![[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayette, TN, February 8, 2008 -- This FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support(MERS) Initial Response Vehicle(IRV) is providing support to the FEMA FIRSTeam in uploading live video feed to FEMA headquarters for critical early stage planning and response. This one from MERS-Thomasville, GA team came here immediately after the severe storm and tornado which impacted this community. George Armstrong/FEMA](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn10/L3Bob3RvLzIwMDgvMDIvMDgvc2V2ZXJlLXN0b3Jtcy10b3JuYWRvZXMtc3RyYWlnaHQtbGluZS13aW5kcy1hbmQtZmxvb2RpbmctbGFmYXlldHRlLXRuLWZlYnJ1YXJ5LTY3NzJhNS0xMDI0LmpwZw%3D%3D/320/481/jpg "[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayette, TN, February 8, 2008 -- This FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support(MERS) Initial Response Vehicle(IRV) is providing support to the FEMA FIRSTeam in uploading live video feed to FEMA headquarters for critical early stage planning and response. This one from MERS-Thomasville, GA team came here immediately after the severe storm and tornado which impacted this community. George Armstrong/FEMA")
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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding] Lafayette, TN, February 8, 2008 -- This FEMA Mobile Emergency Response Support(MERS) Initial Response Vehicle(IRV) is providing support to the FEMA FIRSTeam in uploading live video feed to FEMA headquarters for critical early stage planning and response. This one from MERS-Thomasville, GA team came here immediately after the severe storm and tornado which impacted this community. George Armstrong/FEMA
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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials
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08/02/2008
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