Disaster Response Structures

Buildings and facilities constructed for disaster response, showcasing recovery efforts in the aftermath of severe weather events.

Col. Karl R. Arbogast, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS), and Sgt. Maj. Jonathan M. Wyble, sergeant major, MCAS Beaufort, plant four trees in front of the air station Headquarters building with members of the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Office to celebrate Earth Day at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., April 22, 2022. Earth day is a time to reflect on the mission carried out at the air station and how to preserve the environment while sustaining the Marine Corps mission into the future in Beaufort, S.C. The trees were planted in remembrance of the four fallen Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 who were killed earlier this year in Norway during the NATO exercise.

050914-A-0000M-001. Base: Plaquemines Parish State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Col. Karl R. Arbogast, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS), and Sgt. Maj. Jonathan M. Wyble, sergeant major, MCAS Beaufort, plant four trees in front of the air station Headquarters building with members of the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Office to celebrate Earth Day at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., April 22, 2022. Earth day is a time to reflect on the mission carried out at the air station and how to preserve the environment while sustaining the Marine Corps mission into the future in Beaufort, S.C. The trees were planted in remembrance of the four fallen Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 who were killed earlier this year in Norway during the NATO exercise.

Hackberry Water District. Louisiana Hurricane Rita. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Storm Tornado - Newcastle, Okla. , May 26, 2010 Part of the community's public building complex is a 7,200 square foot tornado safe room, built with a FEMA grant. According to Ed Craven, McClain County emergency manager, the safe room can provide protection for up to 900 people. FEMA . Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-8. Hurricane Katrina

Coast Guard Structures - Station Sabine - 26-HK-108-6. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Cameron, La. , October 2, 2008 Two years after Hurricane Rita destroyed South Cameron Memorial Hospital, it reopened its doors this time mitigated to reduce potential loss of property and medical equipment against future disasters. Having weathered Hurricane Ike, the mitigation measures of building safer, smarter, stronger proved to be invaluable, as the hospital received only minor damages. Calvin Tolleson/FEMA. Louisiana Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Rainsville, Ala. , August 22, 2011 Plainview High School resumed classes on Aug 15, facilitated in 37 classroom modular units and a portable restroom unit. The high school was heavily impacted by 3 tornadoes on April 27, devastating nearly 28 miles of the town. Currently the FEMA ESF#14 team is working closely with Rainsville to rebuild the community to be better and stronger than before. FEMA Photo/Ruth Kennedy. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina damaged school Welcome Back sign abandoned New Orleans Louisiana

ESU St. Louis - New Orleans - 26-HK-320-165. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lafourche-Jefferson Parish (BP Oil Spill) - Public assistance site. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Saucier, Miss. , July 28, 2011 Community members gather for the official opening ceremonies of the Harrison County Evacuation Shelter. FEMA and MEMA worked together to build three hurricane facilities to serve the Harrison County communities. Photo: Chris Ragazzo/FEMA. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Columbia Disaster Recovery Center was the First to Open. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Globs of oil on Lafourch Beach, Lafourche, LA. some are weathered and dulled by action of wave and sand. , Environmental Protection Agency

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-83. Hurricane Katrina

Signs at DRC Entrance. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Disaster Recovery Center open in Currituck County. Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

. Hurricane Katrina

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-3. Hurricane Katrina

Leon Co. DRC Signs Point the way to help. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Coast Guard Structures - Air Stations - New Orleans - 26-HK-95-69. AIRSTA NOLA the day before Hurricane Katrina hit3. Hurricane Katrina

Wildfire - Bastrop County, Texas, September 11, 2011 State and FEMA staff work to open a Mobile Disaster Registration Intake Center in Bastrop County, Texas. The temporary site is being used to help wildfire survivors register for federal aid.. Texas Wildfires. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Katrina Third Year Recovery.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

ESU St. Louis - New Orleans - 26-HK-320-164. Hurricane Katrina

Jefferson Parish, La., May 14, 2013 -- To date, FEMA has funded approximately $68,000 for Paul J. Solis Elementary School. FEMA has provided public assistance funding and grants to rebuild infrastructures destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Manuel Broussard/FEMA

Damage and debris left behind after late July and early Aug. flooding in Neon, Ky., Aug. 20, 2022.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Cameron, La. , October 2, 2008 Two years after Hurricane Rita destroyed South Cameron Memorial Hospital, it reopened its doors this time mitigated to reduce potential loss of property and medical equipment against future disasters. Having weathered Hurricane Ike, the mitigation measures of building safer, smarter, stronger proved to be invaluable, as the hospital received only minor damage. Calvin Tolleson/FEMA. Louisiana Hurricane Ike. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

