Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 6, 2009 -- James Shebl, external affairs officer, foreground, takes notes as a newspaper reporter shoots still photos and American Samoa government TV crew videotapes news conference updating progress of recovery since the September 29th earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster. It was the first news event at the Joint Field Office where employees of FEMA, federal partners and the American Samoa government work side-by-side to help survivors recover. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

The original database describes this as:

Title: Participants at Joint Field Office News Media Conference

Production Date: 11/06/2009

Caption: Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 6, 2009 -- James Shebl, external affairs officer, foreground, takes notes as a newspaper reporter shoots still photos and American Samoa government TV crew videotapes news conference updating progress of recovery since the September 29th earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster. It was the first news event at the Joint Field Office where employees of FEMA, federal partners and the American Samoa government work side-by-side to help survivors recover. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

Photographer Name: Richard O'Reilly

City/State: Pago Pago, AS

Keywords: American Samoa ^ FEMA ^ federal partners ^ earthquake ^ tsunami ^ flooding ^ disaster ^ news conference ^ news media ^ local-federal cooperation ^ Joint Field Office

Disasters: American Samoa Earthquake, Tsunami, and Flooding (DR-1859)

Disaster Types: Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami

Categories: FEMA Event ^ Press Conferences ^ Public Information Officers ^ Recovery
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials