[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 127 (Monday, September 8, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1343]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  HONORING STANISLAUS COUNTY OFFICE OF EMERGENCY SERVICES MANAGER III 
                            DEBORAH THRASHER

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                            HON. JEFF DENHAM

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Monday, September 8, 2014

  Mr. DENHAM. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to acknowledge and honor 
Stanislaus County Office of Emergency Services Manager III Deborah 
Thrasher on her retirement. After 13 years of valuable service to the 
Emergency Operations Center and county, Mrs. Thrasher retired on 
September 5, 2014.
  Mrs. Thrasher has been an integral part of the development and 
maintenance of emergency operations plans for Stanislaus County and 
nine other cities. She has developed and handled the annual maintenance 
and continuity of government plans and operations for the county and 
hosted workshops for local agencies. Mrs. Thrasher managed the local 
hazard mitigation plan and developed several programs for the county, 
including the agriculture plan, avian influenza plan, and functional 
annexes for emergency operations plans.
  Over the last 10 years, Mrs. Thrasher was also responsible for 
management and administration of all related grant programs. During 
that time, she became one of the most respected operational area 
managers of Homeland Security Grants. Additional duties included, 
coordinating FEMA Emergency Management Performance Grants and Public 
Safety Interoperable Communications Grant program.
  Mrs. Thrasher served on several local and state committees 
representing Stanislaus County, including the Mutual Aid Regional 
Advisory Committee, California Emergency Services Association, 
Stanislaus County Healthcare Executives, and the Stanislaus County 
Operational Area Council. Through her leadership, she developed the 
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Stanislaus County and United 
Way. Mrs. Thrasher would also swear in volunteers as emergency service 
workers and participate in full scale exercises with the county & State 
of California.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Stanislaus County Office of 
Emergency Services Manager III Deborah Thrasher on her retirement and 
in wishing her the best of luck in her future endeavors.

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