HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation proclaiming June 4, 2011 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PROCLAMATION
South Orange Rescue Squad Day—June 4,2011
WHEREAS, emergency medical services (EMS) is a vital public service; and
WHEREAS,technical rescue is a vital public service; and
WHEREAS, South Orange Rescue Squad is made up of volunteers who provide these
vital public services to the residents of Orange County with no compensation to
themselves; and
WHEREAS, before the founding of South Orange Rescue Squad, transportation from
southern Orange County to a hospital was provided by the Chapel Hill Funeral Home;
and
WHEREAS, members of the Carrboro Fire Department and residents of Carrboro and
Chapel Hill joined together to form the South Orange Rescue Squad in 1971; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Rescue Squad located in Hillsborough donated the first
ambulance to the South Orange Rescue Squad in 1971; and
WHEREAS, the land for South Orange Rescue Squad's building was donated by Edward
Yaggy and the bricks for the building came from Mr. Yaggy's mill on the adjacent
property; and
WHEREAS, the people of Chapel Hill and Carrboro donated the money to build South
Orange Rescue Squad's station which was completed in 1974; and
WHEREAS, the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have been serving the Orange
County public and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by providing EMS
since the first week of June 1971; and
WHEREAS, the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad began providing rescue
services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas in 1991 and technical
rescue services in 1992; and
WHEREAS, South Orange Rescue Squad has trained more than one thousand volunteers
over the past 40 years, many of whom have dedicated their careers to public safety and
providing medical care to the residents of North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, since 1971 the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have engaged in
countless hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their life-
saving skills; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize and appreciate the value and accomplishments
of the 40 years of service of South Orange Rescue Squad;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of
Commissioners, do hereby proclaim June 4, 2011 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in
recognition of the Squad's 40th anniversary of service to the Orange County community.
This the 171h day of May 2011. "
Bernadette Pelissier, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners