[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 165 (Tuesday, October 10, 2023)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E944]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




RECOGNIZING FIRE CHIEF JOSEPH M. CLUCHEY FOR HIS SERVICE AND RETIREMENT

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                            HON. BILL FOSTER

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, October 10, 2023

  Mr. FOSTER. Mr. Speaker pro tempore, I rise today to recognize Fire 
Chief Joseph M. Cluchey on his over 42 years of service to the Illinois 
fire community as he begins his well-deserved retirement.
  Mr. Cluchey began as an on-call firefighter in the South Elgin Fire 
Department and worked as a contract paramedic in the St. Charles Fire 
Department in 1981 before becoming a career firefighter. He worked hard 
and made his way up the ranks to become fire chief for the South Elgin 
and Countryside Fire Protection District. He valiantly served in this 
capacity for 12 years before suffering an injury from a roof collapse, 
which caused him to retire from South Elgin in 2014.
  After his retirement from South Elgin, he took on a leadership role 
as the statewide operations chief for Mutual Aid Box Alarm System. In 
that capacity, Chief Cluchey served countless communities statewide 
through the organization's non-discriminatory mutual aid response 
system for fire, EMS, and specialized incident operational teams.
  In November of 2016, after a nationwide search Mr. Joseph M. Cluchey 
was sworn in as Fire Chief of the Elburn & Countryside Fire Protection 
District. The district currently operates out of three stations which 
serve all or portions of ten communities including 2 large subdivisions 
located in the 11th Congressional district of Illinois.
  Mr. Speaker Pro Tempore, I am proud to represent the community of 
Elburn, Illinois and I ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing Fire 
Chief Joseph M. Cluchey for his over 42 years of dedication and fire 
service to the community and wish him a happy retirement.

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