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		HR0999		LRB104 22621 LAW 39068 r
1HOUSE RESOLUTION
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate the Northwest St. Clair
4County Fire Protection District on the occasion of its 80th
5anniversary; and
6    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
7District began as Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc.
8after a group of concerned individuals realized the need for
9fire protection in an unincorporated area located outside the
10city limits of Belleville, founding the fire department on
11December 16, 1946; and
12    WHEREAS, Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc. had the
13No. 1 Fire Station built at 1513 North Belt West by volunteers
14involved in the forming of the fire department, and its first
15fire engine was ordered and placed into service shortly
16thereafter; and
17    WHEREAS, Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc. expanded
18into the south in the 1950s, developing Engine House No. 2 at
192327 South Belt West through the efforts of volunteer firemen;
20and
21    WHEREAS, Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc. operated
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1as a subscription service to citizens until three fire
2districts were formed in 1976, representing the north, south,
3and the west; despite this, the department never refused
4anyone service; and
5    WHEREAS, Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc. became
6the first fire department in the area to require all
7firefighters be certified by the Office of the Illinois State
8Fire Marshal in 1980; and
9    WHEREAS, Northwest Volunteer Fire Department Inc.'s three
10fire districts were combined to form the Northwest St. Clair
11County Fire Protection District in 1986, which was governed by
12three trustees, and it subsequently hired its first full-time
13career administrator in 1989; and
14    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
15District saw continued growth in the 1990s, including building
16a new fire station, No. 2, at 3407 South Belt West in 1997 and
17obtaining new equipment to combat fires more efficiently; and
18    WHEREAS, As the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
19District continued to grow, its staff received further
20specialized training in a number of areas, including technical
21rescue, hazmat, confined space, high angle, and EMS, in
22addition to line officer and chief officer classes; and
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1    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
2District, thanks to the successful passage of a referendum in
32017, obtained the funding necessary to make capital
4improvements, allowing the remodel of and an addition to Fire
5Station No. 1, the purchase of its first 75-foot ladder truck,
6the refurbishment of Rescue 4220, and the purchase of
7necessary equipment to ensure the safety of district
8firefighters; and
9    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
10District is led by Fire Chief Chester L. Borkowski Jr. and the
11members of its board of trustees; and
12    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
13District has continued to grow over the past eight decades,
14becoming the esteemed ISO Class 3 Fire Protection District it
15is today, with state-of-the-art equipment and highly trained
16firefighters who provide a level of service the residents
17expect, and the fire protection district will continue to
18advance through the valiant efforts of countless individuals,
19ensuring it provides fire, rescue, EMS, and technical rescue
20services to the community; and
21    WHEREAS, The Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
22District will be celebrating its 80th anniversary as well as
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1commemorating America's 250th anniversary; therefore, be it
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
3HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we congratulate the Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection
5District on achieving its 80th anniversary, and we thank the
6members of the fire protection district for their continued
7service and dedication to the community; and be it further
8    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
9presented to Fire Chief Chester L. Borkowski Jr. of the
10Northwest St. Clair County Fire Protection District as an
11expression of our esteem and respect.