for his work and wish him continued success in | 17 | | the future; and be it further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Officer Ryan Swartzendruber as a symbol of our | 20 | | esteem and respect.
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