HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2017-080 Resolution Naming the Emergency Services Building the Philip "Nick" Waters Orange County Emergency Services Center US-2017-080
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION NAMING THE EMERGENCY SERVICES BUILDING THE PHILIP
"NICK" WATERS ORANGE COUNTY EMERGENCY SERVICES CENTER
WHEREAS, Colonel Philip "Nick" Waters served as the Orange County Emergency
Management Director from 1989-2004 leading the divisions of emergency medical
services, 9-1-1 communications, emergency management and fire marshal services;
and
WHEREAS, Colonel Waters consistently challenged the state, county and his own department
to embrace "out of the box" thinking that moved towards creative and divergent
solutions for emergency services of every discipline; in doing so, he challenged women
and minorities to excel and lead in the world of emergency services; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Waters established the first Fire Marshal's Division to provide support to
the County fire departments and community to preserve life and property through
education, prevention, investigation and fire code enforcement and established the
new Emergency Management Specialist position to provide coordination between the
County, towns, school systems and other agencies in establishing a county-wide multi-
hazard plan and on-going training to improve the response given to residents during a
disaster, and to ensure consistent implementation of this plan by all agencies; and
WHEREAS, Colonel Waters and staff received multiple awards from the National Association of
Counties and National Association of County Commissioners for trailblazing programs
and services that took a risk to change the delivery and response of services for the
better, such as, "Welcome to the World", "Initial Response Vehicle Program",
"Emergency Management Comprehensive Training Program", "Critical Incident Stress
Support for Responders with Dr. Peter Smith" and many others; and
WHEREAS, in 1996, 2000 and 2002, Orange County experienced three crippling weather
events in which Colonel Waters guided and directed the County to recovery;
NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved that the Orange County Board of Commissioners does
hereby recognize Emergency Management Director Colonel Philip "Nick" Waters for
his faith to turn dreams into reality and for having a vision for a different and better
future by naming the Emergency Services Building the Philip "Nick" Waters Orange
County Emergency Services Center.
This the 12th day of December 2017.
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Mark orosin, h
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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