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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-16-07 --- Larry Sommers, a special assistant for the Federal Coordinating Officer, hands the first set of FEMA travel trailer keys to a family displaced by the F5 tornado. Greensburg is working to recover from the tornado that destroyed the town on May 4, 2007. Three trailers at Fluff's Campground in Bucklin, 19 miles west of Greensburg, are now occupied. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 --- A large number of residents of Greensburg capitalized on telephone banks, provided by FEMA next to the town's courthouse, and applied for state and federal assistance for losses from Friday's powerful tornado that destroyed most of the town. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 --- Crystal Payton, a FEMA public affairs officer, assists the first people to apply for state and federal assistance at the Disaster Assistance Center set up at the courthouse in the Kansas town. Greensburg suffered massive and widespread damage and death and serious injury to more than two dozen persons when hit by a major tornado Friday. The area was declared a major disaster area by the president Saturday. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-11-07 --- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Mike Karl explaines FEMA's role in the recovery for this small midwest town that was demolished by an EF5 tornado on May 4. Other officials also outlined the recovery aid which is available to the people of Greensburg and Kiowa County. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 --- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison briefed media on FEMA's role in response and recovery for Greensburg, the small Kansas town torn apart Friday (5-4-07) by an F5 tornado. Flanking Paulison is Sen. Sam Brownback, Rep. Todd Tiarht, and Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS May 19, 2007 - Twice-daily incident command briefings in the FEMA Emergency Operations Center keep relief organizations and government officials updated on progress. Representatives of sixteen agencies are cooperating in the recovery effort from the May 4 tornado. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Cedartown, GA, March 27, 2008 -- Several organizations, both local and national, partner with FEMA, offering their services, providing information and assistance to applicants that register with FEMA and visit the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). This FEMA DRC in Cedartown serves both Polk and Floyd Counties in response to a disaster declaration made to assist in the recovery of damage losses incurred by individuals due to tornado. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-7-07 -- President Bush visits with the many volunteers and members of local, state and federal agencies including FEMA who came to help the people of Greensburg affected by the F5 tornado that ravaged the small Kansas town Friday (5-4-07). The President declared Kiowa County as a major disaster area for tornadoes and flooding. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Caruthersville, MO. 4-13-06 Herb Cohen, a Home Inspection contractor for FEMA talks with Olga King, whose home which was damaged by the tornado that hit the town. FEMA is working with local and State agencies to assist with the recovery. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] GREENSBURG, KS, 5-16-07 --- Larry Sommers, right, special assistant to FEMA's federal coordinating officer and Greensburg Mayor Lonnie McCollum, left, also a victim of the tornado, welcome the King family who moved into a FEMA travel trailer today at a Bucklin campground. The family lost their home as a result of the F5 tornado. FEMA Photo by Michael Raphael

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Ohio Army National Guard (OHARNG) STAFF Sergeant (SSG) Juan L. Parker from Cleveland, a Cannoneer with Service Battery, 1-134th Field Artillery Battalion (FAB), in Medina, shares a laugh with a young victim of Hurricane Katrina at a distribution point in Poplarville, Mississippi (MS). (A3569)

A Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Truck (HEMTT) tugs a trailer in a convoy of vehicles manned by US Marine Corps (USMC) personnel from Headquarters Company, Regimental Combat Team 1, at a dispersal area prior to crossing as a convoy into Iraq in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

In the wake of Hurricane Hugo, a military disaster relief party, including a sailor from the dock landing ship USS PENSACOLA (LSD 38), draws fresh water from a M106 tank trailer for local residents

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, 3-9-06 -- A FEMA Travel Trailer convoy heads down Highway I-10 towards New Orleans. FEMA is delivering about 500 Travel Trailers per day to help house Hurricane Katrina disaster victims. Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

Flooding ^ Winter Storm - Bismarck, N. D. , May 22, 2009 -- Cheryl Copeland [right] and Jerry Frye [left center] counsel customers at Sam's Club. Copeland and Frye discuss the value of flood insurance as the best way to protect their homes. Michael Raphael/FEMA

An RT4000 forklift is used to unload pallets of shells from an M872 trailer during LIFELINE Operations. The operations are being conducted by the 155th, 567th and 870th Transportation companies

An M561 1-1/4 ton truck towing a medical trailer is prepared to be loaded aboard a C-130E Hercules aircraft during Exercise SOLID SHIELD 85

Extraction Marines with the Chemical Biological Incident

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, [visited by Secretary Shaun Donovan, Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research Raphael Bostic, and other HUD officials for tours, participation as part of the U.S. delegation to the] World Urban Forum 5

US Air Force (USAF) MASTER Sergeant (MSGT) Robert Wimer (left) stands by as SENIOR AIRMAN (SRA) Jeremy Pata, a Firefighter assigned with the 379th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron (ECES) mans a fire hose while responding to a modular trailer fire at Al Udeid Air Base (AB), Qatar, during Operation ENDURING FREEDOM

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS June 11, 2007 - Work on the group site in south Greensburg is progressing rapidly. Plans are for as many as 350 units. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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