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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS WEEK
April 12-18, 2015
A PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Orange County 9-1-1 Center serves the residents, workers and visitors
in Orange County by answering emergency calls for law enforcement, fire, emergency
medical services, and other requests for service and efficiently dispatch the most
appropriate assistance for those calls; and
WHEREAS, Our Telecommunicators are the "first" first responders that provide
assistance to those residents, workers and visitors; and
WHEREAS, The critical functions performed by our professional Telecommunicators
support many aspects of government services, including: Town Public Works, Public
Transit, Protective Services, Animal Services, and other operations; and
WHEREAS, Our professional Telecommunicators continuously work to improve Orange
County's emergency response capabilities through their leadership and participation in
training programs provided by the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials
(APCO) and the National Emergency Number Association(NENA); and
WHEREAS, Our professional Telecommunicators serve the public and emergency
responders in countless ways, often without due recognition by the beneficiaries of their
services;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of County Commissioners, do hereby
proclaim the week of April 12-18, 2015 as "Public Safety Telecommunicators Week" in
Orange County, North Carolina in honor and recognition of our Telecommunicators and
the vital contributions they make to the safety and well being of our residents, workers,
visitors, and public safety partners.
Adopted this 7th day of April 2015.
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Earl McKee, Chair
Orange County Board of Commissioners