Full Text of HR0412 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to
congratulate the Germantown Fire | 4 | | Department on the occasion of
its 125th anniversary and | 5 | | recognize its tradition of bravery
and dedication; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, The Germantown Fire Department was chartered on | 7 | | May
2, 1892, almost 60 years after the first settlers founded | 8 | | the
town of Germantown; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, The first 18 members of the department, which
| 10 | | included a horse, were all volunteer and relied on
a | 11 | | hand-operated pump for fighting fires; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, The first motorized vehicle the department
| 13 | | received was a 1919 Model-T truck which is now part of the
Hall | 14 | | of Flame Fire Museum in Phoenix, Arizona; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, The Germantown Fire Department has always relied
| 16 | | on the donations and support of the local community, holding
| 17 | | fundraisers, dances, and benefit meals; and | 18 | | WHEREAS, This support has allowed the Germantown Fire | 19 | | Department to
maintain a modern and well equipped force that is | 20 | | often a leader
in adopting new firefighting technologies; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, These technologies have included the first fire
| 2 | | department radio system in the county, the first fire | 3 | | department in the region to adopt an automated external | 4 | | defibrillator, and the first department in the county to adopt | 5 | | a "jaws of
life" rescue tool; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, In 1952, the Germantown Rural Fire Protection
| 7 | | District was formed to provide a stable
funding source for the | 8 | | Germantown Fire Department, though the department still relies | 9 | | on the generosity of the local community to supplement
its | 10 | | funding; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, In 2002, the Germantown Fire Department formed the | 12 | | Explorer Post to
educate local youth about fire and rescue | 13 | | services; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Currently the Germantown Fire Department has 35 | 15 | | members and six
firefighting and rescue vehicles; it responds | 16 | | to 110 calls per
year; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, The Germantown Fire Department maintains its | 18 | | 125-year tradition of sacrifice, dedication, and a
commitment | 19 | | to the proud citizens of Germantown; therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
| 2 | | congratulate the Germantown Fire Department on its 125th | 3 | | anniversary and we wish it 125 more
years of continued | 4 | | operation and dedication to the local
community; and be it | 5 | | further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented
to the Germantown Fire Department as a symbol of our | 8 | | esteem and
respect.
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