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Tornado - Pleasant Grove, Ala. , May 1, 2011 -- Disaster survivors search through the debris for their belongings created from recent tornadoes that affected the Alabama region. FEMA, through our regional offices in Atlanta, GA and Philadelphia, PA, has been in close contact and coordination with state emergency management officials, and stands ready to support states, if requested. FEMA has personnel on the ground in Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Kentucky, and Tennessee. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA

Secretary Shaun Donovan visiting Alabama [to view damage, recovery efforts in the wake of the Tuscaloosa-Birmingham] tornado. [Among officials accompanying Secretary Donovan on tour of Tuscaloosa's Rosedale Courts public housing complex and other damage sites were Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, Alabama Congresswoman Terri Sewell, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox, HUD Alabama Director Jim Bayard, and Federation of Southern Cooperatives Executive Director Ralph Paige.]

Petal, Miss., Feb. 17, 2013 -- The tornado that passed through Forrest County destroyed several homes, displacing most residents. FEMA has set up a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) in Petal so that survivors can help from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, Mississippi Emergency Operations and voluntary agencies, all in one place. Photo by Marilee Caliendo/FEMA

Damage, from Tuscaloosa-Birmingham, Alabama tornado, [viewed by Secretary Shaun Donovan during visit to the state]

Damage, from Tuscaloosa-Birmingham, Alabama tornado, [viewed by Secretary Shaun Donovan during visit to the state]

Damage, from Tuscaloosa-Birmingham, Alabama tornado, [viewed by Secretary Shaun Donovan during visit to the state]

Pictured is a flyover of tornado damage from the May

Aerial views of the devastation in Key West from Hurricane

[Select views:] Hurricane Katrina [damage, recovery efforts, evacuees, tours and remarks by Secretary Alphonso Jackson and other officials]

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[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 1, 1997 - Debris builds at the curbs as residents muck out their homes. Red River flood waters damaged many area homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - Residents of Grand Forks muck out their homes and use pumps to remove water from basements. The Red River flooded and damaged many homes in the area with mud and water. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - A resident looks at the mud and water still in his home. The Red River damaged many area homes with mud and water when the Red River flood waters came though Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - A FEMA worker and a resident stand in mud talking. The Red River flooded many homes in the area. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - A FEMA worker talks to a resident about the flooding damage to this neighborhood. The men are waiting for the Red River waters recede. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 01, 1997 - Debris builds up as residents muck out their homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - A resident looks through the back door of a home that is not flooded because it's protected by a levee of sand bags. The Red River of the North is flooding Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND April 1, 1997 - Aerial of a Grand Forks neighborhood still flooded after the Red River came though town. FEMA/Mike Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 15, 1997 - This house was lifted by flood waters and came to rest on a car. Houses were moved off their foundations as the Red River flood waters came though Grand Forks. FEMA/Michael Rieger

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, May 1, 1997 -- Debris from the interior of homes now lines the streets and residents wait for it's removal to a site or landfill. Many area homes were damaged as water from the Red River entered their homes. FEMA/Michael Rieger

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Squatters' shacks along the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. Many of the men living here during the winter work in the nearby orchards of the Williamette and Yakima Valley in the summer

PREPAREDNESS PARADE. MANY WOMEN CARRYING HUGE FLAG

Operable Unit-1 Landfill Area looking south from Potential Release Site 441 [Railroad Yard] [Operable Unit-1 - Landfill Area]

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Landslides] Garland, WV, May 20, 2002 -- Mildred Avecedo talks with Wilbur Bishop, Jr. about his experiences on the afternoon of May 2, 2002 when a flash flood hit his south West Virginian home and nearly swept his wife away while she was in her tanning bed. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

Mark Comora, president of Fortistar LLC, presents Col.

Fire ^ Wildfire - Boulder, Colo. , Jan. 8, 2009 -- Houses were saved by a burn out operation on the Old Stage Fire having a defensible space around the house gave the fire fighters this option. This house is also built with one hour fire resistance materials. Photo: Micahel Rieger/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Marmaduke, Ar. -- The northwest corner of the Marmadke school complex, which houses the middle school classrooms, lies collapsed from the force of the tornado which struck this community of 1100 people on April 2nd. Storms and tornadoes that impacted the central and northeastern portions of the state the first three days of the month resulted in a federal disaster declaration for seven counties. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

[Severe Storms/Flooding] Grand Forks, ND, April 1, 1997 - Search & Rescue personal in boats go through Grand Forks neighborhoods flooded by the Red River of the North. FEMA/Michael Rieger

The Miramar Landfill located in San Diego, Calif.,

An American civilian contract firefighter extinguishes a fire at a landfill on Forward Operating Base Speicher, near Tikrit, Iraq (IRQ), in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM. (A3566)

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, LA, September 5, 2005 -- Evacuee sleeps at the New Orleans airport where FEMA's D-MATs have set up operations. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] New Orleans, La., September 8, 2005 -- FEMA's US&R teams in route by helicopter to conduct a search in St. Bernard Parish, view the flooding in New Orleans. Photo: Michael Rieger/FEMA

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