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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 03-07-2017 - 4-b - BOCC Recognition of Employees and Organizations that Served During Hurricane Matthew and the Western North Carolina Wildfires 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 7, 2017 Action Agenda Item No. 4-b SUBJECT: BOCC Recognition of Employees and Organizations that Served During Hurricane Matthew and the Western North Carolina Wildfires DEPARTMENT: Human Resources ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Community Partners Listed by Fire Brenda Bartholomew, Human Resources Department and Name Director, (919) 245-2552 PURPOSE: To recognize Orange County employees and community partners who served other North Carolina residents and communities in need of assistance during Hurricane Matthew and the Western North Carolina Wildfires. BACKGROUND: A few days before Hurricane Matthew arrived off the east coast of Florida, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (NCDACS) gathered information from North Carolina counties for potential emergency response that would likely be needed in North Carolina. NCDACS also called some members of North Carolina Animal Federation (NCAF), including Orange County, for assistance with gathering information from NCAF members that might be able to assist Eastern North Carolina with emergency response. On the morning of October 15, 2016, after being on standby for more than week, Orange County Animal Services deployed five staff members to Kinston, North Carolina to relieve a team that had been in place there since Hurricane Matthew hit North Carolina earlier in October. Those staff members were: • Jasmine Johnson • Shane Oakley • Tammy Boggs • Gretchen Biehl • Tiani Schifano These staff volunteered to form a pet colocation shelter team and worked in Kinston from October 15 through October 21. The team cared for a group of animals that were being sheltered for people housed at the Red Cross Shelter on the same elevated college campus and coordinated with pet owners to assure the welfare of the animals. The team started with 48 animals in their care and 27 animals still remained when the group was relieved by another pet colocation team. 2 During Hurricane Matthew, Emergency Services staff from the Divisions of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Emergency Management (EM) were dispatched to respond to the needs of other North Carolina counties. The EMS team consisted of: • Austin Muench • Robert Crouch • Jennifer Temple • Nicholas Bachman This group worked as a Strike Team staffing ambulances and responding to calls in Robeson County. This team also delivered highway message boards to the Brunswick County, North Carolina area under the direction of Emergency Management. The Emergency Management team consisted of: • Kirby Saunders • Josh Hollingsworth These individuals effectively managed the deployment of resources to the flood affected areas and were both deployed as members of the Incident Management Team to serve in Robeson County and the Regional Coordination Center. County and Municipal Fire and Rescue Departments also served other North Carolina communities during Hurricane Matthew. Those providing fire and rescue services during Hurricane Matthew were: • Orange Rural Fire Department • Chapel Hill Fire Department • South Orange Rescue Squad There were also multiple County and Municipal Fire Departments involved in fighting the Western North Carolina Wildfires including: • Orange Rural Fire Department • Chapel Hill Fire Department • Carrboro Fire-Rescue • Cedar Grove Fire Department • Efland Fire Department • New Hope Fire Department. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with recognizing the efforts of these individuals and organizations. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact applicable to this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board recognize and express appreciation to these individuals and organizations for their efforts on behalf of other North Carolina residents and communities. 