Community Disaster Recovery

Images depict community members engaged in rebuilding efforts after severe storms and tornadoes. The mood is collaborative and hopeful, showcasing teamwork in restoration.

Detroit, Michigan, A worker places sandbags to shore up an orange ""Tiger Dam"" near a canal which connects to the Detroit River and Great Lakes. The protection is needed because of record high waters on the Great Lakes.

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Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Lady Lake, FL, February 19, 2007 A FEMA contractor works on the utility connections for this travel trailer. FEMA is placing residents into travel trailers as temporary housing. Mark Wolfe/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Storm Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 A homeowner and several helpers strip the damaged shingles from the roof of a home struck by an F3 tornado that swept this city of 5,600 residents on the evening of April 9. Mena was but one of several communities in western Arkansas that had damages caused by five documented tornadoes that struck Polk and several other counties the night of April 9. FEMA .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Evans, Colo., September 25, 2013 Jewish Disaster response Nechama and Muslims for Humanity join forces to help muck out homes in Evans. Community and voluntary organizations are assisting residents affected by the flooding. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Volunteers gut a building damaged in the 2008 Iowa flood. Nearly 4,000 houses in Cedar Rapids were damaged. The volunteers are from Faith United Methodist Church in North Canton, Ohio. They are wearing masks and protective suits because of mold and other hazards.

011102908 Coming home. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Detroit, Michigan, A worker places sandbags to shore up an orange ""Tiger Dam"" near a canal which connects to the Detroit River and Great Lakes. The protection is needed because of record high waters on the Great Lakes.

Media representatives tour the manufactured housing units that will be deployed in response to the Louisiana floods at the federal staging area in Baton Rouge, La.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Gulfport, Miss., August 15, 2006 -- Contractors are now replacing the temporary blue roofs with permanent roofs. Hurricane Katrina destroyed countless roofs along the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Louisville, Colorado, Rebuilding is underway a year after wildfire destroyed 1,000 homes in suburban Denver. The December 2021 Marshall Fire was Colorado's most destructive wildfire. It was spread by dry conditions and wind gusts of up to 115 miles per hour.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 6, 2005 -- A FEMA Urban Search and Rescue worker marks a house that was just searched looking for residents who need assistance after Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Roger Menken cuts grass at a house damaged in the 2008 Iowa flood. He is part of the Emergency Public Jobs program, which hires the unemployed and those affected by the flood for clean-up and restoration work. They are paid prevailing wages. Menken, a former graphic designer, was unemployed until he got his EPJ job.

July 24, 2010. Stapling the Weedcloth for the final preparations of the planting beds at the Venice Community Garden. The 2 foot deep beds are layered with 3 inches of rocks as a buffer between the roots and the bad soil below, but will still allow water to drain.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

NECHAMA volunteers help clear debris from a damaged home in Tupelo, Miss.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-27. Hurricane Katrina

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Severe Storm - Puerto Rico, August 26, 2011 Affected house by the Hurracaine Irene in Catano. FEMA is in the Preliminary Damage Assesment process. Eliud Echevarria/FEMA. Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Office of Research and Development - 2010 People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3) , Environmental Protection Agency

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Picayune, Miss. , Sep. 11, 2012 FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino (right) and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Terry Quarles (middle) meet with a Hurricane Isaac survivor. Flood waters from the storm reached 5 feet on some of the homes in the area. FEMA is working with local, state and federal agencies to assist individuals affected by Hurricane Isaac.. Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-25. Hurricane Katrina

Union Beach, N.J., Nov. 4, 2012 People begin to clean up the damage from Hurricane Sandy in this small town on the Raritan Bay. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mayflower, AR, May 17, 2014 - A Team Rubicon volunteer removes debris from a home and property on Plantation Drive after the home was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) as they help survivors recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Louisville, Colorado, Rebuilding is underway a year after wildfire destroyed 1,000 homes in suburban Denver. The December 2021 Marshall Fire was Colorado's most destructive wildfire. It was spread by dry conditions and wind gusts of up to 115 miles per hour.

Bastrop County Recovery. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

West Virginia Volunteers provide much needed personal services and are important FEMA partners in disaster recovery.. West Virginia Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Damage in Holgate. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Detroit, Michigan, A worker places sandbags to shore up an orange ""Tiger Dam"" near a canal which connects to the Detroit River and Great Lakes. The protection is needed because of record high waters on the Great Lakes.

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , July 28, 2011 A volunteer from Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief and evangelism organization which provides spiritual and physical aid for people in need, outside a home that was recently flooded in Minot, North Dakota. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Operation Blue Roof Program contractors install a blue roof in Charlotte County, FL, follwoing Hurricane Ian, October 14, 2022. The goal of the Blue Roof program is to provide homeowners in disaster areas with fiber-reinforced, industrial-strength sheeting to protect storm-damaged roofs until homeowners can make permanent repairs.

