Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, January 13, 2010 -- Billy Zwerschke, Mitigation Liaison for FEMA, greets members of the Galveston County Commissioners Court prior to the announcement of the single largest Hazard Mitigation grant of $102,716,260 funded in Region 6. This grant will allow the county to acquire and demolish 759 structures in its 100-year floodplain, mainly on Bolivar Peninsula. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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Title: FEMA meets with local officials in Texas

Production Date: 01/13/2010

Caption: Galveston, Texas, January 13, 2010 -- Billy Zwerschke, Mitigation Liaison for FEMA, greets members of the Galveston County Commissioners Court prior to the announcement of the single largest Hazard Mitigation grant of $102,716,260 funded in Region 6. This grant will allow the county to acquire and demolish 759 structures in its 100-year floodplain, mainly on Bolivar Peninsula. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Photographer Name: Robert Kaufmann

City/State: Galveston, TX

Keywords: Galveston Texas Billy Zwerschke mitigation hazard mitigation grant grant region 6 Bolivar Bolivar Peninsula floodplain

Disaster Types: Hurricane/Tropical Storm

Categories: Disaster Officials ^ Mitigation ^ Recovery ^ State/Local Officials
Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials