Disaster Recovery Operations

Images of professionals working in recovery centers and offices, focusing on disaster management and team collaboration in response to emergencies.

Applicant at SBA Business Recovery Center. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Norwalk, Conn., Nov. 27, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, left, talks to Applicant Assistance Specialists at a local Disaster Recovery Center. Administrator Fugate toured areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy and met with local, state and federal officials. Norwalk, CT, Nov. 27, 2012--FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate. left, talks to Applicant Assistance Specialists at a local Disaster Recovery Center. Fugate toured areas impacted by Hurricane Sandy and met with local, state and federal officials.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Incident Management Team - Office Operations - 26-HK-205-22. Hurricane Katrina

Applicant at SBA Business Recovery Center. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - The EPA's Airborne Specctralphotometric Environmental Collection Technology (ASPECT) aircraft before responding to BP Oil Spill - ASPECT Team members process the day's data from overflights of BP Oil Spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Left to right Paul Kudarauskas, John Cardarelli, Bob Kroutil, Tim Curry, and Team Leader Mark Thomas. USEPA photo by Eric Vance. , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Potomac Yards Washingtonian Photos , Environmental Protection Agency

Views of Bureau of Administration staff in assorted work settings, for use on "What We Do" display board for April, 2004 awards ceremony

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011082908 FEMA partners-Emergency Operations.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Employees at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida attend and participate in this years “Innovation Without Boundaries” event held in Kennedys Space Station Processing Facility on June 14, 2019. A number of employees presented their proposals to a panel of judges as part of the Chief Technologist Innovation Call. Participants had five minutes to present their innovative idea for the chance to receive an award of up to $500 for ideas with little-to-no cost that would make a significant impact.

National Business Center's Interior employee identification badge technologies, operations, and procedures, sampled by Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett on tour

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Portrait of business people smiling in an office

Incident Management Team - Office Operations - 26-HK-205-49. Hurricane Katrina

A man sitting in an office cubicle with a phone at his ear, smiling.

Harrisburg, Pa., March 1, 2013 WHP-TV CBS 21 Chief Meteorologist Tom Russell records a PEMA-FEMA Radio PSA in support of National Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Russell was one of five residents who participated in a local awareness campaign coordinated by the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and FEMA. Pennsylvania Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Ewing, N. J. , September 5, 2011 FEMA leadership coordinates its statewide response to requests for assistance from New Jersey disaster survivors as a result of the extensive wind and flooding damage inflicted by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. FEMA Specialists Sal Zaffuto, David Jones and Violeta Rivera are working quickly from a temporary office at the New Jersey State Police Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Trenton where FEMA has set up an "Incident Command Center" (ICS) while a Joint Field Office (JFO) is being prepared by FEMA Logistics in the city of Neptune. New Jersey Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides touring Bureau of Reclamation field office during California visit

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Wyoming visit , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne visiting Department facilities, staff in Boise, Idaho

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken delivers virtual remarks at the UN Security Council VTC on Maintenance of international peace and security: Implementation of Resolution 2532 (2020), on the cessation of hostilities in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on February 17, 2021.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Ann Arbor , Environmental Protection Agency

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Incident Management Team - Office Operations - 26-HK-205-53. Hurricane Katrina

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides touring Bureau of Reclamation field office during California visit

Incident Management Team - Office Operations - 26-HK-205-44. Hurricane Katrina

Incident Management Team - 26-HK-157-13. Hurricane Katrina

Disabled worker and his monitor working in the printing, reprography and marking workshop.

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

T&R Endeavour, LCC Events during Endeavours Final Power Down

Group of business executives in a conference

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Greenwich, Conn. , September 22, 2011 FEMA Disaster Recovery Center manager, Ellen Hartleroad, works at the local Disaster Recovery Center. Centers are setup throughout the state to assist residents impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Greenwich, CT, September 22, 2011-- FEMA Disaster Recovery Center manager, Ellen Hartleroad, works at the local Disaster Recovery Center. Centers are setup throughout the state to assist residents impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

220908-N-GB257-001 N. Charleston, SC (September 8, 2022) Vendors demonstrate their technologies at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Atlantic headquarters during an Advanced Naval Technology Exercise (ANTX) that concluded Sept. 16. Dubbed Cyber ANTX, the two-week event focused on cyberspace defense in denied, degraded and disconnected environments. Most demonstrations occurred at the National Cyber Range Complexs state-of-the-art facility inside of NIWC Atlantics headquarters in Charleston. The exercise provided an opportunity for over 100 military assessors, industry partners and subject matter experts to evaluate 24 technologies based on how each capability supported cyber defenders in an afloat environment.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

STEVEN SPRAYBERRY, ALICE DANIEL, CHRISTY BASHMAN, ALLEN SHELTON, BEVERELY COURREGE, MATHEW EXELL, JIM EMMENEGGER, IN VARIOUS SETUPS AT WEST TEST AREA CONTROL ROOM-B.

Members of the contracting office for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District share a laugh during a team meeting in Pittsburgh, Jan. 30, 2024.The contracting office is responsible for researching and writing contracts for goods and services that meet specific needs provided by vendors or agencies outside of the government. In fiscal year 2023, Pittsburgh Districts contracting office completed more than 500 actions worth over $140 million. For the past three decades, the office executed contracts worth hundreds of millions of dollars to upgrade the navigation system on the Monongahela River, and it will offer new contracts worth hundreds of millions more to construct new chambers on the Ohio River.

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, August 30, 2010 Virgin Islands Territory Emergency Management Agency (VITEMA) Deputy Director Noel Smith gives a situation briefing to FEMA and VITEMA emergency workers in the Virgin Islands Emergency Operation Center. VITEMA and FEMA are leaning forward in preparation for the impending hurricanes. Andrea Booher/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Biloxi, Miss. , July 23, 2009 --Darrin Ivey, emergency management team lead for Biloxi Regional Hospital, demonstrates how to use a ham radio. The hospital acquired the radios after Hurricane Katrina to improve communications for future storms. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with staff of the Vernal, Utah field office of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to northeastern Utah

Greg Sterling, an aerospace engineer with Arnold Engineering Development Complex (AEDC), reviews some of his findings in his work on the Scenario Optimizer for AEDC Resources (SOAR) with fellow AEDC team members, May 11, 2022, at Arnold Air Force Base, Tenn. SOAR is a software application for comparing different test schedules based on test user requirements to identify high-pressure air restrictions or limitations.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Ann Arbor , Environmental Protection Agency

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D8 Offices - 26-HK-342-6. Hurricane Katrina

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-26. Hurricane Katrina

Mary Jo Betyak-Eisler, supervisor of the Community Counseling Program on Marine Corps Base Quantico, completes virtual team meetings in Cox Hall on Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia, Oct. 3, 2022. Betyak-Eisler has worked for Marine Corps Community Services for nine years as a counselor and as a supervisor.

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German Deligation visits Ames SOFIA Science Office for briefing. Left to right Jochen Homann, German State Secretary Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology, Dr. Benno Bunse, President & CEO, German American Chamber of Commerce, New York, Manuel Wiedemann, post-doctorate student from the Deutsches SOFIA Institute, University of Stuttgart.

Office of the Secretary - Workforce Recovery Conference - Jobs and Skills Fair (Continued)

Disability Integration Advisor Mike Houston Demonstrates iPad wi. New York Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

NDRF Briefing for USDA. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Newark, N.J., Nov. 6, 2012 At the Regional Office Intelligence Center near Newark, senior level emergency management officials in operations, logistics and recovery keep tabs on ever-changing events associated with Hurricane Sandy. FEMA works closely with federal partners and state and local agencies to assist survivors of Hurricane Sandy. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - Boston - Administrator Gina McCarthy visiting Boston Children's Hospital , Environmental Protection Agency

Two businessmen and a businesswoman in a conference

Office of Multimedia Operations and Services - Studio 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Portrait of two businessmen shaking hands in an office

Male employee examining copies on machine in print shop

FEMA FCO at State Emergency Operations Center. Georgia Severe Winter Storm. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville Districts, deputy chief PPMD and HHD program manager Sharon Rodriguez; coordinate the movement of the Jacksonville Districts' Commander, Col. James Booth, as they work to support the people of Puerto Rico in partnership with the local government and federal agencies.

Austin, TX, USA June 23, 2015 FEMA employees work at a Joint Field Office set u to u to orchestrate disaster recovery Operations in the State. Residents impacted by the recent flooding are encouraged to register for disaster assistance lease call 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA) or TTY: 1-800-462-7585 or online at www.disastperassistance.gov or m.fema.gov with a smart hone. Jocelyn. <p>Austin, TX, USA--June 23, 2015--FEMA employees work at a Joint Field Office set up to up to orchestrate disaster recovery operations in the State.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Hurricane Katrina, Kiln, Miss., February 10, 2006 -- Joe Williams (right) and his wife Cardia now work for Hancock County at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). The couple decided to dedicate their lives to helping Hancock County recover from Hurricane Katrina after losing everything they owned in the storm. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Oakland, Calif., Sep. 11, 2009 Randy Brawley, Preparedness Analysis Branch Chief, updates staff in the FEMA Region IX Regional Response Coordination Center during an earthquake exercise. The Thunderbolt exercise was a "no notice" test for the staff of the Region IX office. Exercises like the Thunderbolt help FEMA to assess its response capabilities.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Merchandise Rollout Event

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Bureau of Economic Analysis - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) Merchandise Rollout Event

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao's West Coast Trip

Taylor, MI, October 11, 2014 - Edward Persico (right), FEMA Hazard Mitigation Community Education and Outreach (CEO) Specialist, assists and informs disaster survivor Jorge Flores (left) in a Walmart store in Taylor, Michigan in response to severe storms and flooding on August 11-13, 2014 that adversely impacted the Michigan counties of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb. FEMA Supports local and state governments and tribal entities in their efforts to recover from natural disasters. Michigan Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

President Joe Biden, joined by Vice President Kamala Harris and Director of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Dr. Rochelle Walensky, talks with CDC staff during a briefing Friday, March 19, 2021, at the CDC headquarters in Atlanta.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Albany, N. Y. , September 2, 2011 Susan Schnetzer from NYC Office of Emergency Management Agency coordinates commodity requests at New York State Emergency Operations Center. NYS EOC was activated in response to Hurricane Irene that passed through New York State on August 28, 2011. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reads award citations hanging in the Executive Secretariat offices in the U.S. Department of State, Washington D.C., February 4, 2013.

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Ralph Thorn, general engineer and energy manager, Directorate of Public Works, 88th Readiness Division, studies building plans while looking for ways to make facilities in the region more energy efficient at Fort McCoy, Wis., October 5, 2022.

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Portrait of two businessmen sitting in an office

Naples, FL, USA--October 20, 2022--Local residents visit a Disaster Recovery Center in Collier County at Veterans Community Park and speak to a Small Business Adminstration Specialist. A number of local, state and federal agencies are on site to help residents Impacted by Hurricane Ian.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Jeff Watts, director of cyber solutions for the Facility-Related Control Systems (FRCS), Cyber Operations Group, Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, looks up from his work computer at the Public Works Department on Marine Corps Base Lejeune. FRCS Cyber Operations Group is an integral part of MCB Camp Lejeunes cyber capability and enables resiliency of essential utilities, environmental temperature and humidity control, fire protection, physical access control, and other key services that almost all other information technology rely upon for mission assurance. (Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Zeta Johnson)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

AmeriCorps Member with Disaster Center Managers in MS. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

From left, Col. Scott Kindberg, ASC chief of staff; Lee Hansen, ASC deputy chief of staff, G1 (Human Resource Management); Matt Sannito, deputy to the commanding general, ASC; and Rena Gainey, owner and creator of opportunities, of coworkqc, discuss the benefits of alternative workspace options at her downtown Davenport, Iowa, office April 7. (Photo by Jon Micheal Connor, ASC Public Affairs)

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao with Visiting Staff in Charlestowne, West Virginia

Deputy Secretary of State Wendy Sherman visits employees at the U.S. Department of State Operations Center, in Washington, D.C., on May 14, 2021.

Incident Management Team - Office Operations - 26-HK-205-19. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Gautier, Miss., April 27, 2006 - At the FEMA ESF-14 Long Term Community Recovery Meeting, FEMA Mitigation Specialist Jerry Powers (right) and Jackson County contractor Charles Givens discuss methods of strengthening buildings against disaster damage. George Armstrong/FEMA

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Setting Up Communications at the First Disaster Recovery Center. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DeAngel Casarez, 17th Contracting Squadron contracting officer, shows her workspace, at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, September 14, 2022. The 17th Training Wing recognizes and celebrates National Hispanic Heritage Month, and how every members diversity make the force stronger.

Coast Guard Personnel - Press Conference - 26-HK-83-40. Coast Guard woman at desk. Hurricane Katrina

Inter-American Defense College Leadership welcomed Deputy Assistant Secretary Kerri Hannan, US Department of State Western Hemisphere Bureau for a visit to the IADC Campus on Fort Lesley J. McNair, Washington, D.C., Oct. 14, 2022. During the visit, the guests conducted an office call with IADC Leadership, received an IADC brief, and concluded the visit with a tour of the campus.

FEMA, Regional Administrator, FEMA Region III, MaryAnn Tierney speaks with U.S. Army Corps of Engineers about ongoing Hurricane Ian recovery missions.The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is working in partnership with the local, state, and federal response to Hurricane Ian. More than 800 USACE personnel and contractors are deployed andengaged, coordinating with local, state, and federal partners in the affected areas. Our number one priority continues to be the life, health, and safety of all who are affected by Hurricane Ian.U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, local government liaison Paul Fleming of the St. Paul District provides support with Operation Blue Roof during Hurricane Ian.

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Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

A mixed race group of three business people sitting in an open space and making plans for a new office layout.

Tallahassee, FL, September 26, 2022 - Florida Emergency Operations Center in Tallahassee, Florida, is up and running in preparation for Hurricane Ian, expected to affect the entire state. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman in Seattle, Washington

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Denver Press Conference , Environmental Protection Agency

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