Office of the City Clerk - Record #: R2017-507

• Record #: R2017-507
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Adopted
• Intro date: 6/28/2017
• Final action: 6/28/2017
• Title: Gratitude extended to Chicago Fire Department members of Engine Company 22, Ambulance 43, Bike Team 1 and Med Cart 1 for life-saving actions
• Sponsors: Emanuel, Rahm, Reboyras, Ariel, Laurino, Margaret, O'Shea, Matthew J., Quinn, Marty, Maldonado, Roberto, Pawar, Ameya, Thompson, Patrick D.

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
6/28/2017		City Council	Rules Suspended - Immediate Consideration
6/28/2017	50376	City Council	Adopted	Pass

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
June 28, 2017










TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO


Ladies and Gentlemen:

1 transmit herewith, together with Alderman Reboyras, Laurino, O'Shea, Quinn, Maldonado, Pawar and Thompson, a congratulatory resolution concerning the Chicago Fire Department.

Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.

Mayor


Very truly yours,


The Gity Gouncil >/f" Gity of Ghicago, Illinois
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Aldermen Ariel Reboyras, Margaret Laurino, Matthew O'Shea, Marty
Quinn, Roberto Maldonado, Ameya Pawar, Patrick Thompson, and
resented by Mayor Rahm Emanuel Q^ June 28,2017
^OllBTBdS • ,n tne ear'y afternoon of May 30, 2017, it he Chicago Fire Department's Ambulance 43 and Engine Company 22 were dispatched to the scene of a multiple vehicle crash at the intersection of Clark Street and Wisconsin Street, on the City's North Side; and

WHEREAS, Upon hearing the radio transmission requesting emergency medical assistance nearby. Bike Team 1 of the North Avenue Beach EMS Patrol, along with Med Cart 1, also responded to help in any way possible; and

WHEREAS, Arriving first on the scene, Engine Company 22 found a severely injured man, whose motorcycle apparently had been hit by a car, bleeding profusely from his leg, which was severed below the knee; and

WHEREAS, Wasting no time, and following medical protocol to the letter, the' responding firefighters applied a Combat Application Tourniquet to the man's leg to stanch the bleeding, deftly assisting the man, whose life was imperiled by his grievous wound; and

WHEREAS, Meanwhile, paramedics from Ambulance 43, Bike Team 1 and Med Cart 1 arrived and began administering additional life-saving measures in a valiant effort to save the man's life; and

WHEREAS, Working seamlessly together, responding firefighters and paramedics administered Advanced Life Support care to the victim of this tragic accident, while preparing him for transport as ...