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[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA  November 15, 2005 - Colonel Charles Smithers III, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, spoke at the dedication of two modular classroom buildings at Angie Junior High School in Washinton Parish.  FEMA and the USACOE provided the buildings to replace a 1938 annex that was destroyed by hurricane Katrina.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA November 15, 2005 - Colonel Charles Smi...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA  October 12, 2005 - USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, FEMA Principal Federal Official for Gulf Coast operations, briefing reporters on the housing situation for hurricane evacuees.  An estimated 1.5 million persons were displaced due to hurricanes Katrina and Riat.  FEMA photo by Greg Henshall

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA October 12, 2005 -...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Charenton, LA  October 18, 2005 - Tricia Mora, Vice Chairman of the Chitimarcha Tribe, and USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen toured the mobile homes which FEMA provided for tribe members from several areas of Louisiana who were displaced by the recent hurricanes.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Charenton, LA October 18, 2005 - T...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Vacherie, LA  November 15, 2005 - Johanna Von Hofe, a fifth grade teacher at Little Woods Elementary in New Orleans, is helping FEMA at a south central Louisiana Disaster Relief Center until her hurricane katrina-damaged school is reopened.  Johanna helps local residents affected by the storm with their housing needs.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Vacherie, LA November 15, 2005 - Johanna Von Hofe...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA  November 19, 2005 - Evacuee Diane Bascer stands in her motel doorway awaiting her husband's return from an interview with a FEMA Hotel Population Outreach Project Team.  FEMA is helping evacuees locate alternative or permanent housing.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA November 19, 2005 ...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] La Place, LA  November 21, 2005 - New Orleans teacher Dan Waldman became a FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee after Hurricane Katrina shut down his school. Dan has been assisting Louisianans in St John the Babtist Parish since September.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] La Place, LA November 21, 2005 - N...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Carville, LA  December 1, 2005 - Dr. Louis Cataldie, the Louisiana State Medical Examiner, described the use of dental records in the identification of disinterred bodies during a press tour of the new DMORT facility.  The storm surges from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita disinterred approximately 1,300 bodies.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Carville, LA December 1, 2005 - Dr...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Slidell, La. , December 19, 2005 -- The Slidell Police Department sustained extensive water damage to its roof, ceiling, doors, and mechanical systems from Hurricane Katrina.  FEMA obligated more than $400,000 for temporary and permanent repairs to the facility.  FEMA photo by Greg Henshall

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Slidell, La. , December 19, 2005 -- The Sli...

The original database describes this as: Title: Slidell Police Department Damage Production Date: 12/19/2005 Caption: Slidell, La. , December 19, 2005 -- The Slidell Police Department sustained extensive wat... More

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA  January 7, 2005 - Patriarch Bartholomew, head of the Greek Orthadox Church, and Roman Catholic Archbishop Alfred Hughes of New Orleans, went to the 9th ward to see firsthand the devastation caused when the levee broke under the strain of Hurricane Katrina.  The Patriarch came to New Orleans from Constantanople for the Greek Orthodox Christmas, which they celebrate today.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA January 7, 2005 - Patriarch Barth...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  May 30, 2007 -- Greensburg resident Carolyn Irvin - FEMA's first local hire - is shown how to log into the FEMA network by Cyndy Bourgeois, her supervisor.  FEMA expects to hire local residents to help in the tornado recovery effort.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, May 30, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS  June 7, 2007  -  Benjamin Alexander, a FEMA long term community recovery planning process facilitator, addresses an estimated 800 Greensburg residents about their options for rebuilding after the May 4 tornado.  Lions Clubs from across Kansas organized the meeting, which included representatives from all levels of government and business.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS June 7, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  June 7, 2007  -- Greensburg resident Debra Wilder receives a mitigation information packet from FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee George Freiedrich at a town meeting in Davis Park.  Lions Clubs from across Kansas sponsored the meeting and fed the estimated 800 attendees.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, June 7, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 13, 2008 -- At a press conference held just outside flooded Cedar Rapids, FEMA Administrator David Paulison stressed his agency's determination to help Iowans who have suffered from recent storms across the state.  Senators Tom Harkin (far left) and Charles Grassley (far right) were among the dignitaries who expressed concern for their constituents, and support for the agences which  are helping them.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 18, 2008 -- One of FEMA's Mobile Disaster Recovery Centers opened today at Praerie High School.  The cases of water bottles were provided by the Iowa National Guard, and are intended for residents who's homes were damaged by last weeks flood.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 19, 2008 -- A FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center opened yesterday in the water-damaged parking lot of the Westdale Mall on Edgewood Road, SW.  Registrations were lighter today, as many residents with waterlogged homes are registering by phone and over the internet.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 19, 20...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- Trucks continue to haul loads to the Gulf Bank Debris Site in north Houston.  Gulf Bank averages 450 truck loads per day.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- Trucks continue to ...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Food prepared by Southern Baptist Convention volunteers is loaded onto a Red Cross vehicle for distribution in Galveston.  Working with The Salvation Army, this kitchen has prepared over one million meals since September 14, the day after Hurricane Ike struck.  FEMA photo by Greg Henshall

