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ORANGE COUNTY 1 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 1, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 4-a <br /> SUBJECT: Proclamation Designating June 11, 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day <br /> DEPARTMENT: Board of Commissioners <br /> Emergency Services <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proclamation Clerk's Office, (919) 245-2130 <br /> Kirby Saunders, (919) 245-6100 <br /> PURPOSE: To approve a proclamation recognizing South Orange Rescue Squad's 50' <br /> Anniversary and designating June 11, 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in Orange <br /> County. <br /> BACKGROUND: In 1968, the Orange County Rescue Squad in Hillsborough was formed and <br /> emergency medical services and ambulance transport began in Hillsborough. Early in 1971, <br /> members of the business community in Carrboro and Chapel Hill and volunteers from the Carrboro <br /> Fire Department met to address the issue of supplying emergency medical services and <br /> ambulance transport for the rest of the County. As a result of that meeting, and with a gift of an <br /> ambulance from Orange County Rescue Squad, the South Orange Rescue Squad was formed on <br /> June 11, 1971. Funds were donated, a building was built on land donated by Mr. Edward Yaggy, <br /> and the organization began and continues to provide emergency medical services to the Orange <br /> County community. In 1991, the Squad began to provide rescue services, and in 1992 began <br /> providing technical rescue services to the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas. <br /> Since its founding, the South Orange Rescue Squad has provided countless hours of training for <br /> thousands of volunteers and residents and has engaged in countless hours of specialized training <br /> and continuing education to enhance life-saving skills. <br /> On June 11, 2021, the South Orange Rescue Squad will be celebrating its 50th anniversary. A <br /> proclamation recognizing the Squad on its 50th anniversary, as well as designating June 11, 2021 <br /> as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in Orange County, is attached for Board consideration. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with consideration of the <br /> proclamation. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: There is no Orange County Social Justice Goal impact associated <br /> with this item. <br /> ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT: There is no Orange County Environmental Responsibility Goal <br /> impact associated with this item. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board approve and authorize the <br /> Chair to sign the proclamation and direct the Clerk to the Board to forward the proclamation to the <br /> South Orange Rescue Squad. <br />