Disaster Relief Efforts

Images depicting community efforts during disasters, showcasing individuals in evacuation centers, debris removal, and volunteers preparing for flood defenses.

Houston Astrodome - Victims of Hurricane Katrina displaced by storm living in Houston Astrodome.
Houston Astrodome - Victims of Hurricane Katrina displaced by storm living in Houston Astrodome.
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011091408 Evacuation centers.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Manville, N. J. , September 17, 2011 Volunteers from Faith Lutheran Church in Hillsborough, New Jersey, remove debris from the home of disaster survivors Dawn and David Cohen whose home in Manville suffered severe flooding damage caused by Hurricane Irene on August 28. FEMA works with and coordinates the generous activities of volunteer agencies like Lutheran Disaster Response. Connecticut Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-63. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina
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Residents stay inside a temporary evacuation center as the Taal volcano releases smoke and ash in Agoncillo town, Batangas province south of Manila. Taal, the second-most-active volcano in the country, emitted a dark plume of steam and ash in a brief explosion, indicating a hazardous explosive eruption is possible in hours or days. The explosion posed the threat of another eruption prompting the evacuation of thousands of villagers inside the volcanos danger zone or high-risk areas. Philippines.
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Winfield, MO, 06/19/2008 Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the evening hours at a local high school to help sandbagging efforts on the local levees in anticipation of breaching of the levees on June 19, 2008. Winfield, MO--Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the evening hours at a local high school to help sandbagging efforts on the local levees in anticipation of breeching of the levees on June 19, 2008.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Galena, Alaska, June 30, 2013 Local contractors work to clear flood water waste from the community center in an effort to remove the debris from the right of way and to the landfill. Federal funding in the form of Public Assistance is available to state, tribal and eligible local governments for emergency work, debris removal and the repair and or replacement of facilities damaged by the flooding. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Flooding - Minot, N. D. , June 24, 2011 Red Cross shelter in the Auditorium which is housing flood evacuees. Burleigh and Ward counties were designated a federal disaster area, opening the way for federal disaster assistance from FEMA. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Cleaning up the Dominguez Channel at Artesia Transit Center. Over 14,000 volunteers took part in Coastal Cleanup Day in Los Angeles County, cleaning up beaches, parks, alleys, creeks, highways and storm drains at 69 different sites. Over 300,000 pounds of debris and recyclables were removed by the various environmental organizations, community groups, families, local businesses, faith-based organizations and students that took part. Los Angeles, California, USA
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Houston Astrodome - Victims of Hurricane Katrina displaced by storm living in Houston Astrodome.
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-115. Hurricane Katrina
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Tents cover the mountainside in the Kurdish refugee camp of Yekmel. Refugees are being transported from Yekmel to a newly established camp at Zakhu during Operation Provide Comfort, an Allied effort to aid the refugees who fled the forces of Saddam Hussein in northern Iraq. Subject Operation/Series: PROVIDE COMFORT Country: Iraq(IRQ)
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San Diego Wildfires
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011032609 North Dakota Flooding. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Homeless Tent City in Sacramento
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Extreme Temperatures Flooding Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Dam/Levee Break Extreme Temperatures Flooding Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Computers, monitors, vacuum cleaners and other electronics have been donated by employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in conjunction with America Recycles Day.America Recycles Day is a nationally recognized initiative dedicated to promoting recycling in the United States. Kennedy partnered with several organizations in order to donate as many of the items as possible to those who could use them the most in the Space Coast community. Space center personnel brought in electronic waste, gently used household goods, clothing and more. The two-day event was sponsored by Kennedy's Sustainability team.
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Hurricane Wilma, Key West, FL, November 4, 2005 FEMA Individual Assistance information specialists and Small Business Administration specialists help local residents impacted by Hurricane Wilma fill out information at the Disaster Recovery Center set up next to the City Hall into the early evening.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Flooding - Minot, N. D. , July 4, 2011 Red Cross shelter in Minot North Dakota July 4, 2011. FEMA works with many partners after a disaster including the Red Cross. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Dam/Levee Break Extreme Temperatures Flooding Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Siret, the country on the border with Ukraine welcomes refugees fleeing the war..
