[Federal Register Volume 79, Number 98 (Wednesday, May 21, 2014)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 29317-29318]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2014-11932]


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                Proclamation 9127 of May 16, 2014

                
Emergency Medical Services Week, 2014

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Wherever and whenever crisis hits, the men and women of 
                our emergency medical services (EMS) rush to the scene. 
                With unyielding steadiness, they bring care to those 
                who need it most. During Emergency Medical Services 
                Week, we show our gratitude to the EMS practitioners 
                who aid our families, friends, and neighbors in their 
                darkest moments.

                We saw their professionalism in action after a 
                devastating storm hit Vilonia, Arkansas. Immediately 
                after a tornado struck, 200 people, including EMS 
                personnel from other counties, were ready to go house 
                to house searching for injured neighbors. We saw it 
                after last month's mudslide in Washington State when 
                first responders and rescue crews braved unsteady 
                ground to search for survivors. And we see it in towns 
                and cities across America every hour of every day. My 
                Administration is dedicated to supporting the vital 
                work of our paramedics, emergency medical technicians, 
                911 dispatchers, and EMS medical directors.

                This week, we thank the EMS providers who ease 
                suffering and so often mean the difference between life 
                and death. Let us honor their service with a renewed 
                commitment to them. Let us ensure that those who watch 
                over our communities have the support they need to get 
                the job done.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim May 18 through May 
                24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services Week. I 
                encourage all Americans to observe this occasion by 
                showing their support for their local EMS providers and 
                taking steps to improve their personal safety and 
                preparedness.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2014-11932
Filed 5-20-14; 11:15 am]
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