HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation - Fire Service Recognition Day WHEREAS, Fire Service Recognition Day was established by
President Lyndon B.Johnson in 1968, to solute the
men and women who have dedicated their personal
and professional fives to the service of others; and
WHEREAS, one day each year is set aside to focus public attention
on the quality and extent of modem fire services
provided to citizens in the United States of America;
and
WHEREAS, the Firefighters of the Orange County Fire Authority
are technically trained and highly skilledprofessional
public servants who are committed to providing a
variety of emergency services and fire prevention
programs to 19 cities and the unincorporated areas of
Orange County; and
WHEREAS, the men and women of the Orange County Fire
Authority perform vital community services through
their diversified programs which are aimed at
increasing public awareness of fire and fife safety
through education; and
WHEREAS, Saturday, May 8, 1999 has been designated by the
International Association of Fire Chiefs as Fire Service
Recognition Day; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City of Seat Beach does hereby designate
Saturday, May 8, 1999 as
FIRE SERVICE RECOGNITION DAY
in Seat Beach and urges all citizens to become better acquainted with the Orange County
Authority's firefighters, the apparatus and equipment, andthe many professionatservices they
provide to the community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City of Seal Beach does hereby recognize and
commend the men and women of the Orange County Fire Authority for their del+ ation and
personal commitment to fire safety.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and ransed the seat of the City of
Seal Beach to be affixes this Twelfth Day of April, Nineteen Hundred and Ninety-Nine.
Mayor Paul Yost
APFLST:
City Clerk
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