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1 ~'Atu B 0 J X P& _ AGE 6;~2 014c Kee Tountg Nourd of Tommissioners TAvoolutiou RESOLUTION TO RECOGNIZE THE OUTSTANDING EFFORTS EXHIBITED AT THE GRACE CIIAPIIL CIIURCII FIRE WHEREAS, Grace Chapel Church located at 2601 Jefferson Davis highway, Sanford, North Carolina, was severely damaged by fire on Tuesday, October 7, 2003, and WHEREAS, it required the services of several fire deparlmer.ts to fight and extinguish the fire and the cooperation and support of other fire departments who provided assistance at the scene of the church fire and lire protection in the districts whose f rc departments were engaged in fighting the lire; and WIIEI2EAS, an emergency of this nature commands the services of many agencies to provide crowd and traffic control, emergency medical services, public information, and investigation of the origin of the fire. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Commissioners for Lee County, as follows: Section I. That it commends the municipal and rural fire departments from the following communities: Tramway, Lemon Springs, Northwest [locket, West Samford, Deep River, Cape Fear, Northview, Carolina Trace, Sanford, Cameron, Vass, Benhaven, Collision, and Spout Springs for their dedication, skill, and support in responding to the fire at Grace Chapel Church. Section 2. That it wishes to record its thanks and appreciation to the following agencies: Central Carolina Advanced Life Support for ambulance and rehabilitation services; to the Lee County Sheriffs Department for crowd and traffic control and assisting in the investigation of the origin of the fire; to the Lee County Emergency Management Department for serving as a resource center rot information and its assistance in investigating the origin of the fire; and to the Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms agents and the State Bureau of Investigation who assisted in the investigation of the origin of the fire. I Section 3. The Board wishes to express its appreciation for the cooperation and assistance given by members of the congregation and the church staff to the firemen and other officia - nection with the fire at their church. Herbert A. Ilineks. Chairman C4_ erry N . Lemmond, Sponsor I NORTH CARO:24A, I.EF CnUNT~ esf%ried~ for regl tradon on the/a day Nellie W. Thomas, Register of Deeds of Iv"