Flooding Winter Storm - Tanana, Alaska, July 31, 2009 Ken Westveer, a volunteer for Christian Reformed World Relief Committee, loads a door into a damaged house in Tanana with FEMA Ground Support Unit Lead, Leslie Burgin. Ben Brennan/FEMA. Alaska Flooding and Ice Jams. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Crisfield, Md., Dec. 1, 2012 Alex Tawes (left) and Neil Stevens clean debris from an apartment complex that had been flooded in Crisfield, Md., as cleanup continues after Hurricane Sandy came through the area. FEMA and county officials were assessing the effects from Hurricane Sandy in Crisfield, Md., and in the surrounding Somerset County. Frank Niemeir/FEMA. Maryland Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, February 27, 2006 - The blue roofscapes are slowly disappearing in New Orleans as more residents begin repairs on their homes. FEMA's blue roof program installed blue plastic sheeting on almost 79,000 hurricane damaged roofs in Louisiana. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

011071811 Volunteers assist with Minot, ND clean up after the f. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , October 13, 2011 David Myers (far right), Director of the DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, and FEMA Region VIII Administrator Robin Finegan, visit with Jerry Latimer (center, left) and Steve Latimer (center, right), family volunteers from Oregon helping Lutheran Social Services of North Dakota prepare or "button up" a flooded Minot home before winter. Myers and Finegan were in Minot meeting with faith-based groups and surveying the damage caused by June's Souris River flooding. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity Project , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Hurricane Katrina

Corus Christi, TX, USA August 17, 2015 Disaster Survival Assistance Team (DSAT) member helps Pintos canvases a Corus Christi neighborhood with disaster information. Andrea. Texas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Cleaning Out Flooded Home. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Community Relations Olive Hill Kentucky. Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Die schützende Plane auf dem Dach schwindet im Sturm mit Regen. Der Tepp bedeckt das Dach des alten Hauses in der Rekonstruktion. The protective tarpaulin on the roof flutters at the storm with rain. The tarp covers the roof of the old house in the reconstruction. LicenseRF Copyright: xZoonar.com/MilanxVasicekx 12664111

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 Ron Chaidez from Individual Assistance in FEMA points out the flood line against the side of this house in West Virginia after three consecutive storms flooded the area. This house had no damage inside due to previous mitigation action taken by raising the structure above the 100 year flood level. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-41. Hurricane Katrina

Nashville Flood

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-26. Hurricane Katrina

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Flooding Severe Storm - Madison, Tenn. , May 27, 2010 Joshua Dubois-Executive Director of the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships helps clean out debris with volunteer organizations including Americorp and Nechama, a Jewish disaster response organization. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA. Tennessee Severe Storms, Flooding, Straight-Line Winds, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Americorp is helping residents of Colorado recover from recent f. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Earthquake shacks.

Minnesota flooding DR1717.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Patrick Warnick collects water samples at Grand Isle State Park, Grand Isle, LA. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Stormwater management. Bioswales under construction. Elmer Avenue Neighborhood Retrofit Project brings together different organizations and neighborhood residents, and through a variety of sustainable methods, helps manage stormwater and reduce flooding and water pollution by retrofitting existing infrastructure such as sidewalks and stormdrains.

Evans, Colo., September 25, 2013 Jewish Disaster response groups Nechama and Muslims for Humanity join forces to help muck out homes in Evans. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Marseilles, Ill., May 24, 2013 Homeowners in La Salle County, Illinois remove household materials destroyed following the severe storms, straight-line winds and flooding in April and May 2013 that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across the state. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-18. Hurricane Katrina

Department of the Interior rebuilds Anahuac NWR after Hurricane. Texas Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Sanibel Island, FL, USA--10/06/2022-- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue teams do additional searches in areas impacted by Hurricane Ian.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

HIGH SCHOOL FEMA HOUSE. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Houston, Texas, Oklahoma volunteers from the Southern Baptist Convention clean debris from a home that was flooded when Hurricane Harvey dumped 50 inches of rain on the Houston area.

Coast Guard Damage - 26-HK-328-29. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Seaford, N.Y., Nov. 30, 2012 Following the devastation left by Hurricane Sandy, the owner of this home is having it raised to help decrease the chances of future disaster damage. FEMA's mitigation program helps reduce losses that may result from natural disasters. Howard Greenblatt/FEMA. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Biloxi, Mississippi, Workers renovate Moore Community House, which was badly damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The community center is supported by the United Methodist Church.

Americorp is working with residents in Lyon Colorado with their. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Archaeologist Tyler Olsen with Colorado State Universitys Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands working in partnership with Fort McCoy's Directorate of Public Works Environmental Division Natural Resources Branch works on an archaeology survey on South Post at Fort McCoy, Wis., on July 14, 2022. Olsen has participated in many digs at Fort McCoy. This survey is looking at areas were cement pads were located where troops placed military tents and bivouacked nearly 90 years ago. Archaeology work has been ongoing on Fort McCoy for decades to not only look back and document the post's military history, but also the area's distant past where artifacts thousands of years old have been found.

