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1. 1Jan 11, 2022
   Board of County CommissionersRS3ProclamationAdopted

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   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   17:02I will move on to RS3. Let's see. I see a lot of um Men and women in their white uniforms if uh we're here for the January Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month, if you would please step up to the podium.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   17:30You

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   17:30you

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   17:31got yours? Okay, got it. Yeah. Okay.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   17:34Great.

   17:39We have a good representation today.

   17:43All right, I'll I'll begin. Resolution number twenty-two-four one, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, declaring the month of January firefighter cancer awareness month. Whereas Pasco County firefighters serve our community by putting our safety above their own, often working in a toxic environment of smoke, soot, and other carn carcinogens. And whereas studies have found a direct correlation. between the chemical exposures of firefighters experience on the job and their increased risk of cancer. and whereas

   18:13firefighters occasionally Occupational cancer is the leading cause of line of duty deaths in professional firefighters and has reached epidemic levels. ANRAS, according to research, firefighters have a 9% greater chance of being diagnosed with cancer and a 14% greater chance of dying from cancer than the general population. ANRAS 49 states recognize cancer as a pres presumptive Workers' compensation claim for firefighters, and whereas early

   18:44detection of cancer through routine screening leads to early treatment and better disease outcomes. In including improved survival and reduced morbidity rates. And whereas The International Association of Firefighters and the Firefighter Cancer Support Network have declared January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month to provide firefighters the necessary tools and guidance to develop life-saving protocols for cancer prevention and to support those

   19:14with cancer diagnosis within their departments. And whereas Paso County Fire Rescue are encouraged to participate. In Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month by participating in routine screenings to increase early cancer detection. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, that said board hereby declares January as Firefighter Cancer Awareness Month. Done and resolved in regular session with the quorum present and voting this 11th day of January, 2022.

   Christina Fitzpatrick

   19:43No approval. Second.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   19:45All in favor? Aye. Uh. That's a tough subject. I mean I'm I'm so glad that we're here and and raising awareness uh of this issue and uh and that I think that advances have come along that Um are allowing us to build And um provide better equipment and facilities for you so that these issues hopefully are gonna stop now. So Um We're so grateful for all that you do. And

   20:15I I think I saw some of y'all on T V this morning. Or or on the news. Some something was going on with the fire. Only saw it briefly while I was getting ready. Um, but just grateful for for all you do for us, and I'm sure the other commissioners want to share in some comments. I'll start down here with Commissioner Oakley.

   Ron Oakley

   20:32Yeah, we we thank you for all that you do and all the course all the service people of the fire department and all that they do every day for all of us. They put your lives on the line and and we certainly appreciate all that. So

   Mike Moore

   20:47Yeah, no. Just to go off what Commissioner Oakley, Chairwoman Starkey said, and and um Commissioner Oakley, you know, we appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you also very, very much for what you do on a daily basis um and your dedication to Pasco County. Obviously, um we're very, very grateful for each and every one of you. So hopefully the things that obviously the county's participating in and as well as a state level, I know they're very involved as well in a national level, we can uh help nip this in the butt. So thank you.

   Christina Fitzpatrick

   21:16Thank you. Thank you. Um I would like to say thank you for your service, thank you for all that you do, and I would like to make sure that we continue to support and make sure you have the proper equipment to make sure that we can prevent And make sure that you have all the cancer preventative equipment out there. And again, thank you. We need to protect you as you protect us and serve Pasco County. Thank you.

   Jack MarianoVice Chair

   21:42Thank you. I'd like to thank you all as well. The uh the job you guys put your neck on the line every day, uh, protecting our citizens not only from fires as well, but for the paramedic work you guys do is phenomenal. Uh you may see the citizen survey, but you guys are at the top of the list in every category uh with what you're doing. So we're we're proud that we put the resources in to try to help you do a better job, be a safer uh community amongst yourselves. Um and we're gonna keep keep backing you every step of the way. So thank you for all you do.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   22:10Okay, so I'm going to come down and we'll take a photo down here and the board members will stand behind.

   22:32We have I have two extra here, I'm gonna put 'em here. Who's gonna open it?

   Unidentified speakerVoice A

   23:05Thank you.

   Mike Moore

   23:22Mm-hmm.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   23:37But you know, I didn't think about it, but did anyone you know, normally the chief would come up and speak. Does but does anyone want to say anything from your group? We'd we'd love to hear from you. It's Et Ch.

   County Administrator

   23:50Jeremy,

   Unidentified speakerVoice B

   23:50you wanna tell them what they're you're doing to help with this problem? Sure. Um first thank you. Um Commissioners, uh, and thank you to our our residents and uh for the support. Uh you know, we we do a dangerous job, we knew that coming in. Um, but it's you know the risk is there and we do what we can to try to mitigate it, but we couldn't do without the support uh from the board to have the some of the amazing programs that we have. We have uh Chief Schmidt, our division division chief of health, safety and wellness, um, supports our DCOM program and our rehab program for firefighters.

   24:22One of the only places probably in the world that that does uh post fire decontamination the way we do. We have uh a truck that drives around with extra gear that you guys have supported the program through for for a couple of years now. Um we pull firefighters right out of a fire, we clean them off, we put 'em in fresh gear. It never gets back in the truck. You keep it away from the stations. Um even in our new station builds. You know, we we have uh, you know, prevention measures that are going into our new station designs. And it's unlike anything else in the world. So it's that's That's premiere for us. We're the guiding light, hopefully, um for the fire industry across the world. So we

   24:52appreciate your support. Thank you.

   Kathryn StarkeyChair

   24:54Thank you very much. What's that? Yeah, good job.