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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 2 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />South Orange Rescue Squad Day -June 4, 2011 <br />WHEREAS, emergency medical services (EMS) is a vital public service; and <br />WHEREAS, technical rescue is a vital public service; and <br />WHEREAS, South Orange Rescue Squad is made up of volunteers who provide these <br />vital public services to the residents of Orange County with no compensation to <br />themselves; and <br />WHEREAS, before the founding of South Orange Rescue Squad, transportation from <br />southern Orange County to a hospital was provided by the Chapel Hill Funeral Home; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, members of the Carrboro Fire Department and residents of Carrboro and <br />Chapel Hill joined together to form the South Orange Rescue Squad in 1971; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Rescue Squad located in Hillsborough donated the first <br />ambulance to the South Orange Rescue Squad in 1971; and <br />WHEREAS, the land for South Orange Reseue Squad's building was donated by Edward <br />Yaggy and the bricks for the building came from Mr. Yaggy's mill on the adjacent <br />property; and <br />WHEREAS, the people of Chapel Hill and Carrboro donated the money to build South <br />Orange Rescue Squad's station which was completed in 1974; and <br />WHEREAS, the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have been serving the Orange <br />County public and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by providing EMS <br />since the first week of June 1971; and <br />WHEREAS, the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad began providing rescue <br />services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas in 1991 and technical <br />rescue services in 1992; and <br />WHEREAS, South Orange Rescue Squad has trained more than one thousand volunteers <br />over the past 40 years, many of whom have dedicated their careers to public safety and <br />providing medical care to the residents of North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, since 1971 the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have engaged in <br />countless hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their life- <br />saving skills; and <br />WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize and appreciate the value and accomplishments <br />of the 40 years of service of South Orange Rescue Squad; <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we, the Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners, do hereby proclaim June 4, 2011 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in <br />recognition of the Squad's 40th anniversary of service to the Orange County community. <br />This the 17th day of May 2011. <br />Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />