HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO-2017-015 Proclamation proclaiming September 2017 as "Preparedness Month" PP PfiF
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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
PREPAREDNESS MONTH
2017
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated September as National
Preparedness Month across the United States; and
WHEREAS, National Preparedness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness on the
importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage all Americans to better prepare their
homes and communities for all hazards, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign, Citizen Corps,
and other federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private, and volunteer agencies are working to
increase public activities in preparing for emergencies and to educate individuals on how to take
action; and
WHEREAS, emergency preparedness is the responsibility of every Orange County resident, and
all residents are urged to make preparedness a priority and work together, as a team, to ensure
that individuals, families, and communities are prepared for disasters and emergencies of any
type; and
WHEREAS, all residents of Orange County are encouraged to participate in citizen preparedness
activities and asked to visit the websites of the Ready campaign at Ready.gov or Listo.gov (in
Spanish) and become more prepared;
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim
September, 2017, as "Preparedness Month" in Orange County, and encourage all residents and
businesses to develop their own emergency preparedness plan, and work together toward
creating a more prepared community.
This, the 5th Day of September, 2017.
Mark Dorosin, hair
Orange County Board of issioners
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Donn Baker
Clerk to the Board