Tornado - Pratt City, Ala. , Jan. 17, 2012 Nearly nine months after the deadly tornadoes struck the Southeast, rebuilding is still occurring. Habitat for Humanity and Jewish and Muslim NYU student volunteers at a job site where 2 new homes are being built. FEMA funding and coordination with volunteer agencies helped make this happen. FEMA photo/Tim Burkitt. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Moore, Okla., May 29, 2013 Eastmoore resident, Mell Huffman shows neighbors the shelter he had built one month before the Moore tornado struck. 4 people and 3 dogs were in the shelter during the storm. The Moore area was struck by a F5 tornado on May 20, 2013. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New Housing Site in Prattsville. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Staking a tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. LA Conservation Corps joins with community volunteers to plant trees along West Adams and Central Avenue near a new Fresh and Easy Market that plans to open on the corner. Los Angeles, California, USA.

Asbury Park, N.J., Jan. 17, 2013 The Calvary Chapel Relief volunteers, a FEMA Voluntary Organizations Active in Disasters (VOAD) organization, works tirelessly on the Asbury Park boardwalk removing damaged boards while prepping the walk for the installation of new boards. VOAD is the forum where organizations share knowledge and resources throughout the disaster cycle to help disaster survivors and their communities. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

6Roger Hines Mobile Park. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, And Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Officer Keelin Alsobrooks cites a derelict vessel from Hurricane Ian, Estero, Florida, Oct. 28, 2022. Alsobrooks was on a mission with Coast Guard marine environmental response personnel to assess derelict vessels and marine debris from the hurricane for pollution threats. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Pecan Valley Estates neighbors started to clean and rebuild homes flooded by past rainy days from March 8-11, 2016. Record flooding occurred along a sizable stretch of the Sabine River and along the Texas/Louisiana border, due to record releases from Toledo Bend Reservoir, first put in service in 1966. FEMA and Louisiana Emergency Management Agency are working together to help survivors recover. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may register for disaster assistance or get information about their application by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585.. <p><strong>March 20, 2016 - Baton Rouge, LA --- Pecan Valley Estates neighbors started to clean and rebuild homes flooded by past raining days from March 8-11, 2016. Record flooding occurred along a sizable stretch of the Sabine River along the Texas/Louisiana border, due to record releases from Toledo Bend Reservoir, first put in service in 1966. FEMA and Louisiana Emergency Management Agency are working toget

Animals - Rescue - 26-HK-60-4. LA Algiers Animal Rescue--woman in safety gear carrying foil tray near house--by Andrea Booher-FEMA. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator - AmeriCorps and Habitat for Humanity Project , Environmental Protection Agency

Contractors for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers install plastic sheeting to dry-in a home in Ft. Myers, FL, damaged by Hurricane Ian, as part of the Operation Blue Roof program, October 12, 2022. The Corps of Engineers is ramping up blue roof installation production across southwest Florida, to get residents the help the need to protect their homes and get them back on the road to recovery.

Highlands, N.J., March 28, 2013 A volunteer student from Calvary Chapel Bible College in California dismantles debris from a mobile home park in Highlands to assist in the Hurricane Sandy relief effort. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Detroit, Michigan, On Earth Day, volunteers helped set up a geodesic greenhouse which will allow Peace Tree Parks to grow food year-round. The nonprofit organization creates community gardens on vacant land and encourages residents to begin their own gardens

Soil Testing - D70 - 26-HK-204-11. Hurricane Katrina

Olive Hill Kentucky. Kentucky Severe Storms, Flooding, Mudslides, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The April, 2016 storm that left hundreds of people displaced often damaged every first floor room. At Greenspoint's Durham Apartments 117 units, all on the ground level, sustained flood damage. Restoration crews are busy finishing the job of getting the apartments back to livable condition.. Texas Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Volunteer Group Demolishes House.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

New Housing Site in Central Bridge NY. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Staking a tree at a tree planting celebrating Earth Day in South Central Los Angeles. .

Office of Water - One Planet Ours: Sustainability for the 22nd Century , Environmental Protection Agency

220422-N-WF272-1016 WILMINGTON, Del. (April 22, 2022) Aviation Ordnanceman 2nd Class Jamel Baker, a native of Huntsville, Ala., assigned to Navy Talent Acquisition Group Philadelphia, participates in a community service event at Carousel Park and Equestrian Center in Wilmington, Delaware, as part of the Earth Day celebration and local community support and beautification projects. Commands across the Navy celebrate and participate in Earth Day events to support worldwide environmental protection. NTAG Philadelphia encompasses regions of Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and West Virginia, providing recruiting services from more than 30 talent acquisition sites with the overall goal of attracting the highest quality candidates to ensure the ongoing success of Americas Navy.

The storms in April, 2016 ripped apart most anything not secured strongly. In this Woodlands neighborhood, residents are repairing the damage.. Texas Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Louisville, Colorado, Rebuilding is underway a year after wildfire destroyed 1,000 homes in suburban Denver. The December 2021 Marshall Fire was Colorado's most destructive wildfire. It was spread by dry conditions and wind gusts of up to 115 miles per hour.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

National Park Service Director Fran Mainella, front, and Secretary Gale Norton on National Public Lands Day promotional visit to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park, Maryland, joining volunteers working on Lockhouse 8 renovation, sponsored by the Park Service and Potomac Conservancy

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