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[Wildfires] San Diego, California, October 24, 2007 -- FEMA programs, trigged by the President's declaration of a major disaster for areas affected by Southern California wildfires, were explained to CNN reporter Thelma Gutierrez at Qualcomm Stadium where thousands were evacuated. Michael Raphael/FEMA

[Wildfires] San Diego, California, October 24, 2007 -- FEMA programs, ...

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[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- A Northern California fire crew works into the night clearing fire line and monitoring the back burn that was set to stop the Poomacha fire from advancing westward. Currently the fires in Southern California have burned more than 355,000 acres. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- A Northern California f...

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[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fire crews work into the night clearing fire line and monitoring a back burn that was set to stop the Poomacha fire from advancing westward. Currently the fires in Southern California have burned more than 355,000 acres. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fir...

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[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fire crew works into the night clearing fire line and monitoring the back burn that was set to stop the Poomacha fire from advancing westward. Currently the fires in Southern California have burned more than 355,000 acres. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fir...

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[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fire crews set fire back burn to stop the Poomacha fire from advancing westward. Currently the fires in Southern California have burned more than 355,000 acres. FEMA photo/Andrea Booher

[Wildfires] San Diego, CA, October 26, 2007 -- Northern California fir...

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[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 31, 2007 -- Aerial view of homes destroyed in Rancho Bernardo neighborhood due to the Southern California wildfires. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo, CA, October 31, 2007 -- Aerial view of ho...

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[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo,CA, October 31, 2007 -- Aerial view of homes destroyed in a Rancho Bernardo neighborhood due to the Southern California wildfires. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo,CA, October 31, 2007 -- Aerial view of hom...

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[Wildfires] Orange County, CA, October 31, 2007 -- FEMA Administrator, David Paulison with FEMA Asst. Administrator of Disaster Assistance, Carlos Castillo and FEMA Region IX Administrator, Nancy Ward tour fire damaged communities in Southern California. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Orange County, CA, October 31, 2007 -- FEMA Administrator,...

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[Wildfires] Running Springs, CA, November 7, 2007 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialists, Karen Stillwater and Karen Graham talk to resident, Debi Loftus whoseome and business, Fox lumber yard, were destroyed by wildfires in the mountains north of San Bernardino. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Running Springs, CA, November 7, 2007 -- FEMA Community Re...

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[Wildfires] Running Springs, CA, November 7, 2007 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist, Karen Graham talks to resident, Debi Loftus whoseome and business, Fox lumber yard, were destroyed by wildfires in the mountains north of San Bernardino. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Running Springs, CA, November 7, 2007 -- FEMA Community Re...

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[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 9, 2007 -- Clean up in Oak Tree trailer park following the wildfires of Southern California Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 9, 2007 -- Clean up in Oak Tree trai...

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[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 9, 2007 -- Art Garcia views the remains of his home in Oak Tree trailer park following the wildfires of Southern California Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 9, 2007 -- Art Garcia views the rema...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bill Peters, CalFire, Baer Public Information Officer speaks at a joint FEMA/BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) press conference on the the actions being taken by the Multi Agency Support Group (MASG) to prevent and mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains to the areas ravaged by the Southern California wildfires . Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservatio...

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[Wildfires] Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA, November 17th, 2007 -- Bill Sanders, FEMA Congressional Affairs Specialist, attends a meeting to discuss the response to the 2007 wildfires. Local Congresspeople, State officials, Fire officials, Representatives from all branches of the Military, the Departments of Defense, and Agriculture, and FEMA were present. The meeting covered the successes of the response, how things had improved since the 2003 wildfires, and how things can continue to improve in the future. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA, November 17th, 2007 -- Bil...

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[Wildfires] Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA, November 17th, 2007 -- FEMA Director of Response and Recovery Region IX, Bob Fenton shakes hands with Representative Darrell Isso (R-San Diego) at Cuyamaca Collge after a meeting to discuss the response to the 2007 wildfires. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA, November 17th, 2007 -- FEM...

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[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 5, 2007 -- Alan Fryar, of Babcock Services, Inc., works to build a stairway for the FEMA-provided mobile home that the a family will temporarily occupy while they begin to rebuild their lives. The family lost their home during the October wildfires that swept through their community. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA

[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 5, 2007 -- Alan Fryar, of Babcock Se...

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[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 6, 2007 -- San Diego County Supervising Building Inspector Rusty Anderson, center, speaks with contractors and FEMA officials after completing an inspection of the mobile home a family will temporarily occupy (back) while rebuilding their lives. From left to right: John Kalb and Eric White, FEMA technical assistance coordinators, and Don Keller of Babcock Services, Inc. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA

[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 6, 2007 -- San Diego County Supervis...

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[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 8, 2007-- Leighann Grice watches as her husband Jon Grice, center, thanks FEMA's Louis Narciso, direct housing operations (Individual Assistance) after signing an occupancy agreement authorizing them to move into and temporarily use the home mobile they are standing in. The couple lost their home and many household possessions when the wild fires burned their community in October. Amanda Bicknell/FEMA

[Wildfires] Delzura, CA, December 8, 2007-- Leighann Grice watches as ...

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[Severe Winter Storms and Flooding] Carson City, NV, January 12, 2008 -- Still boxed FEMA equipment for the new Joint Field Office(JFO) from the Moffet Field California FEMA Distribution Center. Within 2 days these items will be in use by FEMA staff in this new JFO. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Winter Storms and Flooding] Carson City, NV, January 12, 2008 ...

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Washington, DC, January 22, 2008 -- Department of Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff (l) and FEMA Administrator R. David Paulision (at podium) roll out the National Response Framework (NRF) at the National Press Club. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, DC, January 22, 2008 -- Department of Homeland Security Se...

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Arlington, VA, February 1, 2008 -- Secretary Chertoff (l) announces over 3 billion dollars in 14 federal grant programs whose collective purpose is to strengthen prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities at all levels of government. With him is FEMA Administrator David Paulison(r). FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Arlington, VA, February 1, 2008 -- Secretary Chertoff (l) announces ov...

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Arlington, VA, February 1, 2008 -- Secretary Chertoff (left) listens as FEMA Administrator David Paulison (podijm)speaks about FEMA's part of the over 3 billion dollars of federal money for 14 federal grant programs whose collective purpose is to strengthen prevention, protection, response and recovery capabilities at all levels of government. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Arlington, VA, February 1, 2008 -- Secretary Chertoff (left) listens a...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayette, TN, February 8, 2008 -- This FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support(MERS) Initial Response Vehicle(IRV) is providing support to the FEMA FIRSTeam in uploading live video feed to FEMA headquarters for critical planning and preparation. This one is from MERS-Thomasville, GA team was sent immediately after the severe storm and tornado which impacted this community. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayett...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Pope County, AR, February 8, 2008 -- A Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) Community Relations (CR) worker hugs a resident whose home home was damaged by a tornado. CR teams visit every damaged home in the are to provide information on how to receive recovery aid.The teams are made up of state and federal representatives. Arkansas was hit by tornadoes and severe storms. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Pope County, AR, February 8, ...

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Lafayette, TN, 02/08/2008 -- This church steeple stands tall amidst damaged buildings and homes impacted from the recent tornadoes that touched down on February 5, 2008. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Lafayette, TN, 02/08/2008 -- This church steeple stands tall amidst da...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 9, 2008 -- This FEMA Community Relations representative talks with a resident in Arkansas. CR workers visit people to give them information on where to get assistance and the kinds of assistance available. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Atkins, AR, February 9, 2008 ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] NEW ORLEANS, LA, February 14, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison and Julie L. Gerberding, M.D., M.D.H.; Director, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention field questions from media during a press conference announcing preliminary findings of formaldehyde testing in trailers and mobile homes in Louisiana and Mississippi. Administrator Paulison outlined for media the actions FEMA is taking to provide for the safety and well being of residents of travel trailers by finding them alternative housing. Manuel Broussard/FEMA photographer

[Hurricane Katrina] NEW ORLEANS, LA, February 14, 2008 -- FEMA Adminis...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lexington, KY, March 3, 2008 -- This FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center(MDRC) sign is being set up by MDRC Manager Vivian Barrios and MDRC driver Greg Morrison in preparation for the Center's opening today. FEMA is here in response to severe storm and tornado which impacted this county (Fayette) in early February. George Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lexingto...

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Washington, DC, March 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison at Subcommittee on Homeland Security Appropriations, House of Representatives. Mr. Paulison was answering questions about the FEMA '09 budget. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, DC, March 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Dutchtown, MO, March 20, 2008 -- This small rural community was inundated with fast-moving flood waters that flooded homes and submerged the main roads in the area. FEMA/John Shea

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Dutchtown, MO, March 20, 2008 -- This sma...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local residents and volunteers prepare sandbags and create walls to prevent the potential flood water from flooding local structures. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local resid...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Region 7 Regional Administrator Richard Hainje speaks at a news conference held with local and state officials to discuss the current operations in place to prepare for the cresting of rivers in the area. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Region 7 Re...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local residents and area volunteers band together to stack sandbags next to businesses and property on the Meramec River. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local resid...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local residents and area volunteers band together to fill sand bags and stack them next to businesses and property next to the Meramec River. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 21, 2008 -- Local resid...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of the Missouri Humane Society along with a volunteer large animal rescue group, Missouri Emergency Response Service, attempt to rescue 13 cattle that are stuck in flood waters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of ...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Flood water stranded cattle are being rescued in the region. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Flood water...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of the Missouri Humane Society along with a volunteer large animal rescue group, Missouri Emergency Response Service, go out on a mission to rescue 13 cattle that were stuck in flood waters. A member of the rescue team cuts a fence so that the cattle can make it to higher ground. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of ...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of the Missouri Humane Society along with a volunteer large animal rescue group, Missouri Emergency Response Service, attempt to rescue 13 cattle that are stuck in flood waters. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Eureka, MO, March 22, 2008 -- Members of ...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 23, 2008 -- A local business is surrounded by flood water from the local river. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Fenton, MO, March 23, 2008 -- A local bu...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 24, 2008 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) staff meeting FEMA's Regional Office. FEMA employees gather in Atlanta to help deal with the damage caused by a tornado which hit the city center. FEMA provides help to individuals, businesses, and local government in the recovery effort. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 24, 2008 -- Federal E...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Members of the community fill sandbags for an operation going on near a levee in an area called Sandhill. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Local and state officials brief Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, second from left, along with Senator Blanche Lincoln, far right, about the conditions and operations of sandbagging in a local area called Sandhill. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Arc, AR, March 25, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 -- Locals volunteer in an effort to save houses near the Cache River, a tributary of the White River, which has been experiencing high levels due to flooding in States north of Arkansas. These locals are creating a wall of sandbags around a house to keep the rising water out. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Norfork, AR, March 26, 2008 -- Piles if insulation and carpeting, stripped from the interior of a home inundated by more than 36 inches of White River floodwaters, are stacked at the curb awaiting removal from the area. This home, along with an estimated 70 others in Baxter county, were affected by a severe weather system that swept across Arkansas in mid-March and dumped as much as 12 inches of rain over a two day period in some regions. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Norfork, AR, March 26, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 -- Locals volunteer in an effort to save houses near the Cache River, a tributary of the White River, which has been experiencing high levels due to flooding in States north of Arkansas. Volunteers are creating a wall of sandbags around a house to keep the rising water out. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 -- Locals volunteer in an effort to save houses near the Cache River, a tributary of the White River, which has been experiencing high levels due to flooding in States north of Arkansas. Volunteers are creating a wall of sandbags around a house to keep the rising water out. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Biscoe, AR, March 26, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Cape Girardeau, MO, March 27, 2008 -- Four year old, Alison Schaefer and her doll, Delana, stand in a park near their home in Cape Girardeau. In 1993 this area was completely flooded and the community participated in a FEMA buyout where 97 homes were purchased and the area was converted into a park. This year the area survived the 2008 Mississippi flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Cape Girardeau, MO, March 27, 2008 -- Fou...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Cape Girardeau, MO, March 27, 2008 -- Four year old, Alison Schaefer and her doll, Delana stand in a park near their home in Cape Girardeau. In 1993 this area was completely flooded and the community participated in a FEMA buyout where 97 homes were purchased and the area was converted into a park. This year the area survived the 2008 Mississippi flooding. Andrea Booher/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Cape Girardeau, MO, March 27, 2008 -- Fou...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Clarendon, AR, March 27, 2008 -- Flood waters from the White River affect farm land and communities throughout the area. The flooding is connected to the recent flooding that has occurred north of the state. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Clarendon, AR, March 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Clarendon, AR, March 27, 2008 -- Flood waters from the White River affects land next to the downtown area. A train worker takes a photo of the unlikely scene created by the high water. The flooding is connected to the recent flooding that has occurred north of the state. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Clarendon, AR, March 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] LIttle Rock, AR, March 31, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison, center, responds to reporters at a press conference with Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe, right, and Senator Pryor, left at the Arkansas State House. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] LIttle Rock, AR, March 31, 20...

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Washington, DC, April 3, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison speaks at a Senate Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs hearing titled: The New FEMA: Is the Agency Better Prepared for a Catastrophe Now Than It Was in 2005? FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, DC, April 3, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison spe...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, MS, April 16, 2008 -- The Pascagoula Art Depot reopened earlier this year after receiving damage from Hurricane Katrina. The city received FEMA funding for the restoration of the structure, which is used as a gallery for local artists. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

[Hurricane Katrina] Pascagoula, MS, April 16, 2008 -- The Pascagoula A...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25, 2008 -- A FEMA water tanker reflects a temporary housing community in Greensburg. FEMA continues to provide recovery for Greensburg families displaced by the tornado that struck a year ago. FEMA photo/ John Shea.

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, Kansas, April 25,...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Racine, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powerful late afternoon tornado turned a home in Racine into wreckage May 10. Michael Raphael/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Racine, Missouri, May 11, 2008 -- A powe...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator David Paulison (center) describes what he saw during the aerial and walking tours with DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff (r) at a press conference at Betty Geary's farm in Seneca. They toured the area from Picher, Oklahoma, to Granby and Newtonia, Missouri. Michael Raphael/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Seneca, Missouri, May 13, 2008 -- FEMA A...

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Washington, DC, May 20,2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, thanks the US Coast Guard for their work and display booth. The display was part of Hurricane Awareness Day events at FEMA Headquarters in the District of Columbia. Barry Bahler/FEMA

Washington, DC, May 20,2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, t...

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Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- FEMA is hosting their First Hurricane Awareness Day at FEMA headquarters to highlight the federal government's preparations for the 2008 Hurricane Season. FEMA/Barry Bahler

Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- FEMA is hosting their First Hurricane ...

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Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- National Weather Service/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NWS/NOAA) employees share their program with the public at Hurricane Awareness Day events, hosted by FEMA in the District of Columbia. Barry Bahler/FEMA

Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- National Weather Service/National Ocea...

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Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- The National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System/ National Emergency Child Locator Center information booth at Hurricane Awareness Day, hosted by FEMA at their District of Columbia Headquarters, is visited by FEMA Administrator, R. David Paulison. Barry Bahler/FEMA

Washington, DC, May 20, 2008 -- The National Emergency Family Registry...

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Washington, DC, May 22, 2008 -- The Flood Smart booth at FEMA's Hurricane Awareness Day at FEMA Headquarters. FEMA hosted the event to help citizens become aware of the coming Hurricane Season. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, DC, May 22, 2008 -- The Flood Smart booth at FEMA's Hurric...

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[Severe Storms/Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23 2008 -- Denver MERs arrive at the command post at Windsor fire house to add their support. Photo Michael Rieger/FEMA

[Severe Storms/Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23 2008 -- Denver MERs arri...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23, 2008 -- This home was damaged by the tornado that struck this residential neighborhood of Windsor, Colorado on May 22. Photo: Bryan Dahlberg/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23, 2008 -- This home ...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23, 2008 -- Red Cross representatives compare notes in the town's fire station the day after a tornado struck Windsor, Colorado. Photo: Bryan Dahlberg/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Windsor, CO, May 23, 2008 -- Red Cross r...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Macon, GA, May 25, 2008 -- Applicant Program Specialist (APS) Robin Wright puts the final touches on the Broomfield Middle School Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). FEMA provides disaster recovery support personnel and materials to communities affected by a Presidential declared disaster. Mike Moore/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Macon, GA, May 25, 2008 -- Applicant Prog...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Macon, GA, May 25, 2008 -- Individual Assistance Specialist (IAS) Diane Bridges answering an applicant's questions at a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) set up near the disaster zone. Mobile DRCs like this bring FEMA assistance close to those affected in an area recovering from a disaster. Mike Moore/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Macon, GA, May 25, 2008 -- Individual Ass...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Parkersburg, IA, May 28, 2008 -- The young people in the community of Parkersburg, assist their neighbors, following EF-5 tornado that hit Parkersburg. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Parkersburg, IA, May 28, 2008...

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Washington, D. C. , June 5, 2008 -- Notes, hands and water. Close up of minor details at a Senate hearing of FEMA officials. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, D. C. , June 5, 2008 -- Notes, hands and water. Close up ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, June 6, 2008--Jennifer Lapointe, with children Caroline and Jackson, look at information on preparedness at a Hurricane Expo at Edgewater Mall. FEMA provided educational materials and the mitigation "dawg house" to educate people at the expo, which marked the first week of hurricane season. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, June 6, 2008--Jennifer Lapointe, with ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, June 6, 2008 -- Greg and Ashley White talk to NFIP Insurance Specialist Diana Kidder and look at information at a Hurricane Expo at Edgewater Mall. FEMA provided educational materials and exhibited the mitigation "dawg house" to educate people at the expo, which marked the first week of hurricane season. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

[Hurricane Katrina] Biloxi, MS, June 6, 2008 -- Greg and Ashley White ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 8, 2008 -- Volunteers filled sandbags for placement around homes on Normandy Drive, which was flooded by the adjacent Iowa River. Several Iowa counties have been declared disaster areas due to recent thunderstorms and tornadoes. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 8, 2008 ...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Don Clark from the Small Business Association interviews the owner of a local restaurant during a Preliminary Damage Assessment to determine the extent of damages created by recent flooding from three consecutive storms in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Don Clark from the Small Business A...

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Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- This bridge is being examined by a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team sent to determine the extent of damage caused by three consecutive storms in West Virginia. The integrity of this bridge has been compromised from debris carried by flood waters. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- This bridge is being examined by a ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Falls, IA, June 11, 2008 -- This stairway goes down intot he Cedar River whichr rose to a record high of 102 feet, endangering the town of Cedar Falls, IA. Storms have inconvenienced many people throughout Iowa. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Falls, IA, June 11, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 12, 2008 -- Secretary of Homeland Security, Michael Chertoff listens to a volunteer who has been working in Waterloo, IA to stop waters from flooding parts of the city. FCO, Bill Vogel is on the far right. Chertoff was in Iowa to tour the areas affected by the recent tornadoes and floods. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 12, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Martinsville,IN, June 13, 2008 -- FEMA V Administrator, Ed Buikema, advises a Hoosier flood victim on her options and assistance available. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Martinsville,IN, June 13, 2008 -- FEMA V ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 13, 2008 -- FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison, Gov. Chester John Culver, Senator Grassley (in back) along with others meets with some of the Waterloo, IA residents affected by recent flooding. He and other State and local government representatives toured part of Waterloo that was flooded when the Cedar River overflowed its' banks. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 13, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 13, 2008 -- (L-R) Iowa Governor, Chester Culver; US Senator Charles Grassley; US Senator Tom Harkins and FEMA Administrator, R. David Paulison, discuss what they just saw while flying of the Cedar rapids area. Barry/Bahler FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 13, 20...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, June 14, 2008 -- Shelia Forest, CEO Specialist (L) and Shelia Moore, NFIP Specialist (R) talk with event attendee about the steps that can be taken to mitigate a residence from future disasters. The two staff members manned the FEMA booth at the Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Preparedness event, New Orleans, LA, June 14, 2008.

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, June 14, 2008 -- Shelia Forest, C...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa County, WI, June 14,2008 -- A farm reemerges from the flooding in Wisconsin. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa County, WI, June 14,2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus Junction, IA, June 17, 2008 -- Local residents Janice Pugh, Frieda Sojka, and Cathy Crawford made the long walk up the highway 92 ramp after delivering homemade lunches to the Iowa National Guardsmen manning the roadblock to the flooded road. The ladies have earned a reputation as the best cooks in Louisa County. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus Junction, IA, June 1...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waverly, IA, June 17, 2008 -- Red Cross worker and FEMA representative, Tom Harding shake hands at a town hall meeting in Waverly, IA. FEMA and the Red Cross are working together to provide for the needs of the residents of Waverly, IA who were affected by recent floods. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waverly, IA, June 17, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus, WI, June 18, 2008-- Loretta Holliday, a FEMA Individual Assistance worker, looks at damage pictures taken by Delores Kasmiski of her house. FEMA individual assistance personnel help citizens file their claims. Photo by Ed Edahl/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus, WI, June 18, 2008--...

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Winfield, MO, 06/19/2008 -- Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the evening hours at a local high school to help sandbagging efforts on the local levees in anticipation of breaching of the levees on June 19, 2008. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Winfield, MO, 06/19/2008 -- Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 18, 2008 -- Iowa TV cameras recorded FEMA Region VII Director Dick Hainje as he stressed FEMA's determination to provide assistance to state residents who suffered losses from the devastating June floods. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 18, 20...

