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Windsor, Conn. , September 27, 2011 --FEMA Public Information Specialists, Sally Mackert, left, and Norm Lenburg, do media call outs in the Joint Field Office to alert media of upcoming mitigation events that are going to be happening throughout the state. The events are geared to homeowners that are repairing from the impact of Tropical Storm Irene and to prepare for future storms. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Norwalk, Conn., Nov. 27, 2012 -- Hazard Mitigation Specialists at the Norwalk Disaster Recovery Center listen to FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate. The Administrator came to Connecticut to see first-hand the damage and to listen to FEMA employees' thoughts and advice. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

[Assignment: 48-DPA-03-20-08_SOI_K_Lease_1] Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to New Orleans, Louisiana, [where he opened, and announced high bid totals for,] the Minerals Management Service-sponsored federal sales of offshore oil and natural gas leases [in the Eastern Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 224) and the Central Gulf of Mexico (Lease Sale 206). The sales, attracting a record-setting $3.7 billion in high bids, inaugurated a program of enhanced revenue sharing with oil and gas producing Gulf states, along with higher royalty rates.] [48-DPA-03-20-08_SOI_K_Lease_1_DOI_1556.JPG]

The Pointer Sisters, Khrystyne Haje and Ann Jillian sit at a table to sign autographs for sailors aboard the combat stores ship USS SAN JOSE (AFS-7) following a United Service Organizations (USO) show during Operation Desert Shield

New York, N.Y., Dec. 11, 2012 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Applicant Services Program Specialists assist local residents with their applications for assistance after a town hall meeting held at public school 277, to discuss issues surrounding the Gerritson Beach community. Residents who have not yet applied for assistance and were impacted by Hurricane Sandy are encouraged to apply for assistance. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Jersey City, N.J., Nov. 28, 2012 -- At the Small Business Administration (SBA) Business Recovery Center (BRC) at New Jersey City University, SBA Field Operations Lead Maryann Okeke, SBA Customer Service Representative Dorothy Bell, and SBA Loss Verifier Virgilio Macion, Sr., assist an applicant. FEMA and SBA are partners in helping Hurricane Sandy survivors with recovery assistance and this BRC is set up to help eligible businesses recover. George Armstrong/FEMA

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New US Marine Corps (USMC) Recruits make their initial and last phone call home to let their parents and guardians know that they arrived safely at Marine Corps Recruit Depot (MCRD) Parris Island, South Carolina (SC)

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Findlay, Ohio, August 30, 2007 -- FEMA Community Relations (CR) representatives Doug Parker (far left) and Cindy Yee-Choy (center left) ask local officials about the areas hit hardest by the recent Ohio floods. CR representatives go door to door to disseminate information about FEMA programs directly to the people affected by a disaster. Mark Wolfe/FEMA

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Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- At the Choctaw County FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center, FEMA Public Information Officer Gene Kauffman (left), FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Manager, Sandra Brown, and FEMA Community Relations Specialist Steve Huffstutler discuss plans of the day. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 1, 2010 -- At the Ebenezer Community Volunteer Fire Station disaster staging area, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Michael Bolch speaks with Mrs Marsha Barbour, wife of Governor Haley Barbour, as FEMA Deputy Joe Girot observes. FEMA is here in response to the deadly April 24 tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- Mississippi Emergency Management Agency State Disaster Recovery Center Manager Dean Thompson assists AmeriCorps member Kyle Wood become familiar with a computer database project while on right, FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Manager Sandra Brown speaks with FEMA Public Information Officer Gene Kauffman. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- FEMA Community Relations Specialist Steve Huffstutler speaks with storm impacted residents as FEMA Community Relations Lead Jane Brom and Mississippi Emergency Management Agency worker Todd Demuth observe. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 1, 2010 -- At the Holmes County Ebenezer fire station disaster staging area, Governor Haley Barbour greets FEMA Community Relations workers Noris Brown, Duane Marusa (lead), and Carmin Biggart. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 1, 2010 -- At the Holmes County Ebenezer fire station disaster staging area, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Michael Bolch and State Emergency Management Director Mike Womack listen to Red Cross Representative Paige Roberts. FEMA is here as result of the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 1, 2010 -- At the Holmes County Ebenezer fire station disaster staging area, Joe Girot, Special Assistant to Federal Coordinating Officer Bolch confers with FEMA Community Relations workers as local television crews are nearby. FEMA is here due to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- At the Choctaw county disaster staging area in the parking lot of a destroyed church, FEMA Community Relations Specialist Lead Jane Brom(right) meets with Choctaw Emergency Management Director Brent McKnight(left), Mississippi Commission for Volunteer Service Director Judy Stein, and Mississippi State County Extension Agent Dee Ann Williams. FEMA and all here are responding to the deadly April 24 tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Lexington, Miss. , May 15, 2010 -- In Ebenezer Community Holmes County, FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Manager Rosemary Schulhorpe(left) speaks with FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Group Manager Paul Martin, and FEMA Individual Assistance Housing Specialist Don Wade. FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Centers are a central information and service location for survivors of the April 24 tornado which devastated this area. George Armstrong/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- At the Choctaw County FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center, FEMA Individual Assistance Specialists Joe Gagnon (in red) and Fred Burt are providing information to storm survivors, as FEMA Disaster Center Manager Sandra Brown observes. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

