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Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 7, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake struck this market on Easter Sunday leaving a trail of broken merchandise and products on the floors. Preliminary damage assessments are being conducted by FEMA, State, and City emergency managers to assess the damage sustained to the areas. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 7, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 ear...

The original database describes this as: Title: Photograph by Adam Dubrowa taken on 04/07/2010 in California Production Date: 04/07/2010 Caption: Calexico, Calif. , April 7, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthqu... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Newcastle, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment team [PDA] (left to right) - Ed Cravens, McClain County emergency manager; Sam Talamantez with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management (OEM); Kevin Williams, OEM southeast area public assistance crew leader and Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance officer - verify that a damage inspection just completed is agreed upon. Several PDA teams are investigating losses caused to public infrastructure by the 22 confirmed tornadoes that swept the eastern half of the state on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Newcastle, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Members of...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment team in OK Production Date: 05/26/2010 Caption: Newcastle, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment tea... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Gayland Kitch (center), City of Moore emergency manager, traces out the path of a tornado that struck the area on May 10 and caused damages to some of the city's public properties. Preliminary Damage assessment teams made up of officials from local, county, state and federal agencies are documenting damages caused by 22 confirmed tornadoes that swept the eastern half of the state. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Gayland Kitch ...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA team briefing with map in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Gayland Kitch (center), City of Moore emergency manager, t... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Three members of a state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team - FEMA (left), the State of Oklahoma (center) and the U. S. Small Business Administration - discuss their findings while inspecting a damaged home. A series of 22 confirmed tornadoes swept the eastern half of the state on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Three membe...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Three members of a state/federal Preli... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Officer Ron Crow, a member of a Preliminary Damage Assessment team, documents damages to the roof of a municipal building caused by a tornado on May 10. Public infrastructure in the eastern half of the state experienced damages from 22 confirmed tornadoes that day. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public As...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA PA officer documenting damage to a hail damaged roof in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Offi... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (standing) - Amber Murphy with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management (left), John Nelson with the Federal Emergency Management Agency (center) and Anthony Drew with the U. S. Small Business Administration (right) - record information being provided to them by a homeowner whose property was affected by one of the May 10th tornadoes. A series of 22 confirmed tornadoes struck the state that day. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three membe...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/13/2010 Caption: Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three members of a Preliminary Damage ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Okfuskee County, Okla. , May 16, 2010 -- Anthony Drew (left), with the U. S. Small Business Administration, John Nelson, a FEMA individual assistance officer, and Amber Murphy with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management are part of a Preliminary Damage Assessment team evaluating damages and losses caused by the May 10 tornadoes. Three teams are working throughout the eastern half of the state documenting the damage caused by 22 confirmed tornadoes. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Okfuskee County, Okla. , May 16, 2010 -- Anth...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/16/2010 Caption: Okfuskee County, Okla. , May 16, 2010 -- Anthony Drew (left), with the U... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Members of a county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team record information at one of the many homes they visited. Members include (left to right) Anthony Drew with the U. S. Small Business Administration; the Pottawatomie County Emergency Manager; Darrin Dutton, a FEMA mitigation specialist; Amber Murpy with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management and John Nelson, and John Nelson, a FEMA individual assistance officer. Three teams are assessing damages and losses in counties in the eastern half of the state that were struck by 22 confirmed tornadoes on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Members of ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/12/2010 Caption: Tecumseh, Okla. , May 12, 2010 -- Members of a county/state/federal Prel... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Norman, Okla. , May 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Specialists David Burns (left) and Bert Sweeney, using GPS technology, record the position of a series of tornado-broken power poles during a Preliminary Damage Assessment. Several teams made up of local, county, state and federal officials are looking at damages caused to public infrastructure in the eastern half of the state struck by 22 confirmed tornadoes on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Norman, Okla. , May 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public A...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Public Assistance Specialists in Oklahoma Production Date: 05/20/2010 Caption: Norman, Okla. , May 20, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Specialists David Bu... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance officer and member of a local/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team, carefully inspects hail damage caused to the roof of a municipal building by a hail core spun off by a tornado on May 10. Damages caused by tornado-spawned hail cores affected public infrastructure in the eastern half of the state from the effects of 22 confirmed twisters. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FE...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA PA inspection of a hail damaged roof in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance officer ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Three members of a local/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team (left to right) - Sam Talamantez, Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management; Ron Crow, FEMA public assistance officer and Rex Rudy, FEMA's debris management officer - discuss the areas they will look at and document damages for a tornado that struck the area on May 10. Public properties in the eastern half of the state swept by 22 confirmed tornadoes experienced damages from these severe storms. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Three members ...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA team meeting in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Three members of a local/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Ass... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow (left) - a FEMA public assistance officer and federal official on a Preliminary Damage Assessment team - and Ken Collie - representing the city of Moore Public School System on the team - assess damages to one of a school's rooftop skylights caused by hail from a severe storm that struck the area on May 10. Public properties in the eastern half of the state experienced damages from 22 confirmed tornadoes. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow (left...

