WHEREAS, thousands of dedicated public safety dispatchers, call takers, telecommunicators, and telecommunications support personnel throughout the State of Arizona provide dramatic life-saving services by talking distressed callers through CPR and calming hysterical crime victims, while making difficult decisions using limited information to save lives or reduce property damage on a daily basis; and
WHEREAS, the critical functions performed by these public safety dispatchers, call takers, telecommunicators and telecommunications support personnel, both sworn and civilian, play a significant role in the daily lives of approximately two million Arizonans; and
WHEREAS, the Arizona Department of Administration, in cooperation with the Arizona Chapter of the National Emergency Number Association, has set aside September 11, 2001 to recognize the efforts of these dedicated people;
NOW, THEREFORE, I Jane Dee Hull, Governor of the State of Arizona, do hereby proclaim September 11, 2001 as: "ANNUAL 9-1-1 DAY" and urge all citizens in Arizona to pay tribute to the heroism that is displayed by these remarkable people on a daily basis.