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Miscellaneous - Coast Guard Operations - 26-HK-435-79. Hurricane Katrina
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Pressure washing and wrangling boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Homeless Tent City in Sacramento
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011090208 Emergency response.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge - START Contractors - 26-HK-393-58. Hurricane Katrina
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Computers, monitors, vacuum cleaners and other electronics have been donated by employees at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in conjunction with America Recycles Day.America Recycles Day is a nationally recognized initiative dedicated to promoting recycling in the United States. Kennedy partnered with several organizations in order to donate as many of the items as possible to those who could use them the most in the Space Coast community. Space center personnel brought in electronic waste, gently used household goods, clothing and more. The two-day event was sponsored by Kennedy's Sustainability team.
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 3, 2005 -- New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.
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Office of Water - World Water Monitoring Day , Environmental Protection Agency
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Manahawkin, New Jersey, Volunteers at the King of Kings Church sort donated clothing for people displaced by Hurricane Sandy. The church filled its sanctuary with food and its gym with clothing for storm victims.
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Pressure washing and wrangling boom. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency
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Dam/Levee Break Extreme Temperatures Flooding Winter Storm - Fargo, N. D. , March 29, 2009 Volunteers from the Red River Valley and beyond work to fill sandbags in the Fargodome in preparation of upcoming storm. Over 300,000 sandbags were stockpiled on this day. Andrea Booher/FEMA. North Dakota Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Hurricane Katrina Aftermath
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Katrina - General - 26-HK-403-95. Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina
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Vice Admiral Vivien Crea - 26-HK-15-60. numerous white supply bags on ground. Hurricane Katrina
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Mobile Disaster Recovery Center. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Houston, Texas - Victims of Hurricane Katrina live in the Houston Astrodome after the storm (Editorial Usage Only)
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 3, 2005 -- New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.
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Multi-Agency Resource Center opens for Those Affected by Christ. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Astrodome - Houston, Texas - 26-HK-62-2. Cots and people inside TX Astrodome shelter, Red Cross worker in foreground--by Andrea Booher-FEMA. Hurricane Katrina
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Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, La., September 3, 2005 -- New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations.
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Emergency Planning and Security - Eugene, Oreg. , June 28, 2008 CERT volunteers assist with basic first aid... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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France, Brittany, Rennes on 2022-02-04. The University of Rennes 2 s Free Solidarity Grocery recovers unsold food from supermarkets and uneaten meals from school canteens and distributes them free of charge to students. In this way, they fight both against waste and against student poverty. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Bretagne, Rennes le 2022-02-04. L Epicerie Gratuite Solidaire de l Universite Rennes 2 recupere les invendus des supermarches et les repas non consommees des cantines des ecoles pour les distribue gratuitement aux etudiants. Ainsi, ils luttent a la fois contre le gaspillage et contre la precarite etudiante. Photographie de Martin Bertrand.
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Winfield, MO, 06/19/2008 Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the evening hours at a local high school to help sandbagging efforts on the local levees in anticipation of breaching of the levees. Winfield, MO--Local volunteers prepare sandbags into the evening hours at a local high school to help sandbagging efforts on the local levees in anticipation of breeching of the levees on June 19, 2008.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Colorado Flood 2013.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Colorado Flood 2013. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Houston, Texas - Victims of Hurricane Katrina live in the Houston Astrodome after the storm, overall. (Editorial Usage Only)
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Office of Air and Radiation - EPA Bike Room , Environmental Protection Agency
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Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - WWPHSS Students , Environmental Protection Agency
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Flooding - Minot, N. D. , July 4, 2011 Animal Shelter run by volunteers after extensive flooding in the city. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Severe Storms and Flooding, Gays Mills, Wisconsin, September 29, 2007 This donation area at the Gays Mills Apple Festival was set up to help with flood recovery. Approximately 30 families lost their homes in the August flooding and FEMA was present with an outreach booth to answer questions. Savannah Brehmer/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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Miscellaneous - Katrina and Rita - 26-HK-431-255. Hurricane Katrina
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California, Pasadena. 2009 Tournament of Roses, Rose Parade. Aftermath of trash after parade.
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Rows of empty white chairs in grassy field in Washington, DC
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Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Cobleskill, N. Y. , September 3, 2011 The Tide mobile washing van made their services available to the folks in Cobleskill, Schoharie County after Hurricane Irene. Residents drop their clothes off and return the next day to pick up clean folded laundry. This is one way that the private sector assists disaster survivors. FEMA Photo/Judith Grafe. New York Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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011082910 Katrina Memorial in Shell Beach. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials