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COMMEND G MEMBERS OF 7HE FIRE DEPARTMENT FOR THEIR
ACTION DURING THE RECEN7 NITRIC ACID INCIDENT
WHEREAS, on Augubt k, 1979 at appnox~.mate.Cy &:00 a.m., a n~.th.ic
ac~.d tanhen ap~..CQ an .the nan.thbound J Stheet on-hamp to I-5 waa heponted
to the Chu.Ca V~.ata F~.ne Department, and
WHEREAS, .the potent~.a.E hazard shorn .the vapoh. c.Loud em~.tt.ing
shorn the neaa os the .much dn~.~t-i.ng .toward a denae.2y papu2ated nea~.dent.La.C
ah.ea appn.ox~.mate.Cy 150 5eet to .the eaat waa .Lmmed~.ate.Ly aaaeaaed by the
Battak.~.on Ch~.es upon h~.a anh~.v~.ng at the acene, and
WHEREAS, w~.th .the coopenat~.on o~ .the Ca.~.i~onn~.a H~.ghway Patno.2,
.the Chu.Ca V~,ata Po.L~.ce Department and the Chu.Ca V.iata Panamed~.c ghoupa,
prompt act~.on waa undertaFzen to eatab.C~.ah e$bect~.ve tra~b~.c contro2a on
I-5, prov~.de cane Son c.tt~.zena and c~.ty peraonne.~ work~.ng and xocated w~,th.tn
.the ~,mmed.~ate area o ~ .the ~.nc~.dent and, more .Lmportant.~y, .the prompt evacu-
at~.on os .the rea~.denta ob the area to .the eaat, and
WHEREAS, a.2.~ ob theae mattera were undertaFzen and exped~.t~.oua.2y
camp.Ceted and .the ent~.re matter reao.Cved w~.th~.n a per~.od ob .Leaa .than
one and one-ha.Cs houra, and
WHEREAS, as a reau.Lt os .the un~.ted act~.on ob a.L.~ os theae pen.aonb
and, moat eapec~.a.EZy, zhe ebsect~.ve performance ob .the Chu,Ca V~.ata Fare
Department, there waa no .2aaa os .C~.ge on any a~,gn~.~~.can~ -i.njuhy .to any
peraona ~.nvo.Cved ~.n .the ent~.re a$Sa~.r.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the C~.ty Counc~..~ ob the City
os Chu.Ca V.Lata on beha.2~ os themae.Lvea and a2.~ o~ .the membera o~ th~.a com-
mun~.ty do hereby commend the eb5orta a~ the Po.Z~.ce, H~.ghway Patro.E, Paramed~.ca
and, moat eapec~.ak.Ly, .the peraonne.L os the Chu.Ea V~,ata F~.re Department, who
per 5ormed the~.r dut~.ea w~.th ouch great e~bect~.veneaa and reaponded to th~.a emer-
gency ~,n a manner wh~,ch d~.d great cred~.t to a.b2 0~ the membera o~ our Fare
Department a.a we.Z.L as re~2ect~ng adm~.ra6Qy upon the wha.Le C~.ty o~ ChuFa V.iata.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the C~,ty Counc~..~ membera do hereby .ind~,-
v~.dua.C.by and peraonakky extend the~.r apprec~.at~.on and thanka to a.Z.E' o~ the
~C~.re~~.ghtera ~nva.Zved ~.n the .Lnc~.dent o$ Auguat 8, 1979.
/s/ Will T. Hyde
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/S/ Gayle i.. M[~ranrlligc
/~/ Frank A. Scott
/s/ George B. Gillow
/s/ Gregory R. Cox
Original Resolution given to Fire Chief Clyde Longerbone 9/4/79
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