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PROCLAI\4ATION <br />((Nafional Public Safety Telecommunicators Week" <br />April 10 - 16, 2022 <br />WHEREAS: Emergencies can occur at any time that require police, fire, or emergency medical services; and, <br />WHEREAS: <br />WHEREAS: <br />When an emergency occurs the prompt response of emergency personnel is critical to the protection of <br />life and preservation ofproperty; and <br />The safety of our emergency responders is dependent upon the quality of accuracy of information <br />obtained from citizens who telephone the Kittitas County 9-1-1 Dispatch Center (KITTCOM); and, <br />WHEREAS: Public Safety Telecommunicators are the first and most critical contact our citizens have with emergency <br />services; and <br />WHEREAS: Public Safety Telecommunicators are the single vital link for our emergency responders by monitoring <br />their activities by radio, providing them critical information, and ensuring their safety; and <br />WHEREAS: Public Safety Communication Officers of KITTCOM have contributed substantially to the apprehension <br />of criminals, suppression of fires and treatment of patients; and <br />WHEREAS: Each Communications Officer has exhibited compassion, understanding and professionalism during the <br />performance of their job; <br />NOW' THEREFORE' BE IT RESOLVED: that the Kittitas County Board of Commissioners proclaim the week of <br />April l0 through April 16, 2022, as "National Public Safety Telecommunicators" Week in Kittitas <br />Count5z, in the honor of the men and women whose diligence and professionalism who keep our County <br />and its citizens safe. <br />Dated this 5th day of April,2022. <br />THE KITTITAS COUNTY <br />COMMISSIONERS <br />Chairman <br />Cory <br />I/ofthe Board <br />Brett Commissioner