I hope you, and those you care for, remain healthy and whole in the wake of yesterday's events. Although I obviously wish none of it had happened, I am grateful for the opportunity to have seen your department in action. The speed at which you were able to mobilize everyone and the efficiency of your personnel once on site in London was impressive. Having never personally been on the relief side of disaster relief previously, it was heartening to see how well your department was able to rise to the unexpected challenge. I know lives were lost yesterday and those cannot and should not be minimized, but I am also confident that your teams mitigated the damages significantly.

It occurred to me today that in the wake of such events there is never much recognition being handed out — certainly not from the public — and given your job, perhaps you're in the position more often than most. So I thought to write — to let you know that at least someone recognizes and appreciates the work done.

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