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Food pre...

The original database describes this as: Title: Red Cross loading food containers in Texas Production Date: 10/10/2008 Caption: Galveston, Texas, Oct. 10, 2008 -- Food prepared by Southern Baptist Convention... More

[Hurricane Katrina] Slidell, LA, September 12, 2005 -- Damaged office equipment and furnishing from the Slidell Police Department's Headquarters await collection. Slidell is located approximately 35 miles north of New Orleans and took a direct hit from Hurricane Katrina. Greg Henshall/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Slidell, LA, September 12, 2005 -- Damaged office ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La.,  October 7, 2005 - A New Orleans evacuee stands inside the trailer FEMA provided for her at the new 573-unit park in Baker. An estimated 2,000 evacuees will be housed there. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., October 7, 2005 - A New Orleans evacu...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baton rouge, LA  November 9, 2005 - The LSU Agricultural Center held a media tour to show off the many innovations in "LaHouse," a concept building which exhibits "stronger, safer, and smarter" constuction materials and practices.  Designed to withstand the many environmental conditions that affect homes along the Gulf Coast, LaHouse has attracted the attention of FEMA along with the insurance and construction industries.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton rouge, LA November 9, 2005 - The LSU Agricu...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA  November 7, 2005 - The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) set up one of the new, innovative, fully self-contained Mobile Medical Units along Route 23 to treat persons who lost access to medical care when hurricanes Katrina and Rita slammed the area.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA November 7, 2005 - The Nat...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA,  November 15, 2005 - New Orleans teacher Alison Silber was hired by FEMA just after her school was unable to open due to Hurricane Katrina's devastation.  Alison is working in a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in south central Louisisana assisting other hurricane victims.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA, November 15, 2005 - New Orleans teach...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA  November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith posed in front of the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center he manages in south central Louisiana.  Evan is a teacher who was working at Walter Cohen Senior High School in uptown New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina hit the city.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith pose...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA  November 14, 2005 - New Orleans teacher Justin Halls was hired by FEMA just after his school was unable to open due to Hurricane Katrina's devastation.  Justin is managing a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center in south central Louisiana.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA November 14, 2005 - New Orleans teache...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Roads, LA,  November 28, 2005 - Kate Cottrell was less than two weeks into her first teaching job at Sarah T. Reed High School in New Orleans when Hurricane Katrina hit.  She is now working for FEMA, assisting local residents at a Disaster Recovery Center in Point Coupee Parish.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Roads, LA, November 28, 2005 - Kate Cottrell ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] St Bernard, LA  January 16, 2006 - Chad and Falyn Dudenhefer have to completely gut their house on Sugar Mill Drive.  Hurricane Katrina generated floodwaters six feet high in St Bernard Parish, southeast of New Orleans.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] St Bernard, LA January 16, 2006 - Chad and Falyn ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  May 23, 2007 - FEMA Electronics Technician Gary Gray keeps an eye on the weather with his laptop computer and satellite TV.  All relief workers in Kiowa County monitor daily weather reports, which have threatened severe storms and possible tornadoes for the next few days.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, May 23, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS,  May 27, 2007 -- Ava Hagen, Manager of  FEMA's Mobile Disaster Recovery Center #2, and Disaster Assistance Employee Bob Miller prepare a sign on their first day in Barton County.  Central Kansas has multiple disaster declarations due to numerous tornadoes and heavy storms this month.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS, May 27, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Columbus Junction, IA, June 13, 2008 -- Volunteers place sandbags around Roadhouse 92, a favorite local restaurant, to protect it from predicted high water.  The Cedar and Iowa rivers meet at Columbus Junction, and both are bringing high water from the heavy rains that flooded Cedar Rapids, just eighty miles north.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008 -- The high water on Holcomb Avenue is starting to recede, leaving debris at its edge.  The levy in Birdland broke two days ago, pressured by record-setting rainfall.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Des Moines, IA, June 15, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 16, 2008 -- Danforth Chapel on the grounds of the University of Iowa is surrounded by floodwaters from the Iowa River.  Officials fear that the river will rise even more in the next two days as high water from Cedar Rapids reach the city.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 16, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 25, 2008 -- Debris trucks line up to empty their loads at the Cedar Rapids landfill.  There are thousands of tons of water-damaged debris awaiting pickup.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 25, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, July 25, 2008 -- FEMA Building Assessment Team members Robin Casto, Al Nichelson, and Jennifer McKelvie tour the University of Iowa's Mayflower Dormitory to assess damages caused by June's massive flood.  Repairs have been a priority, as the building must be ready for students arriving next month to begin classes.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, July 25, 2008 ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- At at Disaster Recovery Center, a FEMA Mitigation Specialist talks to a victim of Hurricane Ike about ways to minimize damage to her home and property from future storms.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- At at Disaster Reco...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 19, 2008 -- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Brigadier General Kendall Cox made a surprise visit to a FEMA POD to thank the volunteers who were handing out ice, water, and MREs, when he got a surprise of his own: meeting NASA Astronaut Heide Stefanyshyn-Piper, who was one of volunteers doing the distributing.  Gary Apuna (white shirt), one of the many TSA officers who volunteered, enjoyed their spirited conversation.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 19, 2008 -- U.S. Army Corps of ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Beaumont, TX, September 26, 2008 -- Trucks deliver tree and vegetation debris to a collection point behind College Street.  FEMA is currently paying 100% of the cost for debris removal.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Beaumont, TX, September 26, 2008 -- Trucks deliver tre...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Elevated houses along Highway 87 survived Hurricane Ike's twenty-foot storm surge with minimal damage.  Homes that were not elevated in this area no longer exist.  Ike came in one month ago  from Galveston Bay, just across the highway to the right.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Elevetated homes remain stading on the beach in Texas Production Date: 10/15/2008 Caption: Bolivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Elevated houses along ... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Seabrook, Texas, October 2, 2008 -- Disaster Recovery Center Manager Barbara Edwards explains the application requirements to residents waiting to apply for FEMA and SBA assistance.  This DRC is averaging just under 100 applicants per day.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Seabrook, Texas, October 2, 2008 -- Disaste...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA manager speaks with residents in Texas Production Date: 10/02/2008 Caption: Seabrook, Texas, October 2, 2008 -- Disaster Recovery Center Manager Barbara E... More

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 20, 2008 --  Hurricane Ike broke tree limbs, tree branches, and whole trees on to power lines, leaving much of Houston without electricity.  FEMA has funded dozens companies - such as this one from South Carolina - to clear power lines so electrical crews can restore power.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 20, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike brok...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA  October 8, 2005 - USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Principal Federal Official for FEMA's Gulf Coast recovery efforts, toured the new 573-unit trailer park provided by FEMA as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA October 8, 2005 - USCG V...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA  October 8, 2005 - USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Principal Federal Official for FEMA's Gulf Coast recovery efforts, talks with two New Orleans evacuees at the new 573-unit trailer park fifteen miles north of Baton Rouge.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA October 8, 2005 - USCG V...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA  November 7, 2005 - The National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) set up one of the new, innovative, fully self-contained Mobile Medical Units along Route 23 to treat persons who lost access to medical care when hurricanes Katrina and Rita slammed the area.  The MMU is a complete mini-hospital.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA November 7, 2005 - The Nat...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA,  November 7, 2005 -- Pharmacist Irwin Chow organized a new shipment of medical supplies in the new and innovative Mobile Medical Unit FEMA set up in the hurricane-ravaged area of soutern Louisiana.  Local residents who lost access to medical care can get comprehensive treatment at the MMU.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA, November 7, 2005 -- Pharm...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA  November 15, 2005 - Justin Halls, a teacher who was working in New Orleans prior to Hurricane Katrina, stands outside the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center he manages in south central Louisiana.  Justin has been assisting local residents apply for aid since September.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Boutte, LA November 15, 2005 - Justin Halls, a te...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA  November 15, 2005 - FEMA Public Information Officer Anita Westervelt was stands next to the huge Oak tree that crushed the roof of Angie Junior High's classroom anex when Hurricane Katrina came to town.  FEMA arranged for two new modular classroom buildings, to the delight of both faculty and students.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Angie, LA November 15, 2005 - FEMA Public Informa...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA  November 19, 2005 - FEMA Community Relations team memeber interviews an evacuees staying in a motel in order to assist them to locate alternative or permanent housing.  The Hotel Population Outreach Program will continue untill all evacuees have been relocated.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA November 19, 2005 - FEMA Communit...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, LA  November 21, 2005 - Fortier High School English teacher Amy Laurenza was without a job after Hurricane Katrina shut down her New Orleans school.  FEMA hired her to assist other hurricane victims in the city Disaster Recovery Center.  Amy is one of 35 "Teach for America" educators hired by FEMA since September.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] New Orleans, LA November 21, 2005 ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Carville, LA,  December 1, 2005 - Chuck Smith, the Incident Commander at the new Disaster Mortuary Operational Response Team (DMORT) facility, described the unit's capabilities and procedures during a one-time-only press tour.  To date DMORT has recovered 1,090 bodies disinterred from their gravesites by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Carville, LA, December 1, 2005 - Chuck Smith, the...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA  January 27, 2006 - Contractor Ian Burgess shows a New Orleans evacuee how to operate the propane tanks on his FEMA trailer at the newly-opened St Roch Trailer Park in the city's Ninth Ward.  FEMA expect to fill the 92 trailers in the new park with evacuees from many Louisiana Parishes within a week.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA January 27, 2006 - Contractor Ian...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, June 8, 2008 -- Volunteers came from all over to help residents of Normandy Drive fill and position sandbags to protect their homes from the rising Iowa River.  More rain is in the forecast.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA,  June 8, 2008 -- Storm drains on Normandy Drive which normally carry rainwater into the adjacent Iowa River are instead flooding the neighborhood due to recent heavy rains. Volunteer crews circled the drains with sandbags to try and hold back the water.  Four counties in Iowa are presently declared disaster areas.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] New Hartford, IA,  June 9, 2008  --  The convenience store on York Street is closed until further notice due to last night's flooding of Beaver Creek.  The town's 698 residents were evacuated when the heavy rains started covering the streets.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] New Hartford, IA, June 9, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Palo, IA, June 18, 2008 -- Norma and Wayne McVey are helped by friend Connie Crispin and brother-in-law Cal Moore pile up debris from last weeks' flood.  Every building in this small town northwest of Cedar Rapids was damaged.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Palo, IA, June 18, 2008 -- No...

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[Hurricane Gustav] Pearligton, MS, September 5, 2008 -- FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment team member Yogi Howell spoke with Janice Dell about water damage to her son's Pearlington home from Hurricane Gustav.  MEMA ans FEMA work together with local officials to assess damage after a disaster.  Many southern Mississippi homes that were not elevated had water damage on their first floors.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Gustav] Pearligton, MS, September 5, 2008 -- FEMA Prelimina...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 19, 2008 -- A FEMA Individual Assistance Employee gives some emotional support to a victim of Hurricane Ike at the Disaster Recovery Center on the Ellington military base.  FEMA opened four DRCs in Houston today.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 19, 2008 -- A FEMA Individual A...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 25, 2008 -- This utility crew works to restore service to Houston.  FEMA helps fund electrical crews from many states to come to Texas and quickly restore power knocked out by Hurricane Ike.  This crew came from Gilbert, Arizona.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 25, 2008 -- This utility crew w...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - San Leon, Texas, October 14, 2008 -- A Salvation Army Canteen hands out lunches to residents and recovery workers in this town along Galveston Bay that was hit hard by Hurricane Ike.  This canteen distributes an average of 700 lunches a day.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - San Leon, Texas, October 14, 2008 -- A Salv...

The original database describes this as: Title: Salvation Army gives food to residents in Texas Production Date: 10/14/2008 Caption: San Leon, Texas, October 14, 2008 -- A Salvation Army Canteen hands out lu... More

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- The flow of applicants is continuous, but the large FEMA staff is keeping up them at the Disaster Recovery Center on Ellington Air National Guard Base.  Other government organizations at the DRC include the SBA, the IRS, and several Texas state departments.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- The flow of applica...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., October 8, 2005 - The children of a family displaced by Hurricane Katrina in front of their temporary home, a FEMA trailer. Greg Henshall/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baker, La., October 8, 2005 - The children of a fa...

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[Hurricane Rita] Abbeville, LA  October 25, 2005 -- A heavy-lift helicoptor prepares to pick up one of the crypts which Hurricane Rita's powerful storm surge washed from Bancker Cemetary.  Several of the 3500 lb crypts were found hundreds of yards from their shallow graves.  Photo by Greg Henshall FEMA

[Hurricane Rita] Abbeville, LA October 25, 2005 -- A heavy-lift helic...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA  November 7, 2005 - Dr. Claudette Reichel, AG Professor at LSU and  Project Chair for "LaHouse," described to reporters the building techniques and materials used to construct this innovative demonstration home. Among its other features, LaHouse is built to withstand hurricane winds up to 150 mph.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Baton Rouge, LA November 7, 2005 - Dr. Claudette ...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Dr. Claudette Reichel, AG Professor at LSU and  Project Chair for "LaHouse," described to reporters the special construction materials and techniques and materials used to build this stong exhibition home.  LaHouse is designed to showcase solutions for homes in the Gulf Coast's harsh climate conditions.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Dr. Claudette Reichel, AG Professor...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA  December 6, 2005 - Emmette Sylve lost his Plaquemines Parish home to Hurricane Katrina, but he didn't lose his Christmas spirit.  He and his wife decorated their FEMA trailer to make it feel more like home for the holidays.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA December 6, 2005 - Emmet...

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[Hurricane Rita Calcasieu Parish, LA  December 28, 2005 - The U.S. flag flys in front of a home that had roof damage due to Hurricane Rita three months ago.  Reconstruction is ongoing throughout this southwest Louisiana Parish.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Rita Calcasieu Parish, LA December 28, 2005 - The U.S. fla...

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[Hurricane Katrina] St Bernard, LA, January 16, 2006 - Homeowners on Sugar Mill Drive must gut their houses to remove the mold that resulted from Hurricane Katrina's flooding.  In St Bernard Parish, every home in every neighborhood was affected.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] St Bernard, LA, January 16, 2006 - Homeowners on S...

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Lake Charles, LA  January 21, 2006 -    Local roofer Ted Baehr looks over housing mitigation literature at "Louisiana Speaks," a program developed jointly by FEMA and the State of Louisiana to gather citizen suggestions for rebuilding this hurricane-ravaged state.  Thirty-one open house meetings were held today in twenty-four parishes.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Lake Charles, LA January 21, 2006 - Local roofer Ted Baehr looks o...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Abbeville, LA  January 21, 2006 - Clay Menard, Secretary/Treasurer of the Vermilion Parish Police Jury, talks over recovery strategy with local engineer Gene Sellers and Suzie Elkins, Director of the LA Office of Economic and Community Development.  Thirty-one meetings were held today in twenty-four parishes as part of a program organized jointly by FEMA and the State to solicit citizen input on reconstruction.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Abbeville, LA January 21, 2006 - C...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Mullenville, KS  May 19, 2007 - Residents Robert and Marclyn Woolsey pack their car to leave an emergency shelter and move to a trailer or alternate housing.  A tornado damaged their home in Greensburgt and they have been in this shelter since May 4.  Trailers and other alternate housing have been located in the area, so the shelter is scheduled to close in a few days.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Mullenville, KS May 19, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS  May 27, 2007 - A FEMA Mobile Disaster Recovery Center at the Great Bend High School parking lot.  Barton County residents are eligible for assistance due to the tornado/s and heavy rains that have pounded Kansas in recent weeks.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Great Bend, KS May 27, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS  June 4, 2007 - At the Kiowa County Courthouse, FEMA Disaster Assistance Employees accept  applications for individual assistance from Greensburg residents affected by tornado that struck the town one month ago today.  Applicants can also apply at a Disaster Recovery Office in Haviland, just ten miles east.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS June 4, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  June 24, 2007 -  Physician Assistant Nancy Kisner describes working conditions at Greensburg's tent hospital with Kansas pilot Charles Reagan, FEMA's Region VII Director Dick Hainje, and Kansas Congressman Jerry Moran.  Greensburg's brick hospital was destroyed along with most of the town by a tornado on May 4.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, June 24, 200...

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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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[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] 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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[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] Wapello, IA, August 7, 2008 -- Plumbers, carpenters, and AC crews are working hard to setup mobile homes for residents of nearby Oakville, which was totally flooded by the Iowa River in mid-June.  FEMA is moving mobile homes into southeastern Iowa as quickly as possible.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, IA, August 7, 2008 -...

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[Hurricane Gustav] Gulfport, MS, September 10, 2008 -- What were once bleachers are now little more than scrap lumber, thanks to the storm surge from Hurricane Gustav.  Beach cleanup is expected to continue for several more weeks in Harrison County.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Gustav] Gulfport, MS, September 10, 2008 -- What were once ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- Americorp students fill a large tub with water and ice to for applicants at the Disaster Recovery Center on Ellington Air National Guard Base.  Conditions in Texas can be brutal even in late September, so FEMA takes measures to keep the applicants from overheating.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 23, 2008 -- Americorp students ...

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[Hurricane Ike] Beaumont, TX, September 26, 2008 -- Mobile homes are being staged at the Ford Arena parking lot.  They will be assigned to east Texans who lost their homes due to Hurricane Ike.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Beaumont, TX, September 26, 2008 -- Mobile homes are b...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Kim Cuc Pham translates for Vietnamese victims of Hurricane Ike at the FEMA Disaster Recovery Center at Our Lady of of Lavang Catholic Church.  This is one of the DRCs FEMA has placed in ethnic neighborhoods in Harris County.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Ass...

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[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- Mitigation adviser Joe Cordero offers a crayon to a boy as his parents complete an aid application at a Disaster Recovery Center.  FEMA has nine DRCs in Harris County.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Houston, TX, September 29, 2008 -- Mitigation adviser ...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Boulivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike caused massive damage along Highway 87 one month ago.  Many homes were totally washed away by Ike's twenty-foot storm surge.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Boulivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008...

The original database describes this as: Title: Debris in Texas Production Date: 10/15/2008 Caption: Boulivar Peninsula, Texas, October 15, 2008 -- Hurricane Ike caused massive damage along Highway 87 one mo... More

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA  October 8, 2005 - USCG Vice Admiral Thad Allen, Principal Federal Official for FEMA's Gulf Coast recovery efforts, examined the features of one of the trailers being offered to hurricane evacuees as temporary housing.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baker, LA October 8, 2005 - USCG V...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA  November 7, 2005 - RN Daryl Wentworth, Deputy Commander of the National Disaster Medical System Mobile Medical Unit, and Commander Ann Bollmann, RPAC, described the features offered in innovative new portable hospital.  The MMU has a pharmacy, an operating room, and an x-ray machine.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Plaquemines Parish, LA November 7, 2005 - RN Dary...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA  November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith (right), a New Orleans high school teacher hired by FEMA to manage a Disaster Recovey Center in south central Louisiana, checks an applicant's record with Hoarce Ingalls, a California firefighter working in the DRC as an Applicant Assistant.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith (rig...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA  November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith is a teacher who was working at Walter Cohen Senior High School in uptown New Orleans until Hurricane Katrina hit the city.  He was hired by FEMA on September 26 to manage a Disaster Recovery Center in south central Louisiana.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Thibodaux, LA November 14, 2005 - Evan Smith is a...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA  November 17, 2005 - Boxing promoter Don King makes a surprise visit to FEMA's Louisiana Joint Field Office to rally the spirits of relief workers who have been working to assist Louisianans hurt by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.  His rhyming phrases of encouragment provided a much-needed break.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Baton Rouge, LA November 17, 2005 ...

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[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA  January 7, 2006 - Dan Hitchings, Director of Task Force Hope for the US Corps of Engineers, shows photos of the flood caused by Hurricane Katrina to Patriarch Bartholomew, head of the Greek Orthodox Church, and Roman Catholic Archbishop Hughes, at the site of the levee breech.  The Patriarch came to New Orleans for the first time ever to celebrate Greek Orthodox Christmas.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA January 7, 2006 - Dan Hitchings, ...

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[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Lake Charles, LA  January 21, 2006 - Angelique Dumas and Paul Caouette, Calcasieu Parish residents who were affected by Hurricane Rita, volunteered to work for "Louisiana Speaks," a program which allows Louisians to suggest ways to rebuild and improve their state.  There were 31 Open Houses today in 24 Louisiana Parishes.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita] Lake Charles, LA January 21, 2006 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Mullenville, KS  May 19, 2007 - Greensburg resident Jack Carson talks with FEMA Disaster Assistance Employee Bob Harting about his housing needs. The Mullenville shelter where Jack has lived since an F5 tornado damaged his home is scheduled to close in a few days.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Mullenville, KS May 19, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS,  May 29, 2007  -- Salvation Army Incident Commander John Miller thanks some of the staff and volunteers who worked to move their food and beverage operation from the Kiowa County Courthouse to a nearby location.  Their original site is needed to setup modular recovery offices.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS, May 29, 2007...

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[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

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Greensburg, KS June 11, 2007...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Allison, IA,  June 2, 2008  --   Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel explained FEMA's Public Assistance programs and application procedures to Iowa county and city officials at a recent meeting sponsored jointly by FEMA and the Iowa Emergency Management Agency.  Iowa has been hit by flooding and tornadoes in recent weeks, prompting a presidential disaster declaration.  FEMA photo by Greg Henshall

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Allison, IA, June 2, 2008 -...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 23, 2008 -- Debris collection in downtown neighborhoods is going non-stop.  The city is using three landfills for the estimated 400,000 tons it will be collecting.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 23, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, July 25, 2008 -- Steve Fausch (left), Maintenance Manager for the Mayflower Dormitory at the University of Iowa, explains some of the damage done to the building's heating, cooling, water, and electrical systems by last month's massive flood to FEMA Building Assessment Team (BAT) member David Fila, Dave Flumerfelt with Mitigation, and BAT member Ryan Hembree.  The Mayflower is the largest dorm at UI; getting it ready for students is a priority for FEMA. the university, and the state. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Iowa City, IA, July 25, 2008 ...

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[Hurricane Gustav] Bay St Louis, MS, September 9, 2008 -- Work crews collect debris left by Hurricane Gustav on this Gulf of Mexico beach in Hancock County.  Many unpleasant items - including over seven thousand drowned nutria (rat-sized rodents) are among the items that have been sent to landfills in the nine days since Gustav hit.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

[Hurricane Gustav] Bay St Louis, MS, September 9, 2008 -- Work crews c...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- FEMA House Inspector Michael Lane examines one of the homes on Miramiar Drive that was damaged by Hurricane Ike.  Inspections determine how much financial assistance a homeowner is eligible to receive from FEMA.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- FEMA ...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA house inspector in the field in Texas Production Date: 10/08/2008 Caption: Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- FEMA House Inspector Michael Lane examine... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- Nearly all of the 500 houses in Shoreacres sustained water damage from Hurricane Ike's storm surge.  Debris pickup is progressing at a a steady pace.  FEMA is paying three quarters of the costs.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- Nearl...

The original database describes this as: Title: Debros in Texas Production Date: 10/08/2008 Caption: Shoreacres, Texas, October 8, 2008 -- Nearly all of the 500 houses in Shoreacres sustained water damage fr... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, October 10, 1008 -- Volunteers with the Southern Baptist Convention prepare gallons of stew for mid-afternoon meals.  American Red Cross and Salvation Army vehicles transport 30,000 meals to residents and recovery workers every day.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, October 10, 1008 -- Volun...

The original database describes this as: Title: Southern Baptist Convention volunteers prepare food in Texas Production Date: 10/10/2008 Caption: Galveston, Texas, October 10, 1008 -- Volunteers with the Sou... More

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Houston, Texas, October 11, 2008 -- A power crew replaces a pole broken by Hurricane Ike on Kirby Drive.  Before being braced, the broken pole (right) was held up only by the power cables.  FEMA is paying for this power restoration work.  Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Houston, Texas, October 11, 2008 -- A power...

The original database describes this as: Title: Utility crew replaces a pole in Texas Production Date: 10/11/2008 Caption: Houston, Texas, October 11, 2008 -- A power crew replaces a pole broken by Hurricane... More

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