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[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, the Center of Operations for administering the transportation, arrival and distribution of the first batch of 50 mobile homes from Hope, Arkansas.  The homes will be distributed throughout Southern California to families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Two more homes are arriving today. They are being tracked en route by a special system called Total Asset Visibility.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, th...

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[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, Will Ferguson, a contractor working with FEMA, monitors the progress of the mobile homes en route to Southern California from Hope, Arkansas using a special system called Total Asset Visibility. These homes will be distributed throughout Southern California to families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Two more homes are arriving today.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, Wi...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27th, 2008 -- This house sits surrounded by water two weeks after the Iowa river breached it's levee and flooded the town with ten feet of water. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27th, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel, next to Lu Barron, Linn County Supervisor, addresses a press conference about the mobile homes arriving at the Squaw Creek Village mobile home park. FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing for victims of the June floods. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 --...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighters work with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Landscape shows an example of an area of the Reservation ravaged by the Southern California wildfires and is being looked at by FEMA, BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) and the Multi Agency Support Group (MASG) to evaluate, prevent and mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains to the area. It is a drainage trench used to divert water in the event of heavy rains.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

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[Wildfires] Lemon Grove, CA, November 14, 2007 -- Debris being sorted inside a recycling plant in California.  EDCO, a recycling company is working with the city of San Diego, who with the cooperation of the State of California and FEMA are offering incentives to people to recycle the debris from the fires. The debris is brought to this plant, sorted by hand and then recycled according to type of material.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Lemon Grove, CA, November 14, 2007 -- Debris being sorted ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29, 2008 -- Debris piles like this one in the Time Check neighborhood of Cedar Rapids, awaiting pickup by the city. Crew's have been have been working seven days a week since the flood waters receded. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsler, home owner, sifts through the ashes of what was once a garage that held her collections of Mexican art and ceramics. Her property, which she rented out was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsl...

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[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 8, 2007 -- A completely destroyed structure lies collapsed.The Witch Creek fire burned 3,000 acres between Ramona and Santa Ysabel in late October 2007. By the time it was contained, it destroyed about 1,040 homes and scorched about 197,990 acres across a large part of North San Diego County. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Ramona, CA, November 8, 2007 -- A completely destroyed str...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008 -- This is all that remains of a segment of road between Oakville and neighboring Wapello. It was completely destroyed by the force of the water when the Iowa river breached the levee and flooded the town of Oakville. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 -- an example of a living area and kitchen in a new three bedroom mobile home that has recently arrived at the Squaw Creek Mobile home park. The mobile homes are being provided by FEMA as temporary housing for the victims of the flooding that ravaged Cedar Rapids in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008--Residents of Coralville seek information and aid at the FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center for the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsler, property owner, sifts through the ashes of what was once a fishing cottage that she rented out.  It was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsl...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27th, 2008-- The Welcome to Oakville sign, dilapidated and covered with debris, leans precariously against a tree and is symbolic of the state of the town, now underwater for two weeks since the Iowa river breeched it's levee. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27th, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 -- Donnie Purdy, 38, shows how high the water level was inside the house by illustrating the mark it left on the bookcase. This was the house that he grew up in.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 -- Poisonous household items are sorted at the EPA staging area in Cedar Rapids. These items are collected from around the city and brought here. The EPA is responsible for the proper disposal of them. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 25, 2008 -- Environmental Restoration, a contracted employee of the EPA, removes debris from the riverside that could be of a potentially hazardous nature. It will be taken to the EPA staging ground, sorted and disposed of properly. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 25, ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008--The Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a road to improve access into Oakville. This will also contain the flow of  the Iowa River which breached it's levee in mid June. After the road is repaired the Corps can begin repairing the levee which will bring relief to the town of Oakville. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 200...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Carolyn Kendrick gives her information to FEMA inspector Dennis Kohli. The property which she was renting was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Carolyn Ken...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighter from the Navajo Nation works with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation...

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[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo, CA, November 14, 2007 -- A burned car sits on the slab of a burned and removed home.  The Witch Creek fire burned 3,000 acres in late October 2007. By the time it was contained, it destroyed about 1,040 homes and scorched about 197,990 acres across a large part of North San Diego County.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Rancho Bernardo, CA, November 14, 2007 -- A burned car sit...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June 29, 2008 -- Mike Anderson and his wife Jodee are volunteers with St. Mark's Lutheran church. They are helping to clean debris from the homes of the flood victims. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 -- The first of 60 brand new three bedroom mobile homes arrive at Squaw Creek Village mobile home park in Marion, Iowa. Victims of the recent flooding here are being provided with these mobile homes by FEMA as temporary housing due to the housing shortage since the disaster in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- An interior view of the kitchen and living area of a park model mobile home after its arrival at the FEMA staging area in Dike, Iowa. These mobile homes will be inspected and prepared for move-in by victims of the Iowa flood disaster as a temporary solution for the housing shortage. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- A...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 5th, 2008--Thomas Slaymaker, 35, and his family, are the first to move into one of the new three bedroom mobile homes at Squaw Creek Village. He shares his experience over the past few weeks since the flood, and his family's joy and gratitude for their new place to live with Carol Swain, FEMA Public Affairs. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 5th, 2008-...

