Long Beach, N.Y., Feb. 20, 2013 -- Remains of seven homes that burned to the ground and three others that sustained major damage, in the Canals neighborhood of Long Beach. At the height of Hurricane Sandy, firefighters had to walk through chest high flood waters with a hose and portable pump to fight the fire. It took six hours to contain and extinguish the blaze. K.C.Wilsey/FEMA
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Date Taken: 2013-02-20 00:00:00 UTC
Photographer Name: Kenneth Wilsey
City/State: Long Beach, NY
Keywords: Fire ^ FEMA ^ hurricane sandy ^ Long Beach ^ Canals
Disasters: New York Hurricane Sandy (DR-4085)
Disaster Types: Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm
Categories: Recovery ^ Response
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Date
2013
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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