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Article: Remarks following a tour of the Lake County Emergency Management Agency in Mentor, Ohio.(Week Ending Friday, August 4, 2006)
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- Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents
- Article date:
- August 7, 2006
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August 2, 2006
I have just been briefed by the emergency management teams of Lake County and the other counties affected by the recent flooding. Law enforcement was there; firefighters were there; and our FEMA representative was there at the briefing.
A couple of impressions: One, the local response was really good. The interoperability between various jurisdictions was superb. And as a result, a lot of people's lives were saved. And I want to congratulate you, Sheriff, and congratulate Larry for your good work in helping people.
Secondly, FEMA has been on the ground here, and I signed a major disaster declaration for this part of the country, ...