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[Wildfires] March Air Reserve Base, CA, November 7, 2007 -- Moreno Valley Emergency generators sit awaiting use at the airfield on March Air Reserve Base. Many of them have been distributed for use during the Southern California Wildfires. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] March Air Reserve Base, CA, November 7, 2007 -- Moreno Val...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Lee Rosenberg, MASG Lead speaks as Bill Peters, CalFire, Baer Public Information Officer looks on, 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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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 --Tanya Purdy, 49, answers the questions of the FEMA housing inspector who has arrived to evaluate the damage to her home, where she lives with her husband, Don Purdy, and stepson, Donnie Purdy.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 -- Residents of Wapello and nearby towns discuss their options and apply for FEMA assistance at the Disaster Recovery Center. The Center has just opened this location today. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center, Palo, IA, July 1, 2008 -- Pat Ferris, manager of the FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center in Palo, Iowa, greets Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel, Jovita Carranza, Acting Administrator of the Small Business Association, and Cedar Rapids Congressman David Loebsack. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] FEMA/State Disaster Recovery ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- Living kits containing bedding, linens, kitchenwares and cleaning supplies are provided for all of the mobile home units. Bottled water and prepackaged meals are also stored at the FEMA staging area and will be unpacked and ready for the families when they move into the mobile homes. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- L...

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[Wildfires] Moreno Valley, CA, November 7, 2007 -- adjacent to March Air Reserve Base. The first batch 50 mobile homes sit at the FEMA staging area. These homes will be distributed throughout Southern California to families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Moreno Valley, CA, November 7, 2007 -- adjacent to March A...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, the collection of Mexican art and ceramics of Leih Clocsler, property owner are now piles of debris. Her rental property was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, the collect...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Erv Gasser, BAER Team Leader for the Department of the Interior answers questions 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] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Viola Peck, Tribal Elder, stands in front of what is left of her home after the area was ravaged by the Southern California wildfires. 92% of the La Jolla Indian Reservation was destroyed by the fires. This is the site of a joint FEMA/BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) press conference on the actions being taken by both groups to mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Friends gather to look at the remnants of the house of Viola Peck, a tribal elder, destroyed by the Southern California wildfire. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land. This is the site of a joint FEMA/BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) press conference on the actions being taken by both groups to mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains.  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 -- Bob Fenton, FEMA Director of Response and Recovery for Region 9 attends the meeting to discuss the response to the 2007 wildfires. 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 -- Bob...

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[Wildfires] Cuyamaca College, El Cajon, CA, November 17th, 2007 -- FEMA Director of Response and Recovery Region IX, Bob Fenton speaks with Melissa Decker, from CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's DC office, and Rear Admiral Len Hering, Commander of the Naval Region SouthWest, 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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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008--Lynn Daughtry, Construction Representative for the Army Corps of Engineers surveys additional parts of the road into Oakville that are in need of repair. Much of this road was damaged when the Iowa River breached it's levee in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 200...

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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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[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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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center, Palo, IA, July 1, 2008 -- Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel, and FEMA Region VII Regional Administrator Dick Hainje, speak with Palo residents. The town of Palo was hit particularly hard by the flood waters in mid June - roughly 90 percent of the residences and business were affected by the flood. Susie Shapira/FEMA

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008--Aida Davis, a FEMA Mitigation Specialist listens to questions from local residents who have come to the Disaster Recovery Center seeking information on aid from FEMA in the aftermath of the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Wildfires] March Air Reserve Base, CA, November 7, 2007 -- Moreno Valley,  Emergency generators sit awaiting use at the airfield on March Air Reserve Base. Many of them have been distributed for use during the Southern California Wildfires.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] March Air Reserve Base, CA, November 7, 2007 -- Moreno Val...

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[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16th, 2007 -- Chalk writings and prayers on what used to be the entrance to the Malibu Presbyterian Church overlooking the Pacific Ocean. It was one of the first of a handful of structures and homes to burn in the Malibu Canyon wildfire. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16th, 2007 -- Chalk writings and pray...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008 -- Mayor of Oakville, Benita Groomes, and Mayor of Wapello, Ron Durbin, look over what is left of Oakville for the second time since they have been allowed to access the town and assess the damages of the flooding two weeks ago. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 -- Tanya Purdy, 49, provides information about the damage to her house and possessions to the FEMA housing inspector. In the truck are all of the posessions they were able to salvage by having friends shuttle a boat back and forth. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 1, 2008 -- Iowa Governor Chester Culver, Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez, Jovita Carranza, Acting Administrator of the Small Business Association, and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel, among others, address questions at a round table meeting with the Cedar Rapids Chamber of Commerce. Many businesses were destroyed or suffered heavy losses as a result of flood waters in mid June.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 1, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- Park model mobile homes are placed at the FEMA staging area in Dike, Iowa to be set up and prepared for move-in by victims of the Iowa flooding disaster. There is a housing shortage in several of the affected areas, so FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- P...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 --  Household items, like these lawnmowers, that hold gasoline or other toxic or corrosive materials are sorted at the EPA staging area in Cedar Rapids. These items are collected from around the city and brought here for proper disposal. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008--  EPA Federal On-Scene Coordinator John Frey, discussed an issue with a colleague in front of 'white goods' discarded household appliances; such as refrigerators, stoves, washers, dryers etc., which the EPA is responsible for recycling and disposing of.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008 -- A local resident places a call to register with FEMA for federal aid. He has come to the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) seeking information on aid from FEMA in the aftermath of the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008 -- Aida Davis, a FEMA Mitigation Specialist takes information from a local resident and explains to her disaster preparedness, flood insurance and mold and mildew in the aftermath of the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Wildfires] Moreno Valley, CA, November 7, 2007 -- adjacent to March Air Reserve Base, The first batch of 50 mobile homes sit at the FEMA staging area. These homes will be distributed throughout Southern California to families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Two more arrive today.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Moreno Valley, CA, November 7, 2007 -- adjacent to March A...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007-- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Landscape shows a wall built in the first half of the 20th century by the La Jolla tribe to prevent erosion and flooding from washing away their burial grounds. It will work in cooperation with the plan by FEMA, BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) and the Multi Agency Support Group (MASG) to evaluate, prevent and mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains to the areas ravaged by the Southern California wildfires. 92% of the La Jolla Reservation was damaged by the fire.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

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

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June, 2008 -- In an unsuccessful effort to stave off the flood, sandbags remain in downtown Cedar Rapids. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, June, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel explains FEMA's progress and role in the disaster relief efforts for Iowa to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez. The Secretary visited Cedar Rapids after the area was ravaged by flood waters in mid June and several of the city's businesses were destroyed or severely damaged by the floods. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 -- Susie Joyce, Community Relations Specialist, walks through the Czech Park neighborhood distributing information pamphlets on FEMA resources and talking to residents about FEMA services.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008 -- Anne Walsh and Ron Peterson, Individual Assistance specialists assist local residents seeking information on FEMA aid in the aftermath of the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 5, 2008 -- Contractors work steadily to prepare the new mobile homes for move-in for families who have no temporary housing since they were flooded out of their homes in mid June.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 5, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008 -- Lynn Daughtry, Construction Representative with the Army Corps of Engineers and James Melledy, with Matrix Environmental, Inc. discuss the progress of the road repair. When finished, it will improve access into Oakville, and at the same time contain the flow of  the Iowa River, which breached it's levee in mid June. After the road is repaired, the Corps can begin repairing the levee which will bring relief to the town of Oakville, which is still partially underwater. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 2008 -- A truck dumps a load of rock into a levee breech as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers works to repair a road to improve access into Oakville, and at the same time contain the flow of  the Iowa River, which breached it's levee in mid June. After the road is repaired, the Corps can begin repairing the levee which will bring relief to the town of Oakville, which is still partially underwater. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, July 6th, 200...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, The remnants of Leih Clocsler's collections of Mexican art and ceramics.  Her rental property was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, The remnant...

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[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, Will Ferguson, a contractor working with FEMA, monitors the progress of the mobile homes en route to Southern California from Hope, Arkansas using a special system called Total Asset Visibility. These homes will be distributed throughout Southern California to families who lost their homes in the wildfires. Two more homes are arriving today.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Moreno, CA, November 7, 2007 -- March Air Reserve Base, Wi...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, burned trees and a burned structure on the ground as cinders, the fireplace and chimney are all that remains.  The Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County, swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, burned tree...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighters work with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighters work with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation...

