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[Hurricane Katrina] Pass Christian, Miss., February 6, 2006 -- The house of Don and Rose Blanchard, rebuilt just 10 months prior to Hurricane Katrina using best mitigation practices, sustained little damage from the storm.  Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) funds were used to subsidize their rebuilding costs in 2003.  Darby Duffin/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Pass Christian, Miss., February 6, 2006 -- The hou...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Gulfport, Miss., February 6, 2006 -- Electric storm shutters helped keep emergency personnel safe inside the Harrison County Courthouse during Hurricane Katrina.  Best mitigation practices are used to strengthen structures against all hazards.  Darby Duffin/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Gulfport, Miss., February 6, 2006 -- Electric stor...

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[Hurricane Katrina] Bay St. Louis, Miss., March 27, 2006 -- The house of John and Allison Anderson in Bay St. Louis was built using Best Mitigation Practices and survived Hurricane Katrina when other nearby houses did not.  FEMA encourages people to build better, stronger and smarter to reduce damages due to natural disasters.  Mark Wolfe/FEMA

[Hurricane Katrina] Bay St. Louis, Miss., March 27, 2006 -- The house ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ada, OK, August 23, 2007 -- Flood victim Homer Joy talks with FEMA Mitigation Specialist Ernal Cunningham about Mitigation practices for his business at a FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRC).  DRC's provide applicants with information about FEMA programs and can help in filling out applications.  Marvin Nauman/FEMA photo

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Ada, OK, August 23, 2007 -- F...

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[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16, 2007 -- Pepperdine University Campus, The use of irrigation sprinkler systems clearly delineates how fire prevention and mitigation practices can save homes and vegetation. Susie Shapira/FEMA

[Wildfires] Malibu, CA, November 16, 2007 -- Pepperdine University Cam...

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Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, May 8, 2010 --FEMA Mitigation Specialist Billy Zwerschke discusses the importance of mitigation practices, with a resident of the Bolivar Peninsula, at the Bolivar Community Day Event hosted by the Bolivar Blueprint Steering Committee. FEMA, along with other local state and federal organizations took part in the day's event to discuss the long-term recovery needs of the Bolivar Peninsula as the community rebuilds from Hurricane Ike. Patricia Brach/FEMA

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Galveston, Texas, May 8, 2010 --FEMA Mitiga...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Worker at the Bolivar Community Day event Production Date: 05/08/2010 Caption: Galveston, Texas, May 8, 2010 --FEMA Mitigation Specialist Billy Zwerschke ... More