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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <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 Rescue 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 171h day of May 2011. " <br /> Bernadette Pelissier, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />