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Flooding ^ Tornado - Fairmont, W. Va. , March 6, 2012 -- Working closely with the State of West Virginia's emergency managers, FEMA Public Assistance specialists conduct preliminary damage assessments to gather data and gain situational awareness. In the wake of the recent severe tornado outbreak, some of the infrastructures throughout the state sustained damages caused from flooding and high winds. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Winter Storm - Hillsboro, N. D. , April 5, 2009 --Traill County Deputy Sheriff, Steve Hunt shows Bob Slater, SBA representative and Sally Fenly, FEMA Community Relations representative the areas affected by recent flooding. FEMA is working with local, State and Federal partners to provide assistance to eligible individuals and businesses affected by the recent storms in North Dakota. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Pleasant Grove, Ala. , May 6, 2011 -- FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (left) speaks with Congressman Spencer Bachus who represents the residents in this area of catastrophic destruction from the April tornado. The mission of Federal, State, and local disaster partners is to help eligible storm survivors recover from this deadly storm. George Armstrong/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Representative Joe Pickering standing next to Don Clark from the Small Business Administration along with State employee Sherry Hardway interview a local resident about damages resultant from recent flooding. This is one of several Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Teams surveying the extent of damage in multiple counties in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Spring Green, WI, July 10, 2008 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont, flanked by State Coordinatingi Officer Johnnie Smith and Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle, addresses the media at a meeting in Spring Green, where standing water has been an issue. FEMA personnel work closely with the state in a disaster situation. Photo by Ed Edahl/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - Live Oak, Fla. , July 3, 2012 -- State Emergency Management Team member Louis Parker, FEMA Individual Assistance Lead Sandra Brown and Small Business Administration Specialist Al Buenz, have found a non-reported area of damaged homes during this Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA). FEMA is here as part of the team to evaluate extent of damage from Tropical Storm Debby. George Armstrong/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - St. George Island, Fla. , July 1, 2012 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Team 5 lead Gary House(white shirt), FEMA PIO Steve Solomon(right), State Emergency Response Team member Daniel Sanford, and Small Business Administration representative Bernard Rupnick speak with a Tropical Storm Debby affected resident. State and federal joint Individual Assistance Preliminary Damage Assessments are required as part of the state request for federal disaster assistance. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Sioux Falls, SD, May 27, 2007 -- Bill Preiss, left, with MERS (Denver, Co.), Victor Esposito with the DR-Team (Mt. Weather, Va.) and Tim Hocker, with Telecom (FEMA Region 8) set up networks in the JFO. State, FEMA, SBA and volunteer agencies will be represented in the office as they help disaster survivors recover from the May 4-5 storms. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - Wilmington, Vt. , September 20, 2011 -- Vermont resident, James Damato, meets with FEMA Community Relations employees James Baker and Danny Campbell outside the temporary Wilmington Vermont Town Offices. FEMA's Community Relations employees are going throughout the State of Vermont to assist those affected by damage caused by tropical storm Irene. Photo by Wendell A. Davis Jr.

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Local Representative Jim Duffield is part of the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Team surveying damages to multiple counties in West Virginia due to flooding from three consecutive storms. Representatives from FEMA, SBA and the State are included in the fact finding team to determine the extent of damage in the area. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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Earthquake - Heber, Calif. , May 14, 2010 --Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Roche conducts an interview with local NBC affiliate channel 11 at the Imperial County Applicant Briefing. The applicant briefing is designed to help local agencies apply for federal disaster assistance as a result of damages sustained during the 7. 2 magnitude earthquake. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Galveston, Texas, September 29, 2008 -- Mail is being collected at a mobile mail center parked in front of the heavily damaged Postal Office Building in Galveston. Hurricane Ike has disrupted the use of this new, now flooded, facility. Mail is being delivered to only a portion of the island as power and residents return. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Flooding - Nashville, Tenn. , August 5, 2010 -- Nashville Pro Hammond owner Murph Wanca moves instruments around his shop. Music City artists rely on Wanca to keep their Hammond organs and other vintage instruments in top shape. An SBA low-interest loan is helping Wanca recover from the flood damage his shop suffered during May storms. Martin Grube/FEMA

Bristol Townplace, Pa., Nov. 7, 2012 -- This joint county, state, and federal Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team is meeting with local officials to determine extent of damage to public infrastructure (left-right) FEMA Public Information Officer Rene Bafalis; FEMA Public Assistance Specialist Jim Teats; Township Director of Public Works Jason Lawson; Administrative Assistant Lisa Strong; and Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency representative Rick Weiberg. PDA's are a required component of the state's request for Hurricane Sandy federal disaster assistance. George Armstrong/FEMA

St Charles, Mo., June 5, 2013 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team looks at a neighborhood damaged by a tornado. PDA is a joint assessment used to determine the magnitude and impact of an event's damage. The State uses the results of the PDA to determine if the situation is beyond the combined capabilities of the State and local resources and to verify the need for supplemental Federal assistance. Steve Zumwalt/FEMA

[Hurricane Dolly] Edinburg,TX, July 30, 2008 -- Hildalgo County Emergency Management Coordinator, Tony Pena, demonstrates, on the county map, the next area where FEMA's Federal Coordinating Officer's Special Assistant, Gerry Stolar will take his team to view damages and determine the extent of impact those damages had on the county following Hurricane Dolly. FEMA works closely with the state and local officials to determine eligibility for Federal assistance prior to a declaration from the President.

West, Texas, May 7, 2013 -- Pat Hanger, a Federal Emergency Management Agency public assistance worker, photographs a damaged agriculture education classroom at the West High School. Hanger is part of a joint state-federal preliminary damage assessment team compiling a report of the damage done to public infrastructure as a result of the blast. FEMA is providing assistance to help the community recover from the disaster. Norman Lenburg/FEMA

US Air Force (USAF) AIRMAN First Class (A1C) William Gilmer, a Crew CHIEF assigned to the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing (AEW), washes his F-15E Eagle fighter at a dusty forward-deployed location, in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM

Pensacola, Fla., May 10, 2014 -- Small Business Administration (SBA) representative, Lynne Manthei assists disaster loan applicants at a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Gulf Breeze, Florida. Following flash flooding along parts of the Florida Panhandle, DRC's were established in communities to assist disaster survivors with assistance from local, State and Federal Agencies. Andrea Booher/FEMA

Spc. Daryl Johnson, a construction equipment operator,

Fire Island, N.Y., Nov. 26, 2012 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment team comprised of state, local and federal officials, including experts from FEMA, New York State Office of Emergency Management (NYSOEM), Suffolk County Office of Emergency Management (SCOEM), the United States Army Corp of Engineers, The National Park Service and local Fire Island officials gather to assess a plan for debris removal. FEMA is working with state and local officials to assist residents who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Chris Ragazzo/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA, January 24, 2006 - A congressional staff briefing is conducted at the Joint Field Office in Baton Rouge regarding recovery efforts for Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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