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1		HOUSE RESOLUTION
2		WHEREAS, The Illinois House of Representatives wishes to
3		congratulate the Breese Fire Department on the occasion of its
4		125th anniversary and recognize its tradition of bravery and
5		dedication; and
6		WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department was founded in January
7		of 1892, twenty-one years after the founding of the town of
8		Breese; and
9		WHEREAS, The Breese Volunteer Fire Department No. 1,
10		started with seventeen men who, before the department received
11		horses, pulled the fire pump to emergencies; and
12		WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department's pump was purchased,
13		and the fire house was completed in October of 1892, a little
14		more than nine months after the founding of the department; and
15		WHEREAS, The department purchased its first motorized fire
16		truck in 1918, which was funded by firemen picnics, masked
17		balls, dances, and taxes from the Breese Township; and
18		WHEREAS, Today, the Breese Fire Department averages one
19		hundred and twenty emergency calls a year, has six emergency
20		vehicles, and thirty-five volunteer firefighters; and

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1		WHEREAS, The Breese Fire Department exemplifies the best
2		qualities of rural Illinois and the community spirit that
3		defines the small towns and villages of this great State; and
4		WHEREAS, The department continues to live up to its motto,
5		"Semper Paratus" or "Always Ready"; therefore, be it
6		RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
7		HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
8		congratulate the Breese Fire Department on its 125th
9		anniversary, and that we wish it 125 more years of continued
10		operation and faithful service to its community; and be it
11		further
12		RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be sent
13		to the Breese Fire Department and Chief Robert Wuest.