St. Bernard Parish, La., Aug. 11, 2008 -- To date, almost $30.7 million has been funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency for Davies Elementary School after Hurricane Katrina. Manuel Broussard/FEMA

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Shelby, Ohio, August 31, 2007 A FEMA Mobile DRC (MDRC) sign flaps gently in the breeze. The Mobile DRC unit (far right background) is a flexible way FEMA can deliver assistance to individuals and communities in times of disaster recovery. Mike Moore/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Gibson County Disaster Recovery Center. Tennessee Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Col. Karl R. Arbogast, commanding officer, Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort (MCAS), and Sgt. Maj. Jonathan M. Wyble, sergeant major, MCAS Beaufort, plant four trees in front of the air station Headquarters building with members of the Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs Office to celebrate Earth Day at MCAS Beaufort, S.C., April 22, 2022. Earth day is a time to reflect on the mission carried out at the air station and how to preserve the environment while sustaining the Marine Corps mission into the future in Beaufort, S.C. The trees were planted in remembrance of the four fallen Marines with Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 261 who were killed earlier this year in Norway during the NATO exercise.

Flooding - South Kingston, R. I. , April 13, 2010 FEMA / State Disaster Recovery Center is set up at the Wakefield Mall to provide help to those affected by the recent floods. Representatives of state, federal, voluntary agencies and the US Small Business Administration are available to answer questions and check the status of your application. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

050925-A-8834P-098. Base: Galveston Bay State: Texas (TX) Country: United States Of America (USA)

Absentee Shawnee Resource Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA PIO at Sewannee Co. DRC. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DRC Signs in Baker County. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

Aftermath - Keesler Damage - 26-HK-288-40. Hurricane Katrina

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

Baker Co DRC Opens today.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

South Cameron High School. Louisiana Hurricane Rita. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Water - Lake Manassas , Environmental Protection Agency

Bonita Springs, FL, USA-November 17, 2022--Business impacted by Hurricane Ian remain closed.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - El Paso , Environmental Protection Agency

Pass Christian, MS, Aril 29, 2015 - Emergency owner generator for water and sewer at Pass Christian Police Department and Emergency Operations Center, Pass Christian, Mississippi. The Police Department and Emergency Operations Center in Pass Christian, Mississippi were damaged by Hurricane Katrina in 2005. In 2010, the Pass Christian Police Department and EOC were rebuilt and restored with FEMA Public Assistance (PA) and mitigated to FEMA 361 standards with funding from the FEMA Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP).

Office of the Administrator - Madison, Wisconsin , Environmental Protection Agency

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-1. Hurricane Katrina

Historic Columbia River Highway - Making Their Feelings Known. This sign indicates that there are some hostile feelings here about the government's involvement in the Columbia River Gorge area. Oregon (45.654° N 121.211° W)

01107112011 Pioneer Park in Bismarck ND. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DRC Signs. Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- At Vandenberg Air Force Base in California, the first stage of a United Launch Alliance Delta II that will carry the National Polar-orbiting Operational Environmental Satellite System Preparatory Project (NPP) satellite into space has arrived at NASA's Launch Complex-2. The vehicle will undergo initial testing at the United Launch Alliance Delta Mission Checkout Facility. NPP will be positioned 512 miles above the Earth's surface and will orbit about 16 times each day to observe nearly the entire globe. The NPP mission for NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is to measure Earth's atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity sounding, land and ocean biological activity, and cloud and aerosol properties.

Aftermath - Aviation Training Center Damage - 26-HK-287-6. Bldg 4-03 Damage. Hurricane Katrina

DRC in Jasper, FL. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Grand Isle, Louisiana - 26-HK-344-17. Hurricane Katrina

Sign at Absentee Shawnee Resource Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Suwannee Co. DRC Signs. Florida Severe Storms, Flooding, Tornadoes, and Straight-line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Signing ceremony, outside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, for Executive Order protecting and conserving the striped bass and red drum fish populations, with President George W. Bush joined by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest, Coastal Conservation Association Chairman Walter Fondren, American Sportfishing Association President Mike Nussman, Stripers Forever President Brad Burns, Shimano America Corporation President Dave Pfeiffer, and other dignitaries

Katrina Third Year Anniversary.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Shower Trailer - 26-HK-263-14. Site Damage. Hurricane Katrina

USA, Oregon, Central Pregon, Bend, Construction, Along Highway 20, East of Town, between 27th and Ward road, Construction, July 2024 PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Earlington, Ky, December 9, 2005 - A home with major roof damages, caused by F4 tornadoes on November 15, is framed by towering oaks completely stripped of foliage and suffering major limb loss. A federal disaster deeclaration for Individual Assistance was issued for Hopkins and Marshall counties in western Kentucky on December first. Win Henderson/FEMA photo.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Globs of oil on Lafourch Beach, Lafourche, LA. some are weathered and dulled by action of wave and sand. , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding - Denver, Colo. , March 12, 2010 FEMA Region VIII MERs roll out to support operations in South Dakota and North Dakota. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Private Property Highway 69 - 26-HK-189-8. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-18. Hurricane Katrina

