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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS MONTH <br /> 2015 <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has designated September as National <br /> Preparedness Month across America; and <br /> WHEREAS, National Preparedness Month is an opportunity to raise awareness on the <br /> importance of emergency preparedness and to encourage all people to better prepare their homes <br /> and communities for all hazards; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Ready Campaign, Citizen Corps, <br /> and other federal, state, local, tribal, territorial, private, and volunteer agencies are working to <br /> increase public activities in preparing for emergencies and to educate individuals on how to take <br /> action; and <br /> WHEREAS, emergency preparedness is the responsibility of every person in Orange County, <br /> and all people are urged to make preparedness a priority and work together, as a team, to ensure <br /> that individuals, families, and communities are prepared for disasters and emergencies of any <br /> type; and <br /> WHEREAS, all people in Orange County are encouraged to participate in citizen preparedness <br /> activities and asked to visit the websites of the Ready campaign at Ready.gov or Listo.gov (in <br /> Spanish) and become more prepared for emergencies and disasters; <br /> NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim <br /> September 2015 as National Preparedness Month, and encourage all people and businesses in <br /> Orange County to develop their own emergency preparedness plan, and work together toward <br /> creating a more prepared community. <br /> This, the 15'h Day of September, 2015. <br /> Earl McKee, Chair <br /> Orange County Board of Commissioners <br /> ATTEST: <br /> COUNTY SEAL <br /> Donna Baker <br /> Clerk to the Board <br />