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[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16, 2007 -- Pepperdine University Campus, The use of irrigation sprinkler systems clearly delineates how fire prevention and mitigation practices can save homes and vegetation. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16, 2007 -- Pepperdine University Cam...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 -- Bryan Toman, FEMA Mobile Home Park Site Manager, checks to see that everything is in order as the first of 60 mobile homes arrive at Squaw Creek Village mobile home park just outside of Cedar Rapids. FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing victims of the flood that ravaged the area in mid June. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marion, Iowa, July 2, 2008 --...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4th, 2008-- Household items like televisions, computer monitors and other electronics are sorted at the EPA staging area in Cedar Rapids. These items are collected from around the city and brought here for the EPA to dispose of properly. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4th,...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 2008 -- Lauri Sanderson, a FEMA Mitigation Specialist, assists a local resident and explains the facts to her about disaster preparedness, flood insurance and mold and mildew in the aftermath of the floods that devastated a large part of this area in mid June.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Coralville, Iowa, July 5, 200...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Donna Wescott and Carolyn Kendrick receive assistance information from  FEMA inspector Dennis Kohli. They rented a home that was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Donna Wesco...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsler, property owner, gives her information to FEMA inspector Dennis Kohli. Her property, which she rented out, was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Leih Clocsl...

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[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Donna Wescott and Carolyn Kendrick give their information to FEMA inspector Dennis Kohli. They rented a home that was completely destroyed by the Witch Creek fire, the largest of four wildfires burning in North San Diego County. It swept through the hills on the south shore of Lake Hodges Tuesday morning, October 23rd destroying approximately 40 homes in the area.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Del Dios, CA, November 8, 2007 -- Lake Hodges, Donna Wesco...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Firefighters work with the Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team to clear branches and brush from culverts in an effort to reduce flood risk and control erosion following the Southern California Fires. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 9, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation...

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[Wildfires] Pauma, CA, November 10, 2007 -- La Jolla Indian Reservation, A family friend looks at the remnants of Viola Peck's house, a tribal elder. Her home was destroyed by the Southern California wildfire. The fires burned 92% of the La Jolla Reservation land. This is the site of a joint FEMA/BAER (Burned Area Emergency Response) press conference on the actions being taken by both groups to mitigate further damage and erosion by the winter rains.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

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

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[Wildfires] Lemon Grove, CA, November 13, 2007 -- The Interior of a recycling building in California.  EDCO, a recycling company is working with the city of San Diego, who with the cooperation of the State of California and FEMA are offering incentives to people to recycle the debris from the fires. The debris is brought to this plant, sorted by hand and then recycled according to type of material.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Lemon Grove, CA, November 13, 2007 -- The Interior of a re...

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[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16th, 2007 -- President Blackburn, and Elders Smith and Tuggle from the Mormon Church of Los Angeles climb on this home to help clean up and remove debris from the home of fellow Church members Don Konold and wife AnneMarie. Their homes was one of the few homes damaged by the Malibu Canyon fire. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16th, 2007 -- President Blackburn, an...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008 -- Building displacements and pile-ups are among the many tragedies in Oakville when the Iowa River breeched its levee and inundated the town with ten or more feet of water. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 -- Donna Althof, Manager of the FEMA/State  Disaster Recovery Center, explains to Benita Grooms, the Mayor of Oakville how to apply for FEMA disaster assistance. The Mayor's home and most of her belongings were destroyed in the flood two weeks ago. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Wapello, Iowa, June 28, 2008 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 29, 2008--These large yellow tubes are used for drying the inside of flood or water damaged buildings so that repairs and reconstruction can begin. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, IA, June 29, 20...

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Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bill Vogel explains to Secretary of Commerce Carlos Gutierrez exactly what FEMA's role has been in the aftermath of the massive flood that ravaged Cedar Rapids in mid June. The city's downtown and several neighborhoods were almost completely submerged for several days. Susie Shapira/FEMA

Cedar Rapids, IA, July 1, 2008 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Bi...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- Park model mobile homes arrive in Dike, Iowa at the FEMA staging area to be set up and prepared for move-in by victims of the Iowa flooding disaster. There is a housing shortage in several of the affected areas, so FEMA is providing the mobile homes as temporary housing. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Dike, Iowa, July 3, 2008 -- P...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 -- Susie Joyce, Community Relations Specialist, walks through the Czech Park neighborhood distributing information pamphlets on FEMA resources and talking to residents about FEMA services.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 -- The railroad attempted to prevent this bridge from being pulled off it's pilings by weighing it down with  train cars filled with gravel. In the face of the river's strength during the flood, the attempt was futile.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008 -- Sandbags remain piled on top of the Iowa River levee. Local residents, friends, family and volunteers pitched in to try and keep the river from breaching the levee. But in the end their efforts were unsuccessful and the river broke through. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Oakville, Iowa, June 27, 2008...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2008 -- Mary Ellen Murchison and Susie Joyce, Community Relations Specialists, walk through the Czech Park neighborhood distributing information pamphlets on FEMA resources and talking to residents about FEMA services.  Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Cedar Rapids, Iowa, July 4, 2...

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