The original database describes this as: Title: Damage to municipal building skylights in Oklahoma Production Date: 05/26/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow (left) - a FEMA public assistan... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team - Amber Murphy with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management (left), Anthony Drew with the U. S. Small Business Administration (center) and Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Officer John Nelson (right) assess the extent of tornado damages to a roof . The eastern half of the state was struck by 22 confirmed tornadoes on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Members of ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/13/2010 Caption: Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assess... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Officer Ron Crow inspects damages caused to a municipal park's baseball field complex by a tornado on May 10. Preliminary Damage Assessment teams are documenting damages caused to public properties in the eastern half of the state by 22 confirmed tornadoes. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public As...

The original database describes this as: Title: Public Assistance inspector looking at damages to a public baseball complex in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Publ... More

Tornado - Pryor, Okla. , May 17, 2010 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team made up of (from left) a county emergency manager, FEMA individual assistance officer, U. S. Small Business Administration loss verifier and State of Oklahoma individual assistance officer confirm that all damage they assessed is the same. Three teams are conducting PDAs in counties affected by the 22 confirmed tornadoes that swept the eastern half of the state on May 10. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Tornado - Pryor, Okla. , May 17, 2010 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessme...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Team in Oklahoma Production Date: 05/17/2010 Caption: Pryor, Okla. , May 17, 2010 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment (... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Officer Ron Crow, member of a Preliminary Damage Assessment team, sights down a metal roof at the Moore Public Works Department complex, gauging the damage caused by hail from a hail core spun off from a tornado that struck the area on May 10. Public properties in the eastern half of the state, struck by 22 confirmed tornadoes, are being inspected for damages from these severe storms. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public As...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA PA officer documenting damages to a roof in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- FEMA Public Assistance Officer Ron Crow... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance officer, tallies up the number of municipally-owned refuse containers that were either damaged or destroyed by a tornado on May 10. Preliminary Damage Assessment teams are evaluating damages caused by 22 confirmed tornadoes in the eastern half of the state to city and county municipalities and agencies. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FE...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA PA officer documenting municipal refuse comntainer damages in OK Production Date: 05/25/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 25, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA publ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Oklahoma City, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management Public Assistance Director Kathleen Shingledecker (standing) briefs city and county agency officials on the Preliminary Damage Assessment process that will determine the extent of damages caused to their respective areas by tornadoes that swept the area on May 10. The gathered information will be used to determine if a request for a Federal Public Assistance declaration for damages caused to public infrastructure by 22 confirmed tornadoes is warranted. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Oklahoma City, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Oklaho...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment team briefing in OK Production Date: 05/24/2010 Caption: Oklahoma City, Okla. , May 24, 2010 -- Oklahoma Office of Emergency Mana... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance officer (left) and Ken Collie, roofing foreman with the Moore Public School System, look over hail damages caused to a rooftop air conditioning unitl during the May 10 tornado outbreak. Preliminary Damage Assessment teams made up of local, county, state and federal officials are documenting damages caused by 22 confirmed tornadoes in the eastern half of the state. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FE...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment partners on roof in OK Production Date: 05/26/2010 Caption: Moore, Okla. , May 26, 2010 -- Ron Crow, a FEMA public assistance off... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Harrah, Okla. , May 15, 2010 -- Members of a state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team - (second from left to right) Susie Carter with the Oklahoma Office of Emergency Management; FEMA Mitigation Specialist Alex Hall; U. S. Small Business Administration loss verifier Ron Moss and FEMA Individual Assistance Officer JaNae Sullivan - listen as a homeowner describes the damages his home sustained from one of 22 tornadoes that struck the state on May 10. Three PDA teams are documenting damages and losses throughout the eastern half of Oklahoma. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Harrah, Okla. , May 15, 2010 -- Members of a ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment team in Oklahoma Production Date: 05/15/2010 Caption: Harrah, Okla. , May 15, 2010 -- Members of a state/federal Preliminary Dama... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Braman, Okla. , May 18, 2010 -- A homeowner greets FEMA Individual Assistance Officer JaNae Sullivan, a member of a county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team who are documenting the damages in Grant County caused by one of 22 confirmed tornadoes to strike the state on May 10. The outbreak is the fourth largest single-day event in the state's history. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Braman, Okla. , May 18, 2010 -- A homeowner g...

The original database describes this as: Title: A FEMA Individual Assistance officer with a homeowner in Oklahoma Production Date: 05/18/2010 Caption: Braman, Okla. , May 18, 2010 -- A homeowner greets FEMA ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three members of a Preliminary Disaster Assessment team - a State of Oklahoma individual assistance officer (left), the Emergency Manager of Pottawotamie County, and a FEMA individual assistance officer (right) - discuss their assessment of a home severely affected by a tornado. Twenty-two tornadoes swept across a the eastern half of the state on May 10th. FEMA Phoho by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three membe...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team Oklahoma Production Date: 05/13/2010 Caption: Tecumseh, Okla. , May 13, 2010 -- Three members of a Preliminary Disaste... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Residence discuss neighborhood damage with local and federal Preliminary Damage Assessment Specialist's (PDA). The June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado caused severe damage to dozens of homes. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Residence di...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA teams speaks with residents in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Residence discuss neighborhood damage with ... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris form the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado litters the community pool. Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) have been conducted by local, state and federal agencies to determine eligibility for federal assistance. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris form...

The original database describes this as: Title: Damaged community pool in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris form the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado litters the... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- The metal roof of the city community center was twisted and blown four city blocks when the EF4 tornado struck on Jun 17, 2010. Local, state and federal agencies have conducted Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to determine eligibility for federal assistance. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Flooding ^ Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- T...

The original database describes this as: Title: Tornado damage and debris in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- The metal roof of the city community center was tw... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- The Wadena Deer Creek High School was severely damage by the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado. FEMA, local and state agencies have completed Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to determine if the structure qualifies for federal funding. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- The Wadena D...

The original database describes this as: Title: Damagaed cars at a high school in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- The Wadena Deer Creek High School was severel... More

Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris from the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado is scattered along an entrance to the Wadena Deer Creek High School. Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) have been completed and will help to determine if the facility qualifies for federal assistance. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris from the June 17, 20...

The original database describes this as: Title: Tornado damaged school in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Debris from the June 17, 2010 EF4 tornado is scattere... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 21, 2010 -- This mobile home was destroyed by the EF4 tornado that struck this city on June 17, 2010. Local, state and federal agencies have conducted Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to determine if the city is eligible for federal funding. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Wadena, Minn. , June 21, 2010 -- This mobile ...

The original database describes this as: Title: Tornado damage to a mobile home in Minnesota Production Date: 06/21/2010 Caption: Wadena, Minn. , June 21, 2010 -- This mobile home was destroyed by the EF4 to... More

Flooding ^ Tornado - Rochester, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Gay Ruby, FEMA Public Information Officer (PIO) is interviewed by NBC affiliate KTTC during Preliminary Damage Assesments (PDA). PDA's are beiing conducted after an EF1 tornado struck the community on June 17, 2010. FEMA/Michael Mancino

Flooding ^ Tornado - Rochester, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Gay Ruby, FEM...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA Public Information Officer (PIO) is interviewed by NBC affiliate in Minnesota Production Date: 06/22/2010 Caption: Rochester, Minn. , June 22, 2010 -- Gay... More

Flooding - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- Small Business Administration specialist Bill Morris talks with a local survivor as FEMA and state specialists move on to the next home during a preliminary damage assessment (PDA). Preliminary damage assessment is one of the first government responses. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- Small Business Administr...

The original database describes this as: Title: Photograph by Leo 'Jace' Anderson taken on 07/28/2010 in Iowa Production Date: 07/28/2010 Caption: Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- Small Business Administra... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- This Delhi, Ia, resident explains extent of damage from recent flooding to recovery personnel from FEMA, the Small Business Administration, Iowa's Homeland Security and Emergency Management Division, and the city of Manchester. The group was performing a Preliminary Damage Assessment in the area around the Delhi Dam which failed during the past week. Jace Anderson/FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- This Delh...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA and state Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) in Iowa Production Date: 07/28/2010 Caption: Manchester, Iowa, July 28, 2010 -- This Delhi, Ia, resident exp... More

Flooding - Freeport, Ill. , August 4, 2010 --Mark Peterson, FEMA External Affairs officer, addresses a meeting of local, state and federal agencies and politicians which convened to discuss the Preliminary Damage Assessment process requested by the IL Governor's office. FEMA is working with state and other federal agencies to assist residents and businesses affected by recent flooding. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA

Flooding - Freeport, Ill. , August 4, 2010 --Mark Peterson, FEMA Exter...

The original database describes this as: Title: Preliminary Damage Assessment Team meeting in Illinois Production Date: 08/04/2010 Caption: Freeport, Ill. , August 4, 2010 --Mark Peterson, FEMA External Affa... More

Earthquake - Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake struck the historic commercial district on Easter Sunday leaving public buildings and City facilities damaged and structurally questionable. Preliminary damage assessments are being conducted to assess the damages sustained to the area by FEMA, State, and City Emergency Managers. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Earthquake - Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake st...

The original database describes this as: Title: Photograph by Adam Dubrowa taken on 04/06/2010 in California Production Date: 04/06/2010 Caption: Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake struck... More

Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Small Business Administration representative Daniel Castillo talks with local resident Jim Hayden during a Preliminary Damage Assessment being done throughout areas impacted by recent heavy rains. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Small Business Administration representat...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- --Local Firefighter Michael Hughes, left, shows Small Business Administration representative Daniel Castillo, damage caused during recent heavy rains during a Preliminary Damage Assessment that is taking place with local and state emergency officials on May 19, 2006. Jocelyn Augusitno/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- --Local Fire...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Tewskbury, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams attend a briefing at the local Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency emergency operations center on May 19, 2006. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Tewskbury, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Members of...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Small Business Administration representative Daniel Castillo talks with local resident Jim Hayden during a Preliminary Damage Assessment being done throughout areas impacted by recent heavy rains. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Methuen, MA, May 19, 2006 -- Small Busine...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Dorchester County, MD, June 2, 2006 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) survey the damage to this road and bridge on Maryland's eastern shore. The teams, made up of State, County, and FEMA, evaluate damage and make a recommendation for a Federal disaster declaration. The damage to Maryland's roads, bridges, and housing was caused by severe rain and flooding. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Dorchester County, MD, June 2...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 2006 -- A member of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) evaluates a roadway that was damaged by flood waters. The PDA team is made up of State, County, and FEMA members who make a Federal Disaster Recommendation to the President. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 2006 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) evaluate the damage to this road. The team, made up of State, County, and FEMA members make a Federal disaster declaration recommendation to the President. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 2006 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) evaluate findings. The teams, made up of State, County, and FEMA members gauge damage caused by extreme weather conditions. Based upon their findings, recommendations for decalarations of a Federal Disaster Decalaration are made. Maryland suffered millions of dollars of damage to roads, bridges, and housing caused by severe rain and flooding. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Reisterstown, MD, June 29, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2006 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) speaks with small business owners who suffered damage in recent flooding along the Delaware River. Teams include county, state, and FEMA representatives. Hundreds of roads remain closed, thousands of homes and businesses remain damaged or destroyed from the severe weather. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2006 -- A Preliminary Damage Asessment team, made up of Federal, State, and County officials compare figures on the damage in Bucks County. The area was damaged by recent flooding and mud slides. The joint report and damage assessment was forwarded to Commonwealth and Federal officials and a Federal Disaster declaration was issued the next day. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA -- July 5, 2...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA, July 5, 2006 -- A Preliminary Damage Asessment team (PDA), made up of Federal, State, and County officials interview a Bucks County resident in her flood damaged home. Their damage report is forwarded to Federal officials. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA, July 5, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA, July 5, 2006 -- A Preliminary Damage Assessment Team (PDA) member speaks with small business owners who suffered damage in recent flooding along the Delaware River. Hundreds of roads remain closed and homes and businesses are damaged or destroyed from the severe weather. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Mudslides] Bucks County, PA, July 5, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marble Falls, TX, July 3, 2007 -- John Ellis of FEMA's Hazard Mitigation Division photographs a damaged building as he conducts a Preliminary Damage Assessment to assess the damage from last week's flood. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Marble Falls, TX, July 3, 200...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioners Duane Stueven and Johnnie B. Heck to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Duane Stueven to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Duane Stueven to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Johnie B. Heck to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann inspects damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Duane Stueven to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Damon Naumann meets to compare notes while inspecting damaged local infrastructure with Pat Hanger of the state and County Commissioner Duane Stueven to compile a Preliminary Damage Assessment report to verify if Llano County will be eligible for federal assistance. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Kingsland, TX, July 12, 2007 ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Edwards County, TX, August 6, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance Specialist Philip Brown conducts a Preliminary Damage Assessment with local official Carl Esser to determine if the county will be eligible for federal aid to help pay for damage to the local infrastructure from the recent floods. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Edwards County, TX, August 6,...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Albany, TX, August 14, 2007 -- Public Assistance Specialist Phil Brown surveys damage with County Commissioner Jimmy Brook and Tom Hardin while on a Preliminary Damage Assessment tour of Shackelford County. Bob McMillan/ FEMA Photo

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Albany, TX, August 14, 2007 -...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- Paul Ogiba, FEMA representative speaks to Bluffton town officials whose community was damaged during flash flooding. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities affected by disasters. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- Larry Ruffin, FEMA Mitigation representative listens to a town official whose jurisdiction suffered damage by flash floods that swept through the town. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities affected by disasters to determine if they qualify for Public Assistance. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- Paul Ogiba, a FEMA representative looks over local bridge damaged from flash floods that swept through the town. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities affected by disasters. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- Paul Ogiba (C) a FEMA representative and Amy Riffee (L) from Army Corp of Engineers (USACE) discuss with local university official damage to campus from flash floods that swept through the town. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments in communities affected by disasters. JFF/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- A policeman points out flood damage at a bridge to FEMA mitigation specialist Larry Ruffin. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities that are affected by disasters. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- Paul Ogiba, a FEMA representative examines damage to a local bridge after flash floods swept through the town. FEMA conducts Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDA) to communities affected by disasters. John Ficara/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Bluffton, Ohio, September 5, ...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Shelby, Ohio, September 5, 2007 -- FEMA Public Assistance specialist Jose Landron is interviewed by local media outside the flood damaged city office building in regards to the ongoing Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) being performed today. Preliminary damage assessments are used by FEMA to determine federal assistance eligibility. Mike Moore/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes] Shelby, Ohio, September 5, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2007 -- A joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team checking flood damage to the town's waste water facility. FEMA team leader Connie Johnson goes over damage estimates. PDA teams work gathering information on damage to local government infrastructure as part of the process of evaluating the aid needed. Washington State was hit with a severe storm causing flooding and mud slides. FEMA provides assistance to local governments as well as individuals in affected disaster areas. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, Dec...

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Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2007 -- A joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team checking flood damage to the town's waste water facility. FEMA team leader Connie Johnson goes over damage estimates with city, state and county officials. PDA teams work gathering information on damage to local government infrastructure as part of the process of evaluating the aid needed. Washington State was hit with a severe storm causing flooding and mud slides. FEMA provides assistance to local governments as well as individuals in affected disaster areas. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2007 -- A joint Preliminary Damage Assessme...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2007 -- A joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team checking flood damage to the town's waste water facility. FEMA team leader Connie Johnson goes over damage estimates. The team includes city, state and county officials. PDA teams work gathering information on damage to local government infrastructure as part of the process of evaluating the aid needed. Washington State was hit with a severe storm causing flooding and mud slides. FEMA provides assistance to local governments as well as individuals in affected disaster areas. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, Dec...

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[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, December 11, 2007 -- A joint Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) team checking flood damage to the town's waste water facility. FEMA team leader Connie Johnson listens to Cehalis' Waste Water Supervisor explain damage to the city's treatment facility. PDA teams work gathering information on damage to local government infrastructure as part of the process of evaluating the aid needed. Washington State was hit with a severe storm causing flooding and mud slides. FEMA provides assistance to local governments as well as individuals in affected disaster areas. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides] Chehalis, WA, Dec...

