Sanders Declares State of Emergency in Response to Wildfires

• Aug 23, 2026

Sanders Declares State of Emergency in Response to Wildfires

TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS COME - GREETINGS:

EO 26-13: DECLARING AN EMERGENCY AND AUTHORIZING FUNDS FOR SEVERE WILDFIRES ON OR ABOUT AUGUST 20, 2026

WHEREAS: An emergency situation involving severe wildfires began on August 20, 2026, and continued with such severity that action was warranted to alleviate hardship and suffering in various jurisdictions within Arkansas;

WHEREAS: Great hardship has been brought upon citizens and public properties within these jurisdictions; and

WHEREAS: The affected political subdivisions require supplemental assistance from the state in response to emergency operations and other necessary emergency measures.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, acting under the authority vested in me as Governor of the State of Arkansas, and pursuant to Ark. Code Ann. §§ 12-75-101, et seq., do hereby declare a state of emergency and direct the sum of $250,000.00 to be obligated from the Governor's Disaster Response and Recovery Fund to be used at the discretion of the Director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management to defray both program and administrative costs.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Great Seal of the State of Arkansas to be affixed this 21st day of August, in the year of our Lord 2026.

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