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z <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A PROGLAMATION <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK <br />MAY 20 through MAY 2fi, 2001 <br />WHEREAS, Governor Michael'F. Easley has proclaimed the week of <br />May 20 through May 26, 2001 as Emergency Medical <br />Services Week in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, The Emergency Medical Service in Orange County is a <br />complex system involving Telecommunicators, First <br />Responders, Law Enforcement Officers, Paramedics, <br />Emergency Medical Technicians, Nurses, Doctors, <br />Volunteers and Employees of Orange EMS and Rescue <br />Squad, County Staff, the UNC Hospitals Emergency <br />Department, the UNC Airfare program, and various <br />private enterprises; and <br />WHEREAS, The citizens of Orange County benefit daily from the <br />dedicated efforts, knowledge, and skills of this team of <br />emergency services personnel; and <br />WHEREAS, The citizens of Orange County support the emergency <br />services and their efforts to improve the survival and <br />recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or <br />injury; and <br />WHEREAS, The Orange County Board of Commissioners publicly <br />acknowledge their support and appreciation to all the <br />members of the Orange County Emergency Medical <br />Services System: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, The Orange County Board of Commissioners hereby <br />proclaim the week of May 20 through May 2fi, 2001, as <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK and <br />encourage all citizens of Orange County to continue to <br />support their EMS system. <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis, Chair <br />Orange County Board of <br />Commissioners <br />