Cobb County DRC Open Today. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Jefferson Parish, La., Feb. 10, 2012 -- Terrytown Elementary School, approximately 45,750-square-feet in size, was severely damaged by wind and wind-driven rain resulting from Hurricane Katrina. FEMA provided more than $22.3 million to replace the facility. Amy Connolly/FEMA

Coastal Storm Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Windsor, N. C. , September 30, 2011 A Disaster Recovery Center is open in the Council on Aging Building. FEMA opens recovery centers in the damaged counties so that hurricane survivors can have easy access for help and advise. Marilee Caliendo/FEMA. North Carolina Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of Research and Development - Gulf Breeze GED , Environmental Protection Agency

Sector New Orleans - Aftermath - 26-HK-149-139. Hurricane Katrina

Signs at Carroll County Disaster Recovery Center. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Wimberley, TX, USA June 26, 2015 Signs for a Disaster Recovery Center are set u by the roadside to alert residents to it's location. Residents impacted by the recent flooding may visit the center to register for disaster assistance or get information about their application or they may register by calling 1-800-621-3362 (FEMA); TTY 1-800-462-7585.Jocelyn. <p>Wimberley, TX, USA--June 26, 2015--Signs for a Disaster Recovery Center are set up by the roadside to alert residents to  it's location.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Johnson Bayou Lbrary Grand Opening.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Johnson Bayou Lbrary Grand Opening.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Cocodrie, Louisiana and Oil Disaster Meeting in Dulac, Louisiana (BP Oil Spill) - USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Katrina - General - 26-HK-402-13. Hurricane Katrina

No Dumping in Ocean Sign. No Dumping in Ocean Sign, Ballona Creek, Culver City, Los Angeles, California, USA

DR-1607 Hurricane Rita.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane Katrina, Hancock County, Miss., December 8, 2005 -- The Hancock County government is currently operating out of FEMA provided temporary buildings. Governments buildings all along the Mississippi gulf coast were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Maintenance and Logistics Commands Atlantic - Property Inventory Team - Loran Station Grangeville, Louisiana - 26-HK-181-2. Hurricane Katrina

USA, Oregon, Bend, New Bend, Butler Market and Eagle RD, 2024 PUBLICATIONxNOTxINxFRA

No Dumping in Ocean Sign, Ballona Creek, Culver City, Los Angeles, Calikfornia, USA

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

Hurricane Katrina, Tylertown, MS. October 4, 2005.- Thousands of pounds of debris covering the streets of Tylertown, Mississippi. Nicolas Britto/FEMA

Katrina - General - 26-HK-402-12. Hurricane Katrina

Saturday, Oct. 9, 2022, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineer installed its first Blue Roof in Fort Myers Florida. Operation Blue Roof is a priority mission managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for FEMA. 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. This program is a NO COST service for homeowners. Operation Blue Roof is designed to protect property, reduces temporary housing costs, and allows residents to remain in their homes while recovering from the storm.

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

CLIFTON, Texas (April 19, 2022) A warning sign near the Brazos River below the Whitney Lake Dam. Staff with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District at Whitney Lake rescued two fishermen who had been stranded below the Whitney Dam in the Brazos River during a planned water release from the dam. The Corps of Engineers primary concern is public safety. There are multiple warning signs in this area that exist because there is a real safety concern that the public needs to be aware of. Every dam is different and taking a few minutes to understand the warnings and restrictions could save your life. With any water-based activity, wearing a life jacket in and around the water will greatly increase your chances of survival. U.S. Army photo. (Released)

Detroit, Michigan, A mostly-finished section of the Joe Louis Greenway. When complete, the Greenway will be a 27.5-mile bicycle/walking trail that will circle much of the city and parts of Highland Park, Hamtramck, and Dearborn. This section was formerly a railway

Katrina - General - 26-HK-409-10. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina, Hancock County, Miss., December 8, 2005 -- The Hancock County government is currently operating out of FEMA provided temporary buildings. Governments buildings all along the Mississippi gulf coast were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

Minneapolis, Minnesota. Urban Ventures farm. It is a 1.5-acre urban farm that grows produce and provides nutrition and agriculture education for families and children.

Delgado Community College. Louisiana Hurricane Katrina. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Ryegrass Rest Area on Interstate 90, garbage cans, water tap and parking spaces.

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