Bill Text: IL HR0037 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the members of the East Joliet Fire Department on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-01-28 - Resolution Adopted [HR0037 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0037-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, It has come to the attention of this body that the | ||||||
3 | East Joliet Fire Department is celebrating the 75th anniversary | ||||||
4 | of its founding; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In March of 1939, a vote was held at A.O. Marshall | ||||||
6 | School in Joliet concerning the building of the Department, | ||||||
7 | which was overwhelmingly approved; and
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8 | WHEREAS, Before the department had any equipment or a | ||||||
9 | formal organization, William J. Bolton was selected to serve as | ||||||
10 | Chief of the Department; and
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11 | WHEREAS, In June of 1940, the Department acquired its first | ||||||
12 | piece of equipment, a chemical truck purchased from the Orland | ||||||
13 | Park Fire Department; later that year, the firemen built a | ||||||
14 | 2-bay fire station at 409 Leach Avenue in Joliet and a 1936 | ||||||
15 | tanker was purchased; in September of 1942, a third truck was | ||||||
16 | obtained from the Dwight Fire Department; and
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17 | WHEREAS, In 1950, 2-way radios were purchased for all of | ||||||
18 | the Department's trucks; in 1953, 30 home receivers were placed | ||||||
19 | in the volunteers' homes to alert them about fire calls; and
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20 | WHEREAS, In 1959, an election was held to form a Fire |
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1 | Protection District, which was overwhelmingly approved; and
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2 | WHEREAS, In April of 1963, Chief Bolton passed away and | ||||||
3 | Robert J. Klint was selected to serve as the next Chief of the | ||||||
4 | Department; and
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5 | WHEREAS, In May of 1964, a second station was built at 102 | ||||||
6 | East Zarley Boulevard in Joliet; and
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7 | WHEREAS, In 1978, a third fire station was built at 911 | ||||||
8 | South Briggs Street in Joliet; this station now serves as | ||||||
9 | headquarters for the Department; and
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10 | WHEREAS, In February of 2000, Chief Klint passed away and | ||||||
11 | Robert F. Scholtes, Jr. was appointed as acting chief; in | ||||||
12 | October of 2000, Robert F. Scholtes, Jr. was appointed to serve | ||||||
13 | as Chief of the Fire Department; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Today, the East Joliet Fire Department has 12 | ||||||
15 | full-time firefighters and a core group of part-time and paid | ||||||
16 | on-call firefighters who operate 2 engines, one 105-foot ladder | ||||||
17 | truck, one heavy rescue truck, 3 ALS ambulances, and one | ||||||
18 | 4-wheel-drive brush truck; therefore, be it
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19 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
20 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
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1 | congratulate the members of the East Joliet Fire Department on | ||||||
2 | the occasion of the 75th anniversary of its founding, commend | ||||||
3 | their dedication and selfless service, and extend our best | ||||||
4 | wishes to them for continued success in the future; and be it | ||||||
5 | further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to Robert F. Scholtes, Jr. as a symbol of our esteem | ||||||
8 | and respect.
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