HomeMy WebLinkAboutPresentation - Riverside County Fire Dept Battalion 12 - Station 71 DayWhereas, the headquarters for Riverside County Fire Department
Battalion 12 is located at the Palm Desert Fire Station 33 on Town Center Way
in Palm Desert, California; and
Whereas, Firefighter-II/Paramedic Jeffrey McGill, Firefighter -II Jesus
Ortega, Fire Apparatus Engineer Jessie Park, Firefighter-11 Anthony Robles,
and Firefighter-11 Fernando Ruiz are all assigned to Battalion 12, Station 71, at
Country Club Drive and Portola Avenue in Palm Desert; and
Whereas, on September 3, 2011, these individuals were dispatched to
a medical emergency at the Marriott Vacation Club, where a woman was
experiencing a major stroke. Their quick response and treatment while
transporting the patient to Eisenhower Medical Center helped lead to the
saving of her life; and
Whereas, these same individuals later returned to the Marriott Vacation
Club in order to get an update on the patient.
Now, Therefore, I, Jean M. Benson, Mayor of the City of Palm
Desert, California, Do Hereby Proclaim Thursday, October 27, 2011, as
Riverside County Fire Department
Battalion 12 - Station 71 Day
in the City of Palm Desert and urge all residents to join me in thanking and
honoring these firefighters for their commitment to the well-being and safety of
residents both in Palm Desert and in the entire Coachella Valley.
CITY COUNCILACTIO�':
APPROVED ,a ' v I F1) In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and have
RFCF IVI.I) ; I EIR P aused the Official Seal ofththe City of Palm Desert,
California, to be affixed this 27 day of October, 2011.
N1 FETINC DATE
AYFS:
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ABSTAIN:
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