Emergency Management Meetings

Gatherings of professionals discussing disaster response and recovery efforts. Meetings are focused on logistics, operations, and community support after emergencies.

Crane Army and Naval Support Activity Crane recently welcomed the Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 10 conference. Visitors toured different operations and discussed best practices for shared procedures including emergency management policies and logistics. IDHS District 10 covers a 12-county area in southern Indiana. The conference was hosted by the Martin County Emergency Management.

Crane Army and Naval Support Activity Crane recently welcomed the Indiana Department of Homeland Security District 10 conference. Visitors toured different operations and discussed best practices for shared procedures including emergency management policies and logistics. IDHS District 10 covers a 12-county area in southern Indiana. The conference was hosted by the Martin County Emergency Management.

Flooding Severe Storm - Nashville, Tenn. , May 25, 2010 Federal Coordinating Officer Gracia Szczech(R), Steve DeBlasio-Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer for Long Term Community Recovery, Tom Stufano-FEMA Chief of Staff, and Legislative Affairs Liason TEMA-Donnie Smith(L) provide a briefing on the status of state and federal operations for DR1909. FEMA is responding to severe storms and flooding that damaged or destroyed thousands of homes across Tennessee in May 2010. David Fine/FEMA. Tennessee Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Brookport, Ill., Dec. 12, 2013 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Donald Keldsen, second from right speaks to Interim Mayor Tom Souders, right, Police Chief John Barr, second from left and Bill Stanhouse from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity. Residents impacted by the Nov. 17, 2013 tornado are encouraged to apply to FEMA for assistance by calling (800) 621-3362, (TTY) (800) 462-7585, or by applying online at www.DisasterAssistance.gov. Brookport, ILL, Dec. 12, 2013-FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Donald Keldsen, , second from right speaks to Interim Mayor Tom Souders, right, Police Chief John Barr, second from left and Bill Stanhouse from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Ecomomic Opportunity.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Live Oak, Fla. , July 4, 2012 Suwannee County Emergency Manager Kimberly Thomas hands over contact information to FEMA Community Relations Specialists Frank Altomare and Sheila Kosier of more than 600 residents who phoned in damage reports to the Emergency Management Center in Suwannee County, Florida. FEMA is responding to severe flood damage and destruction across Florida caused by Tropical Storm Debby. . Florida Tropical Storm Debby. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Small Business Administration Opens Disaster Loan Outreach Cente. Georgia Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

The Louisiana Recovery Office in Baton Rouge welcomed FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate on March 17. Federal Coordinating Officer Gerard M. Stolar conferred the ongoing flood response and recovery process for the state of Louisiana. Other topics covered were the Federal disaster assistance Programs, rebuilding efforts and debris removal process. From left to right: Craig Fugate (FEMA Administrator), David Lebsack (IMAT Team Lead Region VI, Response and Recovery) and Gerard M. Stolar (DR-4263-LA FCO).. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Kelly McNeese, chief of staff, 88th Readiness Division, left, chats with Dubuque, Iowa City Manager Michael C. Van Milligen during a community engagement in Dubuque, Iowa, July 11, 2022.

Acting Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett and aides touring Bureau of Reclamation field office during California visit

Expedition 28 JAXA Astronaut Satoshi Furukawa and Astronaut Mike Fossum during FF RNDZ ADV 4 training. Training includes HTV rendezvous operation. Photo Date: September 15, 2010. Location: Building 30 - SIM City.

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Windsor, Conn. , October 27, 2011 William (Bill) Carwile, FEMA Associate Administrator for Response and Recovery talks with members of the Connecticut Joint Field Office staff during an all-hands meeting there. Connecticut Tropical Storm Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

DR-1712.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Bay St Louis, Miss. , Sep. 2, 2012 Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant speak to local officials and residents about recovery efforts from Hurricane Isaac. . Mississippi Hurricane Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the U.S. Geological Survey's Cascades Volcano Observatory in Vancouver, Washington, where she joined other officials for tour and briefing on the status of Mount St. Helens, focal point of concern after steam-and-ash emission and declaration of official volcano advisory

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Puget Sound, Washington, where he visited the U.S. Geological Survey's (USGS) Western Fisheries Research Center, participated in discussions and tours of the USGS Puget Sound Cooperative Restoration Project, and conducted a Restoration Project-related press conference, along with Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chairman Billy Frank

