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2 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COn'INIISSIONERS <br />PUBLIC SAFETY TELECOMMUNICATORS' WEEK <br />2005 <br />A PROCLAMATION <br />WHEREAS, Thousands of dedicated Telecommunicators daily serve the citizens of the United <br />States and Canada by answering their telephone calls for law enforcement, fire, and emergency <br />medical services by dispatching the appropriate assistance as quickly as possible; and <br />WHEREAS, The critical functions performed by professional Telecommunicators also include <br />those related to forestry and conservation operations, highway safety and maintenance activities, <br />and many other operations performed by federal, state and local government agencies; and <br />WHEREAS, Professional Telecommunicators work to improve the emergency response <br />capabilities of these communication systems through their leadership and participation in training <br />programs and other activities provided by the Association of Public Safety Communications <br />Officials and the National Emergency Number Association; and <br />WHEREAS, These associations are organizations of more than 100,000 people engaged in the <br />design, installation and operation of emergency response communications, has set aside the week <br />beginning April 10, 2005, to recognize Telecommunicators and their crucial role in the protection <br />of life and property; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, hereby proclaim the week <br />of April 10-16, 2005, as "National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week" in Orange County, <br />North Carolina, in honor and recognition of our County's Telecommunicators and the vital <br />contributions they make to the safety and well being of Orange County residents. <br />Adopted this 15th day of March 2005. <br />Moses Carey, Chair , <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners <br />