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[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 20, 2008 -- The head of a Federal Emergency Agency (FEMA) Preliminary Damage Assesment (PDA) team coordinating plans to check on damage to municipal infrastructure with city officials. Atlanta is recovering from the affects of a severe tornado which swept through the city center. FEMA aid will assist the municipality in rebuilding through Public Assistance grants. Leif Skoogfors/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Tornadoes] Atlanta, GA, March 20, 2008 -- The head ...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Meeting of the Preliminary Damage Assessment team at the JFO. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 2008 -- Briefings for Preliminary Damage Assessments take place at the JFO in Arkansas. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Little Rock, AR, March 25, 20...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Norfork, AR, March 26, 2008 -- Beverly Palmer, a Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance specialist, looks over the remnants that have been removed from a residence that had more than 24 inches of White River floodwaters within its walls for several days. Beverly is part of a Preliminary Damage Assessment team, comprised of local, county, state and federal officials, who are documenting the damages caused by a storm system that affected Arkansas in mid-March, depositing as much as a foot of rain in a two day period in some areas. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Norfork, AR, March 26, 2008 ...

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Torrance Couinty, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Don Scott, Bureau Chief of the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, State of New Mexico (left) goes over the site map of the Sherwood Forest subdivision that was burned by the Trigo Fire five days previously with Danny Hogsett, a construction analyst with the U.S. Small Business Administration. A Preliminary Damage Assessment team made up of representatives from Federal, State and County governments surveyed the fire damages on May 6th. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

Torrance Couinty, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Don Scott, Bureau Chief of the Dep...

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Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Two members of a firefighting Hotshot team stand back as a third member (center) finishes cutting down a pine tree still smoldering four days after fire devastated the Sherwood Forest subdivision in Torrance County. A team of representatives from FEMA, the U.S. Small Business Administration, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, State of New Mexico and Torrance County conducted a Preliminary Damage Assessment of the area on May 6th. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Two members of a firefighting Hotsh...

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Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team, conducting an overview of the Trigo Fire damages that destroyed numerous homes in the area between April 28 and May 3rd, go over some of the gathered documents prior to surveying the area. As Jack Daniels, an Individual Assistance Officer from FEMA Region 6 (2nd from left) shares information with another member of the team, those reviewing the documents are (left to right): Danny Hogsett and Joe Vasquez, construction analysts with the U.S. Small Business Administration; Don Scott, Bureau Chief, Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, State of New Mexico; and Scott Snyder, Regional Director,

Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage As...

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Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Jack Daniels, an Individual Assistance Officer from FEMA Region 6, marks a home as destroyed by the Trigo Fire that struck the Sherwood Forest subdivision in Torrance County during the week of April 28 - May 3, 2008. Daniels, representing FEMA, is part of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team comprised of representatives from Torrance County, the Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, State of New Mexico, and the U.S. Small Business Administration that conducted a survey of the damages on May 6th. FEMA photo by Win Henderson

Torrance County, NM, 05/06/2008 -- Jack Daniels, an Individual Assista...

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[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Picher, OK, May 12, 2008 -- Media were allowed to observe the first few minutes of the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) in Picher, Oklahoma. The PDA team, in the red vehicle, paused to consider their next move. Earl Armstrong/FEMA

[Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding] Picher, OK, May 12, 2008 -- M...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Ron Chaidez, FEMA Individual Assistance (IA) Representative surveys flood related damage as part of the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) being conducted in West Virginia. Three consecutive storms contributed to the flooding of multiple counties. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Ron Chaidez, FEMA Individual Assist...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- The National Guardman and trucks depart the town of Glenmore after removing debris from this community which was flooded. Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams have been recording the extent of damage caused by three consecutive storms which affected multiple counties in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- The National Guardman and trucks de...

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Gilmer Co, WV, June 7, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Representative Ron Chaidez enters the Red Cross Shelter to inquire about local residents that have been affected by flooding due to recent storms. Chaidez is part of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team that is recording the extent of damage along with local and state representatives and the Small Business Association. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer Co, WV, June 7, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Representati...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Residents were instructed to pile their debris from recent flooding at curb's edge for removal by the National Guard. Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams are going through communities to report the extent of damage caused by three consecutive storms that affected multiple counties in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Residents were instructed to pile t...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Don Clark from the Small Business Association interviews the owner of a local restaurant during a Preliminary Damage Assessment to determine the extent of damages created by recent flooding from three consecutive storms in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- Don Clark from the Small Business A...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- National Guard in trucks in West Virginia. As Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams canvas the area to determine the extent of damage caused by recent flooding, the National Guard assists in the cleanup efforts collecting debris placed at the curb by residents. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- National Guard in trucks in West Vi...

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Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Representative Joe Pickering standing next to Don Clark from the Small Business Administration along with State employee Sherry Hardway interview a local resident about damages resultant from recent flooding. This is one of several Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) Teams surveying the extent of damage in multiple counties in West Virginia. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Gilmer County, WV, June 7, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Represen...

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Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- One of several Preliminary Damage Assessment Teams survey a site in West Virginia where flood waters have eroded an embankment affecting the stability of this residence. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- One of several Preliminary Damage A...

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Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- This bridge is being examined by a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team sent to determine the extent of damage caused by three consecutive storms in West Virginia. The integrity of this bridge has been compromised from debris carried by flood waters. Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

Taylor County, WV, June 8, 2008 -- This bridge is being examined by a ...

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[Severe Storms and Flooding] Indianapolis, IN, June 11, 2008 -- FEMA Region V, Federal Coordination Officer (FCO), Michael Smith addresses the Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) teams prior to their dispatching across the state for day two of PDA work. Teams are made up of Federal and State members working together. Barry Bahler/FEMA

[Severe Storms and Flooding] Indianapolis, IN, June 11, 2008 -- FEMA R...

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Big Sur, CA, July 23, 2008 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessment Team verify damage to a home burned by the recent California wildfires. A PDA team verifies damage caused by a disaster. The data will be used in a request from a governor for a disaster declaration. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Big Sur, CA, July 23, 2008 -- Members of a Preliminary Damage Assessme...

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[Wildfires] Big Sur, CA, July 23, 2008 -- A home owner discusses the damage her home sustained as a result of the California wildfires with a member of the U.S. Small Business Administration. A Preliminary Damage Assessment team visited residences in California to verify damage caused by the wildfires. A PDA team verifies damage caused by a disaster. The data will be used in a request from a governor for a disaster declaration. FEMA/Casey Deshong

[Wildfires] Big Sur, CA, July 23, 2008 -- A home owner discusses the d...

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[Hurricane Ike] Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Elizabeth Morris, right, helps Patrol Officer Crystal Teague register for assistance at the Preliminary Registration Intake Center that has been set up at the City Hall to help residents impacted by Hurricane Ike Teague's colleague Patrolman Duane Elliott also registers. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 -- FEMA Indiv...

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[Hurricane Ike] Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 --FEMA Individual Assistance Specialist Elizabeth Morris, right, helps Patrol Officer Crystal Teague register for assistance at the Preliminary Registration Intake Center that has been set up at the City Hall to help residents impacted by Hurricane Ike. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

[Hurricane Ike] Galveston Island, TX, September 19, 2008 --FEMA Indivi...

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Flooding - Moorhead, Minn. , April 3, 2009 -- Federal and State officials talking to a resident at his home along the Red River in MN. Preliminary Damage Assessments are used by FEMA to measure the extent of a disaster. Mike Moore/FEMA

Flooding - Moorhead, Minn. , April 3, 2009 -- Federal and State offici...

The original database describes this as: Title: Officials conduct Preliminary Damage Assessment (PDA) after Red River flooding Production Date: 04/03/2009 Caption: Moorhead, Minn. , April 3, 2009 -- Federal ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Mena, Ark. April 11, 2009 - (Left to right) Anthony Drew, U. S. Small Business Administration Disaster Construction Specialist; Glen Berry, Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Officer, and two Arkansas Department of Emergency Management personnel - Planning Specialist Jack Malone and Recovery Branch Manager Scott Bass - conduct a Preliminary Damage Assessment on the devastation caused by an F3 tornado that swept through the city of Mena the evening of April 9. Five documented tornadoes struck several western Arkansas counties and caused widespread damage that night. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Mena, Ark. Apr...

The original database describes this as: Title: Officials performing Preliminary Damage Assessment in Arkansas Production Date: 04/11/2009 Caption: Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Mena, Ark. April 11, 2009 - ... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Officer Glen Berry, a member of a city/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team, documents information related to the the damages caused by an F3 tornado that struck the city of Mena on the evening of April 9. Several western Arkansas counties were struck by five documented tornadoes that caused widespread damage that Thursday evening. ; FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Federal Emerge...

