[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 10]
[Senate]
[Page 13918]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              ARKANSAS DEPARTMENT OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

 Mrs. LINCOLN. Madam President, today I recognize the men and 
women of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management for their 
tireless dedication to keeping the residents of our State safe and 
secure.
  Because of their efforts, the department was recently granted full 
accreditation by the Emergency Management Accreditation Program, known 
as EMAP. Arkansas is one of only 22 other States and jurisdictions with 
accredited programs.
  Mr. President, I commend all of our emergency responders for their 
commitment to protecting the citizens of our State.
  Along with all Arkansans, I thank the Arkansas Department of 
Emergency Management for their work to identify and lessen the effects 
of emergencies, disasters and threats to Arkansas through effective 
prevention, preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery actions for 
all disasters and emergencies.
  I congratulate the entire team at the Department of Emergency 
Management for achieving this prestigious accreditation.

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