Cherokee, N.C., March 12, 2013 -- Glen Sachtleben, FEMA R4 IMAT and Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer(FCO) (left) and Michael Bolch, FEMA FCO answer questions during a conference call with a representative from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) about the pubic assistance programs that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are participating in. This is the first time that a Tribal Nation has been able to deemed eligible for direct assistance from FEMA. FEMA is working representatives of the ECBI and the State of North Carolina to assist with road and other public work projects which were damaged during a severe weather incident earlier in the year. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA
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Date Taken: 2013-03-12 00:00:00 UTC
Photographer Name: Patsy Lynch
City/State: Cherokee, NC
Keywords: FEMA ECBI Cherokee Nation North Carolina public assistance ^ FEMA ^ North Carolina ^ Public Assistance ^ Cherokee Nation ^ ECBI
Disasters: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides (DR-4103)
Disaster Types: Flooding ^ Nuclear/Radiological ^ Severe Storm
Categories: DHS leadership - 1 ^ Disaster Officials ^ Operations ^ Public Assistance ^ State/Local Officials ^ Tribal
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Date
2013
Source
United States Department of Homeland Security
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