Tampa, FL, October 23, 2005 Members of the Florida Division of Forestry and state and local components meet with members of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Incident Support Team for the Urban Search and Rescue task forces at the Hillsborough Emergency Operations center to make plans for the arrival of Hurricane Wilma.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

AmeriCorps Representative at JFO.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Charlotte County, FL (Oct. 5, 2022) - Insurance Village in Charlotte County event was organized by the local government in collaboration with private insurance providers. FEMAs IA staff was there registering survivors. Eliezer Hernandez

Buttonwoods Community Center public meeting. Rhode Island Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Forrest Powell, left, deputy director, state of Alaska Office of Veterans Affairs, assists local veterans with their earned benefits during an outreach event at the Aurora Inn in Nome, Alaska, July 9, 2022. During the two-day event in Nome 22 veterans filed claims for benefits that they earned through military service. (Alaska National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Balinda ONeal)

Norwalk, Conn., Nov. 27, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, center, talks to local officials about their recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, right and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Albie Lewis, left, also joined the meeting with Mayor Richard Moccia. Fugate also visited local Disaster Recovery Centers and neighborhoods impacted by the recent storm. Norwalk, CT, Nov. 27, 2012--FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, center, talks to local officials about their recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy. Emergency Management Director, Fire Chief Denis McCarthy, right and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Albie Lewis, left, also joined the meeting with Mayor Richard Moccia. Fugate also visted local Disaster Recovery Centers and neighborhoods impacted by the recent storm.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-30. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Hurricane Dolly, South Padre Island,TX, July 26, 2008 (L-R) Frank Cantu, Texas State Coordinating Officer (SCO); Robert N. Pinkerton,Jr., Mayor; Sandy Cashman, FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO); Burney Baskett, City Fire Chief/Emergency Management Coordinator; Lt. Col. Travis Grigg, US Army North, DOD Coordinating Officer, discuss the recovery status on the Island. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Photograph, from coverage of Secretary Gale Norton's tour of Devon Energy Corporation facilities in the Gulf of Mexico region, selected for use in preparation of Interior video on Norton tenure. During visit to region, Secretary Norton also spoke at the Louisiana Gulf Coast Oil Exposition in Lafayette

FEMA helps residents at town meeting... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Vice Admiral Thad Allen Visits Hancock County, Mississippi - 26-HK-12-23. Hurricane Katrina

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Meeting in Hoboken. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Kwajalein Atoll, of the Republic of Marshall Islands

Hurricane Katrina, Mobile, Ala., May 3, 2006 - FEMA Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Jesse Munoz addresses a press conference at the conclusion of today's public display of the NOAA Hurricane Hunter Research Aircraft. George Armstrong/FEMA

FEMA Recovery Director with Tribal Emergency Manager.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes, Findlay, Ohio, September 20, 2007 Brian Wilkins,(L) owner of Riverside Glass Inc. and his wife Heather (C) describe damage to his business from recent flooding. Small Business Administration (SBA) representative Gilbert Yingling is part of a community outreach program contacting small business owners in communities damaged by recent flooding. John Ficara/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

S98-06947 (28 April 1998)--- Three crewmembers for the STS-95 mission take notes during a class room session in preparation for the scheduled October 1998 flight. From the left are U.S. Sen. John H. Glenn Jr.(D.-Ohio), Pedro Duque and Stephen K. Robinson. Duque represents the European Space Agency (ESA).

Tim Davis, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, asks a question during a distinguished guest tour of the Blackfeet Nation Senior Center job site in Heart Butte, Montana, September 8, 2022. Innovative Readiness Training builds mutually beneficial civil-military partnerships between US communities and the Department of Defense, providing high quality, mission-essential training for Active, Guard, and Reserve support personnel and units.

Severe Storm Tornado - Denton, Texas, April 3, 2012 Regional Response Coordination Center (RRCC) leaders "Bullet" Young (left) and Bob Bennett (right) study reports after the RRCC is activated at level 3 in the wake of the tornadoes that hit Texas on April 3. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Tuscaloosa, Ala. , May 1, 2011 A survivor begins the registration process for help with the loss of his business with the Small Business Administration (SBA) at the Tuscaloosa Disaster Recovery Center. Getting registered is the first step that survivors in need must do to get the help from state and federal agencies. FEMA photo / Tim Burkitt. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Theodore Roosevelt National Park, Medora, North Dakota, for touring of the Elkhorn Ranch Unit with North Dakota Governor John Hoeven and National Park Service staff including Theodore Roosevelt National Park Superintendent, Valerie Naylor

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Wyoming operations staff of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming

Hurricane Isaac Hits Mississippi

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with staff of the Vernal, Utah field office of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to northeastern Utah

NASA pilots, engineers, and communications specialists brief the days operations prior to a supersonic research flight for QSF18, taking off from Ellington Field in Houston, Texas. The flights are meant to validate NASAs techniques and technology for gather community feedback data for X-59s Low-Boom Flight Demonstration mission.

Severe Storm - Pine City, Minn. , July 22, 2011 Denis Baran, Emergency Manager, Sheriff Robin Cole, Chief Deputy Steve Blackwell, Chris Dettmann, FEMA, Lou Press, FEMA, Bill Henry, FEMA, and Rick Dunkley, District Supervisor of Parks and Trails, discuss the Preliminary Damage Assessments for Pine County in the Pine County Court House in Pine City, Minnesota. PDAs are the first step in the declaration process. Minnesota Severe Storms And Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to the Louisiana coast for Shell Oil briefing on offshore energy production, tour of offshore platform, fly-over of New Orleans and surrounding areas. Joining the Interior delegation for the offshore tour were Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu and Congressman Bobby Jindal.

Meetings - 26-HK-166-1. Hurricane Katrina

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Hartford, Conn. , September 1, 2011 September 1, 2011 FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino , left, visits FEMA's Initial Operating Facilty at the Emergency Operations Center and talks to employees deployed in the intial response to Hurricane Irene. Federal Coordinating Officer Gary Stanley, second from left, looks on. Hartford, CT--September 1, 2011--FEMA Deputy Administrator Richard Serino , left, visits FEMA's Initial Operating Facilty at the Emergency Operations Center and talks to employees deployed in the intial response to Hurricane Irene. Federal Coordinating Officer Gary Stanley, second from left, looks on.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA assists residents in New Jersey. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to Guam, U.S. Territory

Fort McCoy workforce members participate in an Operation Excellence training session Oct. 4, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Operation Excellence is part of Army Installation Management Command's Service Culture Campaign.

First Lease of FEMA Housing Unit in Choctaw County, MS. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator - Kansas City , Environmental Protection Agency

FEMA Training in the Field.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with staff of the Vernal, Utah field office of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to northeastern Utah

George Cronk, director of Telecommunications Information Systems Directorate, Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point, presents ideas to tied to realizing operational objectives for developing the Installation Master Plan to stakeholders at the Visioning Workshop in the Cherry Point Inn at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina, July 14, 2022. The workshop was the second step in the process to establish a new installation master plan that will chart the course for development of the air station community for the next two decades. The previous plan was accomplished in 2014.

Congressional Delegation Oversight Visit - 26-HK-7-71. Hurricane Katrina

Tallahassee, Fla. , Aug. 27, 2012 FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate (center) addresses Florida State Emergency Response Team staff at the Florida emergency operations center. To his right is Florida Governor Rick Scott, and to his left is Bryan Koon, Director of the Florida Division of Emergency Management. FEMA is coordinating closely with state partners, including Florida, as they prepare for and respond to the effects of Isaac... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides joining U.S. Park Police crew for Washington, D.C. fly-over

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

FEMA and SBA Specialists Answer Questions for Local Media. Connecticut Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Milford, Conn. , October 6, 2011 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Stephen M. De Blasio, Sr. , center, Small Business Administration Public Information Officer George Camp, right, and FEMA Individual Assistance Branch Director, Valerie Black, respond to questions from residents at a town meeting held to inform residents about programs available to those impacted by Tropical Storm Irene. Milford, CT, October 6, 2011-- FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Stephen M. De Blasio, Sr., center, Small Business Administration Public Information Officer George Camp, right, and Public Assistance Specialist Valerie Black, respond to questions from residents at a town meeting held to inform residents about programs available to those impacted by Tropical Storm Irene.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Middletown Residents Attend Sandy Resource Fair. New Jersey Hurricane Sandy. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Minot, N. D. , October 20, 2011 David Miller (right), Associate Administrator of the FEMA's Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration, North Dakota Governor Jack Dalrymple (left), FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Deanne Criswell (center), FEMA Associate Administrator of Response and Recovery William Carwile (far left), and FEMA Region VIII Flood Insurance and Mitigation Division Director Jeanine Petterson discuss flood recovery concerns with engineers and other state and local officials at Minot's City Hall. North Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding - Ames, Iowa, August 13, 2010 Jeff Conley, FEMA Suppport Branch Director ((left) and Conradge Brown, FEMA Deputy, Logistics (right) check another load of water arriving from Fort Worth Texas to aid the citizens of Ames. Ames has been without drinking water since Wednesday, Aug. 11, when flooding damaged a water main. Jace Anderson/FEMA. Iowa Severe Storms, Flooding, and Tornadoes. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to San Francisco and vicinity, California, for touring, meetings with Interior personnel, classroom activities, and trip to Alcatraz Island

Severe Storms and Tornadoes, Enterprise, AL, March 4, 2007 SBA representative Erik Manthei helps residents affected by the Alabama tornadoes with the SBA loan application process in the Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) located at the Enterprise Civic Center. DRCs are set up so residents affected by disasters have a place to go to ask questions about the FEMA recovery process. Mark Wolfe/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Baton Rouge, La. , Aug. 29, 2012 Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal leads the Louisiana Unified Coordination meeting in response to Hurricane Isaac. To his right is FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate, who was on the ground in Louisiana to meet with state and local officials as Isaac moved through the area.. Louisiana Tropical Storm Isaac. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

FEMA Administrator at Alabama Disaster Service Center. Alabama Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA Field Training in Joplin.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Under a workers watchful eyes in the Orbiter Processing Facility, Center Director Jim Kennedy (right) takes a turn on a screw on Endeavour. Kennedy is taking an opportunity to learn first-hand what workers are doing to enable Return to Flight. Endeavour is in an Orbiter Major Modification period.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho, where he joined Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff, Idaho Lieutenant Governor Jim Risch, and other officials for meetings, tours of the facility and surrounding area, and press conference on fire season preparations

The U.S. Air Force and the U.S. Corps of Engineers host a Sentinel town meeting for Laramie County landowners to discuss real estate activities and future negotiations to support the project in Pine Bluffs, Wyoming, March 27, 2023. The Air Force discussed the temporary construction easements for utility corridors and launch facilities and missile alert facilities conversion; the new permanent easements for utility corridors; drainage easements for LF and MAF sites converted to the new Sentinel Launch Centers; road access to new tower sites; and fee acquisitions for five-acre tower sites.

NASA Chief Scientist Dr. Waleed Abdalati visited Stennis Space Center on July 19, to learn about the extensive science capabilities onsite. Shown at right are (seated, l to r), Stennis Center Director Patrick Scheuermann; Dr. Abdalati; U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Jonathan White; NOAA National Data Buoy Center Program Manager Shannon McArthur; (standing, l to r) Stennis Project Directorate Assistant Director Anne Peek; Stennis Applied Science & Technology Project Office Chief Duane Armstrong; and Stennis Project Directorate Director Keith Brock.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne on visit to Los Angeles County, California, where he observed the largest earthquake preparedness drill in U.S. history ("The Great Southern California Shake Out"). The Secretary joined California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger at a press conference, watched preparedness drills in schools, and discussed peparedness measures with students, educators, emergency operations personnel, and U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) staff including USGS Director Mark Myers

Severe Storms, Tornadoes, and Flooding, Caurhersville, MO, 4-17-06 Senator Kit Bond, R-MO greets a Nancy Scurlock, FEMA employee at the DRC in Caruthersville, MO. Senator Bond visited the town of Caruthersville, MO to see the recovery effort underway after the town was hit by a tornado, April 2, 2006.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Rochester, Michigan USA, 29 April 2023, Union chief steward Danielle Drouillard speaks as nurses and radiology techs rally for better wages and and against understaffing at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital. The members of the Office and Professional Employees International Union (OPEIU) have been fighting for a new union contract for months. The union says the hospital is losing staff because its wages are well below what Ascension pays at its other Detroit-area hospitals

Flooding - Webster, S. D. , July 12, 2011 FEMA Public Assistance Coordinator Jim Russell (left) and Day County S. D. Highway Supervisor Chuck Fromelt, look over township maps reviewing damage incurred from recent flooding.. South Dakota Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Flooding Survivors is Helped by Tzi Chi Volunteer. Missouri Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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

Small Business Administration representative assisting family after a town hall meeting in Ascension Parish on Saturday, August 20, 2016.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Signing ceremony, outside the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Maryland, for Executive Order protecting and conserving the striped bass and red drum fish populations, with President George W. Bush joined by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez, Maryland Congressman Wayne Gilchrest, Coastal Conservation Association Chairman Walter Fondren, American Sportfishing Association President Mike Nussman, Stripers Forever President Brad Burns, Shimano America Corporation President Dave Pfeiffer, and other dignitaries

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- From front row left, NASA Deputy Associate Administrator for Space Station and Shuttle Programs Michael Kostelnik and NASA Space Shuttle Program Manager William Parsons are trained on the proper use of the Emergency Life Support Apparatus (ELSA). NASA and United Space Alliance (USA) Space Shuttle program management are participating in a leadership workday. The day is intended to provide management with an in-depth, hands-on look at Shuttle processing activities at KSC.

Anchorage, Alaska, July 28, 2013 FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer (FCO) Dolph A. Diemont officially swears in the first local hire for the recovery mission. FEMA is hiring local specialists to transition the permanent full time staff and reservists with locally hired human capital. Adam DuBrowa/ FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Secretary Gale Norton meeting with Wyoming operations staff of the Bureau of Land Management during the Secretary's visit to the Powder River Basin area of Wyoming

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Coventry, R. I. , September 1, 2011 William Bryan, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Infrastructure Security and Energy Restoration, Department of Energy, receives a damage assessment from a National Grid utility crew leader. Dana Trytten/FEMA. Rhode Island Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Roy Wright, FEMA Deputy Associate Administrator for Insurance and Mitigation, speaks with resident Dorothy Knighten and insurance adjusters inside of her flood damaged property in East Baton Rouge Parish.. Louisiana Severe Storms and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Severe Winter Storms and Flooding, Canadian, OK, January 21, 2007 FEMA damage assessment team member Gary Grabow explains the information gathering process for a possible federal disaster declaration to residents affected by a January ice storm that left approximately a quarter of a million people without power.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Military retirees and their family members participate in the 2022 Retiree Appreciation Day on Sept. 9, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. Hundreds of people attended the event that was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Soldier for Life/Retirement Services Office with the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources. It was the first Retiree Appreciation Day at the installation since 2019.

Fort McCoy members participate in servant leadership training April 27, 2022, at Fort McCoy, Wis. The training was coordinated by the Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources and Viterbo University. A Fort McCoy Directorate of Human Resources leader who helped organize the training said the training is good for the Fort McCoy workforce because it specifically shows the workforce that regardless of age, rank, or status, its always good to be a lifelong learner. And that leader said its also important for government employees to remember they serve. They serve the employee first, taxpayers, service members, family members, and the country. And the leader said that being a servant leader is about who you are, not what you do.

Secretary Gale Norton with Shell Oil officials at energy resource site in western Colorado, home of the Piceance Basin natural gas reserves

Severe Storms and Flooding, Martinsville, IN, June 13, 2008 FEMA Administrator, R. David Paulison, answers reporters questions as, US Congressman, Michael Pence (L) and Indiana Governor, Mitch Daniels (c), standby. Barry Bahler/FEMA.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Galena, Alaska, July 3, 2013 Libby Turner, special assistant to the federal coordinating officer Dolph Diemont, addresses an open meeting in Galena along with Cynthia Cowell, a public information officer for the Small Business Administration (SBA). SBA is a major federal partner with FEMA in disaster recovery.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

FEMA RVI Regional Administrator Tony Robinson (left) speaks to community leaders from the local Denton, Texas fire, police and emergency management Departments... Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Deputy Administrator - Furlough Town Hall , Environmental Protection Agency

NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine, seated at the far end of table, center, visited the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, on Aug. 7, 2018. Bridenstine talked with Commercial Crew Program (CCP) leadership inside a conference room at the Operations and Checkout Building. At right is Kennedy Center Director Bob Cabana. At left is Kathy Lueders, CCP manager. The administrator also toured facilities and received updates on the program.

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