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r JUN 20 1964 <br />P R O C L A M A T I O N <br />BOOK 57 PACE 475 <br />WHEREAS, on March 6, 1984, more than 100 Indian River <br />County officials and volunteers joined together with forces from <br />neighboring counties to simulate an emergency response to a real <br />life drama that none of them ever desire to become a reality ---a <br />major accident at the St. Lucie County Florida Power and Light <br />nuclear power plant; and <br />WHEREAS, under the coordination of the Indian River <br />County Department of Emergency Management, headed by Director <br />Steven Wells, this County's volunteers and personnel performed <br />dynamically and with precision in the many roles required of them <br />to serve as a "host" County, monitoring those evacuating from <br />neighboring "risk" counties; and <br />WHEREAS, the Federal Emergency Management Agency <br />sanctioned the exercise and.provided an overall performance --- <br />evaluation, the results of which showed Indian River County's <br />organization to have no deficiencies, very few areas for <br />improvement and predominately superior items noted; and <br />WHEREAS, the health, safety, and welfare of every <br />citizen in the County is very much dependent upon the County's <br />network of emergency management officials and volunteers in a time <br />of disaster or civil emergency; and <br />WHEREAS, all those who participated in the exercise, <br />from the Red Cross and medical establishment to CB radio operators <br />and retired persons, are deserving of acknowledgment and <br />commendation for their awareness and skilled reactions, and <br />especially for the courage to take on a most serious responsib- <br />ility for the benefit of this County. <br />NOW THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that all those who <br />joined together in this County's Emergency Management response <br />effort to fend against this mock disaster, and who must <br />continuously stand ready in the event of a real disaster, be <br />commended for their preparation and performance. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />By � G ,,1eze.&ZA <br />DON C. SCUR OCK, JR. <br />Chairman , . , , . <br />Attest: <br />Freda Wright <br />Clerk of Circuit Court <br />14 <br />