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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS' WEEK <br />2008 <br />PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, Thousands of dedicated telecommunicators daily serve the residents of the <br />United States and Canada by answering their telephone calls for law enforcement, fire, and <br />emergency medical services by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as <br />possible; and <br />WHEREAS, The critical functions performed by professional telecommunicators also <br />include those related to forestry and conservation operations, highway safety and <br />maintenance activities, and many other operations performed by federal, state and local <br />government agencies; and <br />WHEREAS, Professional telecommunicators work to improve the emergency response <br />capabilities of these communication systems through their leadership and participation in <br />training programs and other activities provided by the Association of Public Safety <br />Communications Officials and the National Emergency Number Association; and <br />WHEREAS, These associations are organizations of more than 100,000 people engaged <br />in the design, installation and operation of emergency response communications, and have <br />set aside the week beginning April 13, 2008, to recognize telecommunicators and their <br />crucial role in the protection of life and property; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby <br />proclaim the week of April 13-19, 2008, as "National Public Safety Telecominunicators <br />Week" in Orange County, North Carolina, in honor and recognition of our County's <br />telecommunicators and the vital contributions they snake to the safety and well being of <br />our residents. <br />Adopted this lst day of April 2008. <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />