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PROCLAMATION <br />RECOGNIZING THE SUPPORT ALLIANCE FOR EMERGENCY RESILIENCY <br />(SAFER) INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, INC. <br />WHEREAS, SAFER Indian River County, Inc. (Support Alliance For Emergency Resiliency) was <br />established on November 16, 2012; and <br />WHEREAS, SAFER Indian River County, Inc. is a non-profit humanitarian association of <br />businesses, non-profit agencies, faith -based organizations, individuals and government agencies whose <br />mission is to reduce Toss of life, injury, property damage, environmental impact and economic loss due to <br />a disaster; and <br />WHEREAS, major local emergencies (floods, tornadoes, hurricanes, chemical spills, acts of <br />terrorism, epidemics and other large scale incidents) can overwhelm even the most professional and well - <br />staffed local emergency response systems, thereby creating a need for assistance from properly trained <br />volunteers, CERT teams and outside resources; and <br />WHEREAS, only a presidentially declared disaster will provide federal disaster assistance and a <br />fully functional SAFER Indian River County will assist the residents of Indian River County who have <br />unmet needs due to a local disaster; and <br />WHEREAS, a fully functional SAFER Indian River County provides valuable services to the citizens <br />of our County such as providing disaster training and preparedness and provides a greater predictability of <br />our local resources during times of an emergency; and <br />WHEREAS, SAFER Indian River County's ability to augment existing resources and response <br />systems in our communities will speed up community recovery and minimize the long-term economic <br />losses that often follow emergencies and disasters. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Indian River County Board of Commissioners fully <br />supports the concept and function of the Support Alliance For Emergency Resiliency (SAFER) Indian <br />River County, Inc. Be it further resolved that the Board encourages its citizens, employees and <br />associates to give their time and expertise to the Support Alliance For Emergency Resiliency (SAFER) <br />in the service of our Indian River County communities. <br />Adopted this 7'h day of October, 2014. <br />BOARD <br />OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />IN VER COUNT' , jLORIDA <br />y S. Davis, Vice Chairman <br />ph E. ' escher <br />Bob Solari <br />Ti <br />