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