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Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Stonington, Conn. , April 6, 2010 -- First Selectman of Stonington, CT Ed Haberek (L) shaking hands with FEMA Public Assistance (PA) Specialist Justin Ratti as they finish a damage assessment inspection of the Stillman Avenue bridge in Stonington. A cooperative effort between local, state, and federal representatives, PDA inspections are one of the first steps to help a community recover after a disaster. FEMA/Mike Moore

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Stonington, Conn. , April 6, 2010 -- Joe Bragaw, Director of Public Works (l) conferring with FEMA PA Specialist Justin Ratti (c) and other members of a joint local, state, and federal PDA team (r) and a local media crew in the basement the flood damaged Stonington Town Hall. Immediate mitigation efforts (minimizing further damages) such as removing wet wall-boards and damaged flooring, can be seen here. Damage assessment is one of the first steps in helping a community recover from a disaster. FEMA/Mike Moore

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Moorhead, Minn. , April 6, 2009 -- Red Cross volunteers load up disaster clean-up kits for another trip back into flooded areas of Clay County, MN. High water all along the Clay County side of the Red River has caused storm drains and sewers to backwash into streets and residencies; among other things, the kits contain disinfectant. Mike Moore/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Warwick, R. I. , April 5, 2010 -- Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA) Director Dave Smith (L) Rhode Island State Senator Jack Reed (C), along with FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino (R) and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Gracia Szczech (far right) listening to Rhode Island Adjutant General and Emergency Director Major General Robert Bray (middle left) during a tour of the recently flooded Warwick Waste-water Treatment Plant. Inter-agency cooperation and sharing of information helps expedite assistance to a community affected by a disaster. FEMA/Mike Moore

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Moorhead, Minn. , April 7, 2009 -- City and contract workers delivering sandbags to residents that will soon be on the river side of a massive temporary clay dike. As the Red River swells for the second time in less than two weeks, the town is erecting a clay dike to protect a majority of residents, but helping riverside homes to build barriers against the coming flood. Mike Moore/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Lawrenceville, N. J. , September 9, 2011 -- U. S. Congressman Rush Holt (New Jersey, 12th District) speaks to members of the Stockton Office of Emergency Management before beginning a damage assessment tour of the D&R Canal (Delaware and Raritan Rivers) that was compromised by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. FEMA partners with the state, local governments and elected officials to insure coordination of disaster response activities and effective communication among all stakeholders. Photo by Christopher Mardorf / FEMA.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , August 2, 2010 -- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech, (l to r) U. S. Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee's 5th District and Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Tom Stufano talk with Nashville Councilman Bo Mitchel in the Bellevue section of Nashville. Cooper reminded local residents of the Aug. 5 deadline to register for federal assistance. In May, severe storms and flooding caused major damage in forty nine Tennessee counties. Martin Grube/FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Lawrenceville, N. J. , September 9, 2011 -- Brian Hughes (left), Executive Director of Mercer County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) speaks with U. S. Congressman Rush Holt (New Jersey, 12th District) to members of the Mercer County Office of Emergency Management at a special briefing before a tour of urban areas affected by flooding caused by Hurricane Irene on August 28, 2011. FEMA partners with the state, local governments and elected officials to insure coordination of disaster response activities and effective communication among all stakeholders. Photo by Christopher Mardorf / FEMA.

Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Conway, Ark. , June 3, 2011 -- A FEMA Mitigation specialist talks to a residents about what needs to be done to protect his home against flooding or potential high winds and tornadoes. FEMA specialist are setting up information booths in local hardware stores throughout Arkansas to provide residents with information that may help them protect their property if the area is affected by damaging winds and/or flood waters. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Stonington, Conn. , April 6, 2010 -- Joe Bragaw, Director of Public Works (r) speaking with Justin Ratti (center) and other members of a joint local, state and federal PDA team (l) before beginning a tour to inspect damage to public infrastructure as a result of the historic rainfall and subsequent flooding in late March. Damage assessment is one of the first steps in helping a community recover from a disaster. FEMA/Mike Moore

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Title: Public Assistance (PA) Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team in Stonington, CT

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Caption: Stonington, Conn. , April 6, 2010 -- Joe Bragaw, Director of Public Works (r) speaking with Justin Ratti (center) and other members of a joint local, state and federal PDA team (l) before beginning a tour to inspect damage to public infrastructure as a result of the historic rainfall and subsequent flooding in late March. Damage assessment is one of the first steps in helping a community recover from a disaster. FEMA/Mike Moore

Photographer Name: Mike Moore

City/State: Stonington, CT

Disaster Types: Flooding ^ Severe Storm

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