Disaster Recovery Efforts

Images showing the aftermath of hurricanes and storms, with focus on community rebuilding and environmental impact.

Pollution - 26-HK-219-81. Hurricane Katrina

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-113. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-54. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-81. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-118. cleaned area of the oil creek from under the tanks leading to the river. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-244-31. EM1 Anderson at Pump Station. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath - Flooding - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-36-223. civilian leaving boat to get on embankment, with possible Coastie standing by on flooded street. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Morgan City - 26-HK-376-31. Goodrich Weeks Island - MST1 Clark & OS2 Thornton on Weeks Island. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Various Images (BP Oil Spill) - Beach clean up area. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-107. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-57. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Chevron Empire - 26-HK-237-94. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Murphy - 26-HK-225-12. Hurricane Katrina

Members of the Coast Guard Pacific and Gulf Strike Teams assess potential pollution threats after Hurricane Ian, in Sanibel Island, Florida, Oct. 27, 2022. The Coast Guard is working closely with federal, state and local partners to mitigate post-hurricane environmental impacts. (Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Lisa Ferdinando)

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, September 2, 2005 -- FEMA Urban Search and Rescue workers assist residents out of neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Pollution - 26-HK-219-84. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-234-41. Hurricane Katrina

Rotunda, FL, Sept. 29, 2022 - A local Florida community suffers from the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Ian. FEMA Urban Search & Rescue Virginia Task Force 2 continue to work with local officials to support response operations. (FEMA By Lameen Witter)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he joined National Interagency Fire Center and Bureau of Land Management personnel at a media briefing on summer's wildfire control efforts

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-122. PO San Fillippo and contractors near berm. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-92. Hurricane Katrina

The world's water

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-247. Hurricane Katrina

Commercial Salvage - 26-HK-113-34. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-70. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he joined National Interagency Fire Center and Bureau of Land Management personnel at a media briefing on summer's wildfire control efforts

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 30, 2005 -- The US Coast Guard brings a hurricane Katrina victim to dry land. New Orleans is being evacuated as a result of flooding following the breaks in the levees as a result of hurricane Katrina. Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Department of Interior officials and staff joining other Take Pride in America volunteers at the Anacostia River Cleanup event, sponsored by PriceWaterhouseCoopers, in Washington, D.C.

Pollution - 26-HK-219-73. Hurricane Katrina

TX DR 1791 Environmental.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Idaho Falls, Idaho, where he joined National Interagency Fire Center and Bureau of Land Management personnel at a media briefing on summer's wildfire control efforts

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-294-103. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - South Bass - 26-HK-233-116. PO San Fillippo, O'Briens Rep, and Oil Mop rep. Hurricane Katrina

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-245. Hurricane Katrina

Boulder, Colo., Sep. 16, 2013 FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) conduct door to door checks in left hand canyon .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-266. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - Emergency Support Function No. 10 Sites - Sundown - 26-HK-228-15. Hurricane Katrina

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-141. Hurricane Katrina

Pollution - 26-HK-219-55. Hurricane Katrina

Volunteers from the Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Yuma Environmental Department participated in the roadside cleanup of Palo Verde Street as a part of their Earth Week events in Yuma, Arizona, April 21, 2022. MCAS Yuma adopted this street over 20 years ago, and has helped keep it clean each year since.

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Murphy Oil - 26-HK-244-10. Hurricane Katrina

ESU St. Louis - Chevron Empire Burn - 26-HK-322-52. Hurricane Katrina

Arcadia, FL, USA--October 28, 2022--FEMA Disaster Survivor Assistance Teams canvas neighborhoods impacted by Hurricane Ian to offer information about registering for FEMA assistance and to answer questions about applications.Jocelyn Augustino/FEMA

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-260. Hurricane Katrina

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-22. Hurricane Katrina

Warehouse fire in Garden District of New Orleans

Pollution - 26-HK-219-96. Hurricane Katrina

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Lafourche-Jefferson Parish (BP Oil Spill) - Deconamination area for beach clean up crews. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-264. Hurricane Katrina

SPRAYING MELALUKA PLANT. Foreign plants and animals that establish themselves in domestic ecosystems sometimes become highly invasive and aggressive - displacing or out competing beneficial native species. Here, a FWS biologist at Loxahatchee NWR in Flor. Subjects: Loxahatchee National Wildlife Refuge; Florida;invasive Plants control; non-native; Invasive species. . 1998 - 2011.

Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans, LA, August 31, 2005 -- FEMA's D-MATs (TX-4, WA-1, CA-4) arive at New Orleans airport to set up operations.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, for inspection of wildfire reduction projects and discussions with Santa Monica Mountains Superintendent Woody Smeck and his staff, as well as with fire officials and personnel from the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department

An ALERT Team of Volunteers Cuts Down a Damaged Tree. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-23. Hurricane Katrina

Vilonia, AR, May 21, 2014 - Team Rubicon volunteers remove debris from a home and property in Parkwood Meadows near Naylor Road after the home was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) as they help survivors recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - 26-HK-219-71. Hurricane Katrina

Office of Research and Development - People, Prosperity and the Planet (P3)_EPA at 40 , Environmental Protection Agency

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-231. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands, for tour of Virgin Islands National Park and other natural and developed sites, discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials, and press conference at the National Park Service Dock Visitor Center concerning acquisition of land for new school construction

Galena, Alaska, July 24, 2013 Two AmeriCorps members remove debris by hand from a flood damaged house in Galena. Even when power tools are available, much of the disaster recovery work is done by hand.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Alakanuk, Alaska, July 16, 2013 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Dolph A. Diemont leads a team into the far Western Borough of Alakanuk to meet with local officials, disaster survivors and community tribal leaders to discuss the way ahead for recovery efforts after a severe flood devastated the community. FEMA is responding with teams on the ground, working with the State of Alaska and the designated Regional Educational Attendance Areas (REAA) and the disaster survivors. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - 26-HK-219-101. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-81. Hurricane Katrina

Little Axe, Okla., July 3, 2013 FEMA Logistics and FEMA Corps, work to construct a Disaster Information Vehicle (DIV) site in Little Axe, Oklahoma. DIVs serve as a mobile location where survivors can registerfor FEMA assistance and get connected with resources to help them in their recovery. Dominick Biocchi/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and other Interior officials and staff joining Take Pride in America volunteers for cleanup event, along the Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, organized by the environmental action group, Living Lands and Waters

An ALERT Team of Volunteers Rakes Up Tornado Debris. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Mayflower, AR, May 17, 2014 - A Team Rubicon volunteer removes debris from a home and property on Plantation Drive after the home was destroyed by a tornado on April 27. FEMA supports Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (VOAD) as they help survivors recover from natural disasters. Arkansas Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Emergency Planning and Security - Carson City, Nev. , June 19, 2012 The Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe and members of the Inter-Tribal Emergency Response Commission (ITERC) simulate the functions of an Emergency Operations Center utilizing the Portable Communications and Incident Command System commonly known as a Disaster Box. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

US&R swift water searches. Colorado Severe Storms, Flooding, Landslides, and Mudslides. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Supplies - 26-HK-269-8. Hurricane Katrina

Dolphin Rescue - 26-HK-130-391. Hurricane Katrina

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-143. Hurricane Katrina

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. Oklahoma Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Straight-Line Winds. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Aftermath - Displaced Boats - Miscellaneous - 26-HK-28-74. Coasties recording destruction along waterfront. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Durango, Colorado, for participation in ceremonies marking the near completion of the main features of the Bureau of Reclamation's Animas-La Plata Project, including construction of the Ridges Basin Dam and Basin Creek drop structures, the Durango Pumping Plant, and Ridges Basin Inlet Conduit. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the event were Interior Solicitor David Bernhardt, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Robert Johnson, Colorado Senator--and future Interior Secretary--Ken Salazar, Colorado Governor Bill Ritter, Chairman Clement Frost of the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Chairman Ernest House of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, and President Joe Shirley of the Navajo Nation, among other federal, state, and local officials.

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - BP Oil Spill (Web Photographs) - Beach clean up materials at beach. USEPA photo by Eric Vance , Environmental Protection Agency

FRA - FRANCOIS DE RUGY EN BRETAGNEFrançois de Rugy, ministre dÉtat, ministre de la Transition écologique et solidaire, inaugure et visite la centrale photovoltaïque de Quinipily dans la commune de Baud dans le Morbihan.FRA - FRANCOIS DE BRITTANYFrançois de Rugy, Minister of State, Minister of Ecological and Solidarity Transition, inaugurates and visits the Quinipily photovoltaic plant in the commune of Baud in Morbihan.

Matlacha Isles, FL, (Oct. 4, 2022) - Pine Island firefighters help Hurricane Ian survivors off of island.

In-Situ Burn Chevron Pipeline - Empire, Louisiana - 26-HK-159-31. Hurricane Katrina

Commercial Salvage - 26-HK-113-18. Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-100. Hurricane Katrina

Installation community members pick up trash on the cantonment area April 29, 2022, as part of an Earth Day cleanup effort at Fort McCoy, Wis. The event was postponed from Earth Day to April 29 because of weather. More than 60 people participated and removed dozens of bags of trash.

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Vanderbergh County Tornado.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pollution - ESU St. Louis Response - Dynegy - 26-HK-239-115. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina

Aftermath and Relief - 26-HK-295-89. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, Baton Rouge, La., October 9, 2005 - A "victim" of a chemical spill training session is rescued by members of an area Emergency Medical Technician team during a training exercise for first responders to hazardous materials and toxic contamination situations. Chemical and other toxic material conditions caused by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita are cleaned up by personnel who have undergone similar training. Win Henderson / FEMA

Hurricane Gustav, Chauvin, LA, September 4, 2008 Ronnie Fike (L),and Tom Kelley (dark blue uniform), Urban Search and Rescue Task Force - 1 (TF-1) out of Memphis, talk to residents and check on their condition and any information they may have on their neighbors, in this Lafourche Parrish community. Emergency teams have come in from all across the United States Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Thailand, Phang Nga District, Khao Lak Beach, 'Rescue Workers Collect Bodies That Were Out At Sea And Now Litter The Coastline. Now The Devestation Can Be Seen In The Remote Areas. This Was About 60Kms North Of Phuket At Khaolak Beach With The Destruction Of Khaolak Resort Behind, Where The Whole Coastline Looks Like This And Bodies Are Being Found All The Way Along. On The 28Th Dec.'

Bethel Acres, Okla., May 30, 2013 FEMA Operations Branch Chief Christian Van Alstyne briefs Federal Coordinating Officer Sandy Coachman and State Coordinating Officer Michelann Ooten on the damages at Steelman Estates near Shawnee, Oklahoma, and the progress of the clean up efforts underway. Richard Krikava/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA Community Relations Specialists and FEMA Corp personnel as. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Madrid. September 22, 2014. Report Trees in El Retiro Park. Photo Oscar del Pozo Archdc.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area, California, for inspection of wildfire reduction projects and discussions with Santa Monica Mountains Superintendent Woody Smeck and his staff, as well as with fire officials and personnel from the National Park Service, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department

"Moore, Okla., October 3, 2013 FEMA mitigation expert John Bourdeau (r) demonstrates a partially underground safe room for a two-part television news report on residential safe rooms. This room was built after the May 20, 2013 Moore, OK tornado and is located a block from the Plaza Towers Elementary School where 7 students lost their lives that day. Reporter Ed Doney (l) of KFOR, NBC for Oklahoma City, focused on the importance of residential safe rooms and looked at the differences between above ground and below ground designs.".. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Earthquake, Pepeekeo, HI, November 13, 2006 - FEMA Mitigation Map Mod. specialist Marshall Marik and U.S. Army Corps structural engineer Peter Lam inspect a gas line that provides energy to operate a police/fire communication tower. The FEMA coordinated mitigation inspection team was checking for a rupture in the line that may exist after a recent series of earthquakes. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm Mudslide/Landslide - Cayey, Puerto Rico, August 28, 2011 Sector Los Juanes in Cayey was severly affected by the rains of Hurricane Irene. Federal, state and local teams visited the affected areas to asses the damages. FEMA declared a major disaster for this municipality after and is providing support in the recovery phase. . Puerto Rico Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Community Relations Workers at Tent Home in Mississippi. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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