AL HJR605

Commends Lieutenant Aline Regina Novacki, a First Lieutenant with the Military Fire Department of the State of Mato Grosso, Brazil, for her outstanding accomplishments and exemplary service.

Recognizes Lieutenant Aline's achievement in joining the fire department in 2004 and overcoming physical disadvantages in a male-dominated training program to master skills including Search and Rescue Operations in Forest Areas, Aerial Rescue, Aquatic Rescue, and Emergency Techniques.

Acknowledges her professional advancement through specialty training in Emergency and Disaster Management and her service in crucial supervisory and leadership positions supervising and planning rescue operations.

Notes her distinction as the only female international student among seven women in her Emergency Medical Program (EMP) course and her exemplary representation of the State of Mato Grosso.

Adopted by the House on 23-MAR-10 and the Senate on 23-MAR-10.