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Title: FEMA workers at the State Disaster Center in Choctaw County, MS

Production Date: 05/05/2010

Caption: Weir, Miss. , May 5, 2010 -- At the Choctaw County FEMA/State Disaster Recovery Center, FEMA Individual Assistance Specialists Joe Gagnon (in red) and Fred Burt are providing information to storm survivors, as FEMA Disaster Center Manager Sandra Brown observes. FEMA is here in response to the deadly tornado of April 24. George Armstrong/FEMA

Photographer Name: George Armstrong

City/State: Weir, MS

Disasters: Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding (DR-1906)

Disaster Types: Severe Storm ^ Tornado

Categories: Disaster Recovery Center ^ Individual Assistance ^ Recovery

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Tornado - Clinton, Miss. , May 24, 2011 -- FEMA Community Relations unit and MEMA meet regularly to compare, access and update information. FEMA provides funds to disaster survivors. Richard Cardona/FEMA

Hattiesburg, Miss., March 1, 2013 -- A tremendous amount of damage to homes was done by falling trees, often splintered at the base by the EF4 tornado. FEMA's Public Assistance Program has determined that several Mississippi Counties are eligible for Public Assistance Grants to offset the costs associated with storm debris cleanup. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Fairfield Beach, Conn., Oct. 31, 2012 -- Several oceanfront homes in Fairfield Beach have been destroyed. FEMA is now able to access the area and is assessing the situation and identifying the needs of storm survivors. Photo by John Kosciolek/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

[Fort Kent, Maine (vicinity). Putting up hay on Albert [Leonard] Gagnon's farm]

Spring potato planting on the French Acadian farm of Leonard Gagnon. Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Planting potatoes

Hattiesburg, Miss., Feb. 27, 2013 -- Hazard Mitigation Specialists are at Lowe's to distribute information and answer questions for customers. FEMA has Hazard Mitigation specialists working in Mississippi with training in building safe rooms. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Fridley, Minn. , June 16, 2011 -- Representatives of the Minnesota Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) met with county and local government officials from Anoka County to discuss federal assistance available to help repair infrastructure damaged by a tornado May 22, 2011. FEMA's public assistance programs provide funding for such repairs and also reimburse local units of goverment for some of the costs of emergency and protective measures. Photo by Norman Lenburg/FEMA

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Joplin, Mo. , September 7, 2011 -- "Opening Soon" and "Now Hiring" signs are appearing all along a section of Joplin's commercial distict after the May 22 EF5 tornado struck the area. FEMA is there to support business recovery.

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Birmingham, Ala. , May 20, 2011 -- FEMA Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Albie Lewis speaks with Congressman Robert B. Aderholt (R. AL-4) during a tour of the FEMA/State Joint Field Office. FEMA is here as result of the deadly April tornado. George Armstrong/FEMA

Fairfield Beach, Conn., Nov. 3, 2012 -- Community Relations Specialists John Kosciolek and Helaine Kephart identify roads to a recently accessible area on the Connecticut coastline. FEMA teams are visiting these areas, providing information and answering questions for storm survivors seeing their homes for the first time since evacuating for Hurricane Sandy. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Moore, Okla., May 23, 2013 -- Storm survivors have returned, search for possessions, and begin the difficult task of clean-up from the May 20 EF-5 tornado which devastated this area. FEMA can provide temporary housing and other assistance to eligible survivors who register and apply. George Armstrong/FEMA

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