Bill Text: IL HR1379 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates the staff and administration of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District on the occasion of its 75th anniversary.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-11-15 - Resolution Adopted [HR1379 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR1379-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate the staff and | ||||||
4 | administration of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District on | ||||||
5 | the occasion of its 75th anniversary on August 25, 2016; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Norwood Park Fire Protection District services | ||||||
7 | were first provided to Norwood Park residents from the garage | ||||||
8 | of Walter E. Schoenfeld at 4318 Ottawa Street, which served as | ||||||
9 | Norwood Park's first fire station; and
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10 | WHEREAS, In 1947, the first official fire station was made | ||||||
11 | at the corner of Montrose Avenue and Ottawa Street; the station | ||||||
12 | was a former church that was relocated from Montrose Avenue and | ||||||
13 | Thatcher Avenue; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Montrose and Ottawa station was expanded in | ||||||
15 | 1954, 1956, and 1960; a second fire station was constructed in | ||||||
16 | 1954 at 7301 Lawrence Avenue in Harwood Heights; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The volunteer fire department was reorganized in | ||||||
18 | 1958 as the Norwood Park Fire Protection District, with Tobias | ||||||
19 | Schaden (Norridge), Hubert Huening (Harwood Heights) and | ||||||
20 | Lucien E. Bond (Norwood Park Township) serving as the first | ||||||
21 | trustees; Walter E. Schoenfeld served as the first Volunteer |
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1 | Fire Chief before becoming the first full-time Fire Chief, | ||||||
2 | having been appointed on January 1, 1959; and
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3 | WHEREAS, On February 1, 1961, the Norwood Park Fire | ||||||
4 | Protection District went to 24-hour, full-time fire | ||||||
5 | protection; the first full-time firefighters were Ed Jilka, Les | ||||||
6 | Richards, Paul Schoenfeld, and Alan Campbell; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District | ||||||
8 | initiated its first ambulance service in 1954; the district was | ||||||
9 | also a pioneer in the field of paramedics, starting in 1978; | ||||||
10 | and
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11 | WHEREAS, A new fire station was constructed in 1988 at 7447 | ||||||
12 | West Lawrence Avenue, consolidating both stations to better | ||||||
13 | serve their communities; and
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14 | WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District has | ||||||
15 | grown to 35 full-time firefighters and paramedics and is | ||||||
16 | currently led by Fire Chief Kevin J. Stenson; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The Norwood Park Fire Protection District serves | ||||||
18 | as a model of hard work, integrity, and dedication for the | ||||||
19 | people of the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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20 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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1 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
2 | congratulate the staff and administration of the Norwood Park | ||||||
3 | Fire Protection District on the occasion of its 75th | ||||||
4 | anniversary and wish them continued success and happiness in | ||||||
5 | the future; and be it further
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6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
7 | presented to the Norwood Park Fire Protection District as a | ||||||
8 | symbol of our esteem and respect.
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