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HOUSE RESOLUTION
2 WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize the 8 Illinois fire
4departments that received 2013 Life Safety Awards for their
5commitment to fire prevention efforts in their communities; and
6 WHEREAS, The Bedford Township Fire Department, the
7Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, the Countryside Fire
8Protection District, the Darien-Woodridge Fire District,
9Gurnee Fire Rescue, the River Forest Fire Department, the
10Tuscola Fire Department, and the Wheeling Fire Department each
11received the 2013 Life Safety Award from the National
12Association of State Fire Marshals Fire Research and Education
13Foundation and Grinnell Mutual Reinsurance Company; and
14 WHEREAS, The primary requirement to qualify for the award
15is that the department have a record of zero fire deaths in
16residential structures or a 10% reduction of fire deaths in
17their district from the prior year; in addition, departments
18must also document active and effective fire prevention
19programs; and
20 WHEREAS, This year's award recipients utilized an array of
21fire prevention and public education techniques; among other
22activities, award recipients organized educational programs

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2call 9-1-1, promoted fire safety at community events, conducted
3fire safety inspections, and checked and installed free smoke
4detectors; and
5 WHEREAS, The 2013 Life Safety Award recognizes that fire
6prevention efforts do indeed make a difference in saving
7peoples lives; therefore, be it
8 RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
9NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
10we recognize the Bedford Township Fire Department, the
11Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, the Countryside Fire
12Protection District, the Darien-Woodridge Fire District,
13Gurnee Fire Rescue, the River Forest Fire Department, the
14Tuscola Fire Department, and the Wheeling Fire Department on
15receiving the 2013 Life Safety Award and we thank them for
16their commitment to fire prevention; and be it further
17 RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
18presented to the Bedford Township Fire Department, the
19Bourbonnais Fire Protection District, the Countryside Fire
20Protection District, the Darien-Woodridge Fire District,
21Gurnee Fire Rescue, the River Forest Fire Department, the
22Tuscola Fire Department, and the Wheeling Fire Department.