3 Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department Wildfire Deployment I 1. Scott Walker 2. Daniel Bass 3. Victoria Donahue 4. Dylan Lowe Wildfire Deployment II 1. Daniel Speight 2. Chris Wade 3. Hugh Miles 4. Barrett Beasley Wildfire Deployment Ill 1. Keith Crabtree 2. Chris Covington 3. Will Potter 4. Kennedy Strowd Cedar Grove Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Mountains) 1. Firefighter Bradley Dixon 2. Firefighter Justin Farrar Chapel Hill Fire Department Hurricane Matthew Deployment: 1. Emergency Manager Barry McLamb 2. Battalion Chief Robbie Borgesi 3. Captain Paul Moss 4. Captain Bill Blankenship 5. Captain Gerry Boone 6. FEO Ryan Warner 7. FF Jeff Stevens 8. FF April Manyon 9. FF Kyle Vega 10. FF Ben Batley 11. FF Chris Cardwell 12. Lisa Edwards Wildfire Deployment I 1. Captain Stacey Graves 2. Captain Gerry Bone 3. FF Danielle Currin 4. FF Phillip Nasseri 4 Wildfire Deployment II 1. Assistant Chief Jeff Cabe 2. Captain Jim Bona 3. FEO Jimmy Lambert 4. FF April Manyon Wildfire Deployment III 1. Captain Chris Stephens 2. FEO Dennis Puckett 3. FF Jeff Stevens 4. FF Chris Cardwell Band Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Party Rock) 1. Shane Cannada 2. Will Brooks 3. Chris Wade 4. Scott Hackler New Hope Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Piney Mountain and Clear Creek) 1. Captain Eddie Walker 2. Captain Chris Craven 3. Firefighter Meredith Summers Orange Rural Fire Department Hurricane Matthew Deployment (Robeson and Brunswick Counties) (Robeson County) 1. Mac Cabe 2. David Shaw 3. Kenneth Duncan (Brunswick County) 1. Joel Massey 2. Shane Clark 3. Josh Hudson 4. Charles Bowden Wildfire Deployment 1. Mac Cabe 2. Jeff Holden 3. Bill Davis 5 4. Jonathan Capps 5. Joel Massey 6. Kenneth Duncan 7. David Shaw 8. Casey Warren 9. Jonathan Hodges 10. Shane Clark South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) Hurricane Matthew Deployment 1. Christy Asbill 2. Assistant Chief Joshua Asbill 3. Elizabeth Ferguson 4. Theresa Forshey 5. Amanda Hefty 6. Brian Huneycutt 7. Des Lambert 8. Chief Matthew Mauzy 9. Captain Nate Montminy 10. Sean Miller 11. Captain Tucker Philbrook 12. Carly Sherrod 13. Elizabeth Shipman 14. Lt. Anne Wandishin 15. Jay Zhang 3 Carrboro Fire-Rescue Department Wildfire Deployment I 1. Scott Walker 2. Daniel Bass 3. Victoria Donahue 4. Dylan Lowe Wildfire Deployment II 1. Daniel Speight 2. Chris Wade 3. Hugh Miles 4. Barrett Beasley Wildfire Deployment III 1. Keith Crabtree 2. Chris Covington 3. Will Potter 4. Kennedy Strowd Cedar Grove Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Mountains) 1. Firefighter Bradley Dixon 2. Firefighter Justin Farrar Chapel Hill Fire Department Hurricane Matthew Deployment: 1. Emergency Manager Barry McLamb 2. Battalion Chief Robbie Borgesi 3. Captain Paul Moss 4. Captain Bill Blankenship 5. Captain Gerry Boone 6. FEO Ryan Warner 7. FF Jeff Stevens 8. FF April Manyon 9. FF Kyle Vega 10. FF Ben Batley 11. FF Chris Cardwell 12. Lisa Edwards Wildfire Deployment I 1. Captain Stacey Graves 2. Captain Gerry Bone 3. FF Danielle Currin 4. FF Phillip Nasseri 4 Wildfire Deployment II 1. Assistant Chief Jeff Cabe 2. Captain Jim Bona 3. FEO Jimmy Lambert 4. FF April Manyon Wildfire Deployment III 1. Captain Chris Stephens 2. FEO Dennis Puckett 3. FF Jeff Stevens 4. FF Chris Cardwell Efland Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Party Rock) 1. Shane Cannada 2. Will Brooks 3. Chris Wade 4. Scott Hackler New Hope Fire Department Wildfire Deployment (Piney Mountain and Clear Creek) 1. Captain Eddie Walker 2. Captain Chris Craven 3. Firefighter Meredith Summers Orange Rural Fire Department Hurricane Matthew Deployment (Robeson and Brunswick Counties) (Robeson County) 1. Mac Cabe 2. David Shaw 3. Kenneth Duncan (Brunswick County) 1. Joel Massey 2. Shane Clark 3. Josh Hudson 4. Charles Bowden Wildfire Deployment 1. Mac Cabe 2. Jeff Holden 3. Bill Davis 5 4. Jonathan Capps 5. Joel Massey 6. Kenneth Duncan 7. David Shaw 8. Casey Warren 9. Jonathan Hodges 10. Shane Clark South Orange Rescue Squad (SORS) Hurricane Matthew Deployment 1. Christy Asbill 2. Assistant Chief Joshua Asbill 3. Elizabeth Ferguson 4. Theresa Forshey 5. Amanda Hefty 6. Brian Huneycutt 7. Des Lambert 8. Chief Matthew Mauzy 9. Captain Nate Montminy 10. Sean Miller 11. Captain Tucker Philbrook 12. Carly Sherrod 13. Elizabeth Shipman 14. Lt. Anne Wandishin 15. Jay Zhang