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Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Members of the Army National Guard stack sandbags on a truck that will transport the sandbags next to the levee in anticipation that the levee may breach. They have stacked well over two and a half miles of sandbags on the levee. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Members of the Army National Guard stac...

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Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Local volunteers prepare sandbags at a local high school to help for sandbagging efforts at the local levees on June 19, 2008. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Local volunteers prepare sandbags at a...

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Washington, DC, June 19, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FEMA Administrator David Paulison are briefed on the National Flood Insurance Program at FEMA headquarters. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Washington, DC, June 19, 2008 -- DHS Secretary Michael Chertoff and FE...

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Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Members of the United States Coast Guard DART (Disaster Assistance Response Team) out of Memphis, TN load a motor after going out on a mission on June 19, 2008 on the Mississippi River. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Winfield, MO, June 19, 2008 -- Members of the United States Coast Guar...

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Washington, DC, June 20, 2008 -- FEMA Deputy Administrator and Chief Operating Officer Harvey Johnson (c) holds a press conference on the Midwest floods along with officials from the Environmental Protection Agency, the US Dept of Agriculture, US Army Corps of Engineers, USDA and other federal partners at FEMA Headquarters. Glen Keppy (r), Farm Service Agency Associate Administrator for Programs, USDA, Ed Hecker (l), US Army Corps of Engineers. Bill Koplitz/FEMA

Washington, DC, June 20, 2008 -- FEMA Deputy Administrator and Chief O...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 20,2008 -- Undersecretary For Agriculture, Nancy Montanez-Johner talks with Gretel Keene, a FEMA representative at the Disaster Recovery Center in Waterloo. Montanez-Johner was visiting Iowa to see what types of services are being provided to the citizens of Iowa. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Waterloo, IA, June 20,2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Vinton, IA, June 20, 2008 -- Debris is piled throughout town as residents pull up and throw out waterlogged possessions from last Thursday's flooding of the Cedar River. Benton County was just designated as a disaster county. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Vinton, IA, June 20, 2008 -- ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 2008 - This house and others have fallen into Lake Delton due to flooding and erosion when the dam broke and moved the flood water and lake water into the Wisconsin River. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Lake Delton, WI, June 23, 200...

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Oakland, CA, June 25 2008 -- Local bay area middle school students tour the MERS trucks at the FEMA Safety and Preparedness Expo. Over two thousand people of all ages visited the expo to become educated in being prepared for future disasters. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.

Oakland, CA, June 25 2008 -- Local bay area middle school students tou...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Pascagoula, Miss., June 26, 2008--Students enrolled in Pascagoula School District's Summer Explorations program watch a puppet show presented by FEMA in the Classroom (FITC) members Neily Chapman, Kiiva Williams and Jennifer Smits. FITC is a new program created by the Mississippi Transitional Recovery Office public affairs office to present preparedness and general FEMA information to elementary school-aged children. Bryon Wolcott/FEMA.

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Pascagoula, Miss., June 26, 2008--Studen...

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Madison, WI - FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont, DR-1768-WI (left) responds favorably to a positive comment made by Wisconsin Gov.Jim Doyle (right) about the disaster recovery efforts now underway. FCO Diemont was one of seven federal and state disaster administrators who briefed the wisconsin govorner on June 26 at the state capitol. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

Madison, WI - FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Dolph Diemont, DR-1768...

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Oakland, CA, June 25 2008--Local resident Jared Monaki waits at the bus stop outside City Hall after the FEMA Safety Preparedness Expo. The FEMA expo drew more than two thousand bay area residents and business owners to the preparededness themed event. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA

Oakland, CA, June 25 2008--Local resident Jared Monaki waits at the bu...

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Park County, CO, June 27, 2008 -- Dan C. Muir of the US Forest Service watches a hand crew come off duty in the Nash Ranch Fire. By late in the day, the fire had expanded to 1,100 acres. Photo: Bryan Dahlberg/FEMA

Park County, CO, June 27, 2008 -- Dan C. Muir of the US Forest Service...

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Park County, CO, June 27, 2008 -- Sawyer Lanny Thomise of the Juniper Valley Fire Department (Canon City) cuts into a burning tree in the Nash Ranch Fire as it reaches 1,100 acres in size. Photo: Bryan Dahlberg/FEMA

Park County, CO, June 27, 2008 -- Sawyer Lanny Thomise of the Juniper ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29, 2008--These black and white marks are the patterns left behind once the debris is scraped clean from the curbs. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29, ...

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