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Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Information Technology Specialist Olie Burkes,sets up communications for Forrest County Disaster Recovery Center Manager Jesse Gordon. MERS teams are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission, to provide logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA's Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Information Technology Specialist Lathette Brooks configures a laptop for Disaster Recovery Center Manager Gary Erickson. MERS teams are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission, to provide logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Waynesboro, Miss., Feb. 18, 2013 -- FEMA's Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Information Technology Specialists Jessica Stilwell and Larry Bishop configure a laptop. MERS teams are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission to provide logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA's Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) vehicles are providing initial communications support to the first Disaster Recovery Centers open in Hattiesburg. MERS are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission, providing logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA's Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS), have brought in special vehicles providing initial communications support as the first Disaster Recovery Centers open in Hattiesburg. MERS staff and equipment are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission, providing logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- Charles Buckner, Applicant Services Specialist, assists a survivor who is applying via the Phone Bank at the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Forrest County. FEMA DRCs are opening in Hattiesburg to answer survivors' questions and to assist them through the application process. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- Mississippi Emergency Management (MEMA) representative Donna Gray assists in putting up signs as the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Forrest County prepares to open. FEMA and the State of Mississippi are working closely together to answer survivors' questions in FEMA DRCs. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA, State and County Representatives work together to meet the needs of survivors as soon as possble. L to R, are Terry Steed, Hattiesburg City Emergency Management Director, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Terry Quarles and FEMA Logistics Chief Smitty Bell. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 15, 2013 -- Teams of telephone workers have come to Hattiesburg from Picayune, MS to assist in restoring service to local residents. FEMA is working with the utility companies to provide Public Assistance aid to those counties affected by the tornadoes. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 16, 2013 -- FEMA's Mobile Emergency Response Support (MERS) Information Technology Specialist Olie Burkes, configures a laptop. MERS teams are used in the FEMA Disaster Response Mission, to provide logistical, life support, operations, and telecommunication support during the early stages of disaster response activities. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

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Date Taken: 2013-02-16 00:00:00 UTC

Photographer Name: Marilee Caliendo

City/State: Hattiesburg, MS

Disasters: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-4101)

Disaster Types: Tornado

Categories: Disaster Recovery Center ^ Individual Assistance ^ Operations ^ Response

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