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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES WEEK <br />May 16 through May 22, 2004 <br />WHEREAS, Governor Michael F. Easley has proclaimed the week of May 16 through <br />May 22, 2004 as Emergency Medical Services Week in North Carolina; and <br />WHEREAS, the Emergency Medical Service in Orange County is a complex system <br />involving Telecommunicators, First Responders, Law Enforcement Officers, <br />Paramedics, Emergency Medical Technicians, Nurses, Doctors, Volunteers <br />and Employees of Orange EMS and Rescue Squad, County Staff, the UNC <br />Hospitals Emergency Department, the UNG Airfare program, and various <br />private enterprises; and <br />WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County benefit daily from the dedicated efforts, <br />knowledge, and skills of this team of emergency services personnel; and <br />WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County support the emergency services and their <br />efforts to improve the survival and recovery rate of those who experience <br />sudden illness or injury; and <br />WHEREAS, observation of EMS Week in Orange County affords the opportunity to <br />recognize the leadership and accomplishments of Nick Waters, who recently <br />passed away while serving as Emergency Management Director for Orange <br />County; and <br />WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners publicly acknowledges its <br />support and appreciation to all the members of the Orange County <br />Emergency Medical Services System; <br />NOW, THEREFORE, do we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim the <br />week of May 16 through May 22, 2004, as EMERGENCY MEDICAL <br />SERVICES WEEK and encourage all residents of Orange County to <br />continue to support their EMS system. <br />FURTHERMORE, we, the Orange County Bcard of Commissioners, do celebrate the life and <br />achievements of Nick Waters as a visionary architect, proponent, and leader <br />for the Emergency Medical Services System in Orange County, and join with <br />his family, the public safety community, and the residents of Orange County <br />in grieving this great loss to our County. <br />This the 18~h day of May, 2004 <br />Barry Jacobs, Chair <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />