Bill Text: IL HR0123 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the Antioch Volunteer Fire Department on the 100th anniversary of its founding.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-05 - Resolution Adopted [HR0123 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2013-HR0123-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate the Antioch | ||||||
4 | Volunteer Fire Department on the occasion of the 100th | ||||||
5 | anniversary of its founding; and
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6 | WHEREAS, The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department was | ||||||
7 | organized on March 13, 1913; it had 28 charter members and a | ||||||
8 | 1898 hand pumper with hose cart to begin with; it was comprised | ||||||
9 | of Hose Company 1, Hose Company 2, and Hook & Ladder Company 1; | ||||||
10 | in 1914, the department became a charter member of the newly | ||||||
11 | formed Illinois Fireman's Association; and
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12 | WHEREAS, In May of 1923, the Antioch Volunteer Fire | ||||||
13 | Department received its first motorized fire engine at a cost | ||||||
14 | of $3,000; as of 1946, the department was responding to over 60 | ||||||
15 | calls a year and in the same year, the new fire siren was | ||||||
16 | installed atop the firehouse; in June 1954, the department | ||||||
17 | began holding the annual fireman's dance; and
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18 | WHEREAS, In January of 2012, the Antioch Volunteer Fire | ||||||
19 | Department took delivery of its newest fire engine at a cost of | ||||||
20 | $450,000; today, the department remains a volunteer department | ||||||
21 | with 86 dedicated members; it provides fire and rescue to 37 | ||||||
22 | square miles of the Village of Antioch and the surrounding |
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1 | township; in 2012, the department responded to 910 emergency | ||||||
2 | calls; and
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3 | WHEREAS, The Antioch Volunteer Fire Department will hold a | ||||||
4 | ceremony to honor the 100 year anniversary of its creation on | ||||||
5 | March 13, 2013, at Antioch Community High School; therefore, be | ||||||
6 | it
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7 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
8 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
9 | we congratulate the members and former members of the Antioch | ||||||
10 | Volunteer Fire Department on the 100th anniversary of the | ||||||
11 | Department, thank them for their service to their community, | ||||||
12 | and wish them well in the future; and be it further
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13 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
14 | presented to the Antioch Volunteer Fire Department as an | ||||||
15 | expression of our esteem and respect.
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