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vgbkoepLoa ")011 ; � HAI ; <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PROCLAMATION <br /> South Orange Rescue Squad Day — June 11 , 2021 <br /> WHEREAS , Emergency Medical Services (EMS ) is a vital public service ; and <br /> WHEREAS , Technical Rescue , including high- angle , swiftwater, and land search are vital public <br /> services ; and <br /> WHEREAS , CPR and Community Education are vital public services , and <br /> WHEREAS , South Orange Rescue Squad is made up entirely of volunteers who provide these <br /> vital public services to the residents of Orange County with no compensation to themselves ; and <br /> WHEREAS , before the founding of South Orange Rescue Squad, transportation from southern <br /> Orange County to a hospital was provided by the Chapel Hill Funeral Home ; and <br /> WHEREAS , members of the Carrboro Fire Department and residents of Carrboro and Chapel <br /> Hill joined together to form the South Orange Rescue Squad in 1971 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the people of Chapel Hill and Carrboro donated the money to build South Orange <br /> Rescue Squad ' s station which was completed in 1974 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have been serving the Orange <br /> County public and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill by providing EMS since the <br /> first week of June 1971 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad began providing rescue services to <br /> the residents of Orange County and surrounding areas in 1991 and technical rescue services in <br /> 1992 ; and <br /> WHEREAS , South Orange Rescue Squad has trained more than two thousand volunteers over <br /> the past 50 years , many of whom have dedicated their careers to public safety and providing <br /> medical care to the residents of North Carolina; and <br /> WHEREAS , since 1971 the volunteers of South Orange Rescue Squad have engaged in countless <br /> hours of specialized training and continuing education to enhance their life - saving skills ; and <br /> WHEREAS , since 2006 South Orange Rescue Squad has trained more than 10 , 000 Orange <br /> County residents by providing free CPR classes , and <br /> WHEREAS , South Orange Rescue Squad contributes its volunteer EMTs and its ambulances to <br /> respond to the needs of the residents of Orange County through regular scheduling in the 911 <br /> System, as well as providing surge coverage and additional resources when needed; and <br /> WHEREAS , it is appropriate to recognize and appreciate the value and accomplishments of the <br /> 50 years of service of South Orange Rescue Squad ; <br /> NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that we , the Orange County Board of Commissioners , <br /> do hereby proclaim June 11 , 2021 as South Orange Rescue Squad Day in recognition of �tu � <br /> Squad ' s 50th anniversary of service to the Orange County community . � �1(%� <br /> This the 1 st day of June , 2021 . <br /> Renee Price , Chaim <br /> Orange County Board of Commission �xt <br />