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Y4 <br />PR O CLAMA TION <br />Honoring the 2021-2022 Indian River County Fire Rescue <br />Lieutenant, Engineer and Firemedic of the Year <br />WHEREAS, on December 17, 1923, local volunteers established the first fire <br />department in Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, over the course of the past century, the department transitioned from <br />volunteer to career personnel; from a department crewed solely by trained Firefighters <br />to today's crews who are dual certified in firefighting and emergency medical response <br />as well as being trained in a multitude of specialized disaster response scenarios on <br />both land and sea; and <br />WHEREAS, this year, the leadership of Indian River County Fire Rescue is <br />reinstituting the long-standing tradition of annually recognizing those among their <br />ranks who perform their duties in a manner that: exemplifies a competency reflecting <br />the highest of standards, supports fellow Firemedics in achieving their goals; supports <br />the department's policies and regularly demonstrates the ability to lead or follow based <br />upon the existing circumstances, and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County Fire Rescue is proud to announce the award <br />recipients for 2021-2022: <br />Firemedic of the Year, Donald Burke, <br />Engineer of the Year, Stephen Flood; and <br />Lieutenant of the Year, Carlo Marques. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that the Board <br />supports the efforts of our Fire Rescue Department to publicly commend those <br />members whose dedication, loyalty, productivity and professionalism have been <br />recognized by their co-workers. <br />BE IT FURTHER PROCLAIMED that the Board of County Commissioners <br />is grateful to all of our Indian River County first responders and the valuable services <br />they provide to the residents of our community. <br />Adopted this 19th Day of October 2021. <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />INDIANRIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />1 <br />