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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Action Agenda
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Item No
Meeting Date: June 3, 1996
SUBJECT: Recognition of the 25th Anniversary of the South Orange
Rescue Squad
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DEPARTMENT Emergency Management PUBLIC HEARING YES NO x
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BUDGET AMENDMENT
REQUIRED YES NO x
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ATTACHMENT(S) INFORMATION CONTACT
Proclamation Nick Waters, ext 3030
TELEPHONE NUMBER
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Mebane 227-2031
Durham 688-7331
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PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation recognizing the 25th anniversary
celebration of the South Orange EMS and Rescue Squad.
BACKGROUND: June 1996 marks the 25th anniversary of the South Orange
EMS and Rescue Squad. The organization answered its first emergency
call on June 7, 1971 . Since that time more than 500 volunteers have
contributed thousands of hours to providing high quality emergency
medical and rescue services to Orange County citizens . Chiefs of the
squad have been Lloyd Senter (1971\1981) , Clyde Jones (1981-1984) , and
Ray deFriess (1984-present) .
The Squad will conduct an open house at the Squad Building in Carrboro
on June 15 from 12 : 00-4 : OOpm, followed by an evening ceremony. Staff
have prepared the attached proclamation for consideration by the Board
of Commissioners.
RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends that the Board of Commissioners
approve the proposed proclamation.
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A PROCLAMATION
25th ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION
SOUTH ORANGE EMS AND RESCUE SQUAD, INC.
June 15, 1996
WHEREAS, South Orange EMS and Rescue Squad has provided volunteer
emergency medical and rescue services to the citizens of Orange
County since June, 1971, and
WHEREAS, Volunteers have been able to keep up with ever increasing demands
in training and certification standards, and
WHEREAS, The citizens of Orange County benefit daily from the dedicated
efforts, kmowledge, and skills of this team of emergency services
personnel, and
WHEREAS, South Orange has also provided many hours of coverage for special
gatherings and events in their service area, and
WHEREAS, Providing these services has required thousands of hours of
dedicated efforts by many members over the years, and
WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Commissioners publicly
acknowledges their appreciation to South Orange EMS and Rescue
Squad, and all the individual members who have served both past
and present, NOW
THEREFORE, The Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby
proclaims its gratitude as part of the celebration of the 25th
anniversary of South Orange EMS and Rescue Squad, and
encourages all citizens to express their appreciation to this squad for
its contribution to the EMS system in Orange County.
Adopted this 3rd day of June, 1996