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

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