The original database describes this as: Title: A PDA team member makes in Arkansas Production Date: 04/11/2009 Caption: Mena, Ark. , April 11, 2009 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistan... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - De Queen, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Individual Assistance Officer Glen Berry, part of a city/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team, documents a destroyed mobile home in De Queen. More than 25 homes in this park were completely destroyed by one of the five documented tornadoes that raked across several counties that evening. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - De Queen, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Federal Em...

The original database describes this as: Title: FEMA performing damage assessment in Arkansas Production Date: 04/13/2009 Caption: De Queen, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Federal Emergency Management Agency Indiv... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Sevier County, Ark. April 13, 2009 - Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Recovery Branch Manager Scott Bass, a member of the county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team that documented damages and losses caused by a tornado on April 9 inspects a totally destroyed home. This loss was caused by one of the five tornadoes that was documented in western Arkansas that evening. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Sevie...

The original database describes this as: Title: Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Recovery Branch Manager in Arkansas Production Date: 04/13/2009 Caption: Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- S... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Anthony Drew, U. S. Small Business Administration disaster Construction Specialist (left) and Arkansas Department of Emergency Management Recovery Branch Manager Scott Bass, members of a county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team, look over the remains of a chicken farm operation destroyed by a tornado that struck in Sevier County on April 9th. Five documented tornadoes struck several western Arkansas counties and caused widespread damage that night. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Anth...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA crew in Arkansas Production Date: 04/13/2009 Caption: Sevier County, Ark. , April 13, 2009 -- Anthony Drew, U. S. Small Business Administration disaster C... More

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 15, 2009 -- Mena, Ark. April 15, 2009 - Members of a city/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team listen intently as the city of Mena clerk/treasurer (back to camera) and the mayor (left) go over a detailed mapping of areas of the city with damages and losses caused by an F3 tornado on the evening of April 9th. Five documented tornadoes struck several western Arkansas counties that night. FEMA Photo by Win Henderson

Severe Storm ^ Tornado - Mena, Ark. , April 15, 2009 -- Mena, Ark. Apr...

The original database describes this as: Title: Members of a city/county/state/federal Preliminary Damage Assessment team in Arkansas Production Date: 04/15/2009 Caption: Mena, Ark. , April 15, 2009 -- Mena,... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- GEMA Area Coordinator Gary Rice and FEMA PDA Lead Yogi Hollowell are conducting a Preliminary Damage Assessment(PDA) walk through to determine extent of storm and flooding damage to this mobile home community along Douglas County Sweetwater Creek. PDA data is included in the state request for federal disaster declaration. George Armstrong, FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- GEMA Ar...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA's in Douglas County Georgia Production Date: 09/24/2009 Caption: Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- GEMA Area Coordinator Gary Rice and FEMA PDA Lead Yog... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- FEMA, GEMA, and local EMA officials are going door to door in this flood affected mobile home community as part of the Individual Assistance(IA) Preliminary Damage Assessment(PDA). FEMA is here due to recent storms and flooding. George Armstrong, FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- FEMA, G...

The original database describes this as: Title: PDA's in Douglas County Georgia Production Date: 09/24/2009 Caption: Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- FEMA, GEMA, and local EMA officials are going door to... More

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and FEMA are here conducting Preliminary Individual Assistance(IA) Disaster Assessments (PDA's) along Douglas County Sweetwater Creek to determine potential extent of damage to homes by recent severe storms and flooding. PDA data is collected for inclusion in the state request for federal disaster declaration. George Armstrong, FEMA

Flooding ^ Severe Storm - Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- Georgia...

The original database describes this as: Title: Flooding in Douglas County, GA Production Date: 09/24/2009 Caption: Austell, Ga. , September 24, 2009 -- Georgia Emergency Management Agency (GEMA) and FEMA ar... More

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake rocked the city on Easter leaving many facilities, roads, and public buildings closed. Preliminary damage assessments are being conducted to assess the damages sustained to the area. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 eart...

The original database describes this as: Title: Photograph by Adam Dubrowa taken on 04/06/2010 in California Production Date: 04/06/2010 Caption: Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthqua... More

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthquake struck the city on Easter Sunday leaving many facilities, roads, and public buildings closed, and heavily damaged. Preliminary damage assessments are being conducted by FEMA, State, and City emergency managers to assess the damages sustained to the area. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Earthquake - Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 ear...

The original database describes this as: Title: Photograph by Adam Dubrowa taken on 04/06/2010 in California Production Date: 04/06/2010 Caption: Calexico, Calif. , April 6, 2010 -- A magnitude 7. 2 earthqu... More

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