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WHEREAS, the Cape Canaveral Volunteer Fire Department a/k/a Canaveral Fire
Rescue (CFR) was the first entity to sign a Memorandum of Agreement with Florida
Department of Health (DOH) in Brevard County, in conjunction with Brevard County
Emergency Management. CFR successfully met all DOH requirements and was on standby
status, ready to activate the Point of Distribution (POD) to facilitate vaccine distribution
operations in order to better serve Brevard County residents; and
WHEREAS, once the POD was activated, CFR successfully administered over 500
vaccinations to Florida residents, including Brevard County and neighboring counties,
totaling 1,000 shots from March 23, 2021 to May 26, 2021. This involved both on and off
duty personnel picking up vaccine doses daily from the DOH; proper storage and
delivering vaccinations to the POD; extensive paperwork; and returning of equipment,
un-used vaccines, and required reports in a timely fashion to DOH; and
WHEREAS, CFR successfully coordinated and conducted a touchless, drive-thru vaccine
POD at Station 52, 8970 Columbia Road, Cape Canaveral, Florida. In doing so, they streamlined
the vaccination process with passengers remaining in their vehicles resulting in limited contact.
Even though the vaccine effort was open to Florida residents, as a team they wanted to
ensure the City's residents had accessibility if they wished to be vaccinated. CFR also went
above and beyond by providing assistance to a Canaveral resident without transportation; and
WHEREAS, at this time, the POD has been deactivated. CFR is standing ready to
activate the POD again if COVID-19 cases rise. In addition, they are currently supporting the
vaccine effort as seen in the medical assistance they are providing to Port Canaveral's 23
cruise ship vessels and the administration of approximately 10,000 doses to the cruise staff.
NOW, THEREFORE, 1, Robert E. Hoog, Mayor of the City of Cape Canaveral,
Florida, do hereby proclaim and invite the citizens of the City of Cape Canaveral to honor
CANAVERAL FIRE RESCUE
for services provided during the 2021 COVID-19 Pandemic Vaccination Distribution to the
Community.
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