Item M06
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:
9/19/01
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Division: Commissioner McCoy
Bulk Item: Yes_No X
Department: BOCC.3
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Resolution of the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County recognizing the efforts of the
Fire/Rescue Service.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
On. Thursday, August 30, 2001 an undeterminable number of dwellings, located on the southside of
Rockland Key, became engulfed in flames.
P~VIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
TOTAL COST:
-0-
BUDGETED: Yes No
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COST TO COUNTY: .0..
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH YEAR
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APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMBlPurchasing
DIVISION DIRECTOR APPROVAL:
DOCUMENTATION: Included: X
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DISPOSITION:
Revised 2/27/01
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CammJss10ner CIw1es .SODllY' McCoy
USOLllTION NO. -2OJ1
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD Of COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF
MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA RECOGNIZING THE EFFORTS OF
I.Jm.1,lIWRE~UE SIRVlCE
WHEREAS. on the morning of 30 Ausust 2001 an undeterminable number of dwellinas.
located on the southeast side of Rockland Key, becatne ~ed in tlamcs; and
WHEREAS, this labyrinthine commWle is COJnposed of shanties lacking any defined
order ot in&ress or egress; which constituted a danae: not only to the inhabitants but an even
greater danger to those fighting a conflaaration in a maze of confusing passages and smoke; and
WHEREAs. fire units from Boca Chica Nav41 Air Station responded in the best tradition
ot'inter..gove1'DlDent mutual aid; IDd
WHEREAS, Chief Dan Cassell, the incident COmmander, and all the Fire/EMS personnel
under his command pcrfolJJ1cd in the best tradition of the fire service; and
WHER.EAS, the fircflghtcm. sufferina from heat and smoke inhalation, repeatedly rotated
entering what could be viewed as a worst nijlbtmare; now tluttefore,
BE IT RESOLVED that a LEITER OF TIlANKS and a copy of this resolution be
forwarded to Naval Air Station Key West (NASKW). and that the Incident COmmander, Chief
Dan Cassell, be cited for his professionalism) and that all the fuc/rcscue personnel on the scene
be recoaniz.ed for their devotion to the protection and safety of the inhabitanu of the Florida
Key..
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Board of County Commissioners otMonroe COWlty.
Florida, at a reaWar meeting of said Board held on the 19th day of September, 2001.
Mayor Oeolp Neusent
Mayor Pro Tem Nora Williams
COmmissioner Charles 'Sonny' McCoy
Commissioner Murray Nelson
CQml'nissiol1er Dixie Spehar
Attest: DANNY KOLHAGE, Clork
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF MONROE COUNTY. FLORIDA
By
Deputy Clerk
By
Mayor/ChairperSOn
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