Official Encounters and Meetings

Photos capturing formal gatherings, handshakes, and discussions among officials, emphasizing collaboration in various governmental events.

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

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

Department of the Interior-hosted dinner event honoring wounded veterans, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and other senior officials presiding

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Folsom Dam Overlook and surrounding area, Folsom, California, for tours, meetings with Bureau of Reclamation, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and other personnel on the occasion of the groundbreaking ceremony for the Folsom Dam Joint Federal Project

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- In the Thermal Protection System Facility, NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe (left) meets workers. O'Keefe is visiting the site to learn more about the TPS products and process in protecting orbiters from the intense heat of launch and re-entry. TPS tiles have been discussed in the investigation into the Columbia tragedy that destroyed the orbiter and claimed the lives of seven astronauts.

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

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

Press conference and related activities, led by Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and National Park Service Director Mary Bomar at Main Interior, providing the official roll-out for the Centennial Initiative, including the public-private fund matching Centennial Challenge, designed to prepare National Parks for another century of conservation and preservation in time for the National Park Service's 100th anniversary in 2016

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Administrator Stephen L. Johnson touring the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) , Environmental Protection Agency

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

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

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.

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 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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

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.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne viewing displays, talking with attendees at the Recreation Vehicle Industry Association (RVIA) annual convention at the Kentucky Exposition Center, Louisville, Kentucky

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Ask-Kaleidoscope , Environmental Protection Agency

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

Events, featuring Secretary Gale Norton, far right, and other officials, marking the dedication of the world's largest offshore oil platform, near Ingleside, Texas, used to tap Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas reserves

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Mount Rainier National Park in Washington, where he delivered the keynote address at the grand opening and dedication ceremony for the new Henry M. Jackson Memorial Visitor Center in the Paradise area of the Park. Secretary Kempthorne toured the Center with Washington Congressman Norman Dicks, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on National Parks, and Mount Rainier Superintendent Dave Uberuaga, among others, and conversed with National Park Service staff and visitors.

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

Signing ceremony for Memorandum of Understanding between the Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement (OSM) and the coldwater fisheries conservation, protection, and restoration organization, Trout Unlimited, with OSM Director Jeffrey Jarrett among officials participating

Colorado Senator, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Ken Salazar joining current Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for tour of the newly opened Interior Operations Center (IOC)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Hurricane Katrina/Hurricane Rita, Baton Rouge, LA October 4, 2005 - Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) asks Admiral Thad Allen, FEMA Principal Federal Official for Gulf Coast Operations, about recovery efforts in the areas hardest hit by hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne visiting Department facilities, staff in Boise, Idaho

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the National Zoo, Washington, D.C., for touring, press conference launch of the Tiger Conservation Initiative. The Secretary joined numerous dignitaries, among them National Zoo Director John Berry, actor and Conservation International board member Harrison Ford, actor Robert Duvall, World Bank Group President Robert Zoellick, National Zoo Ecology Center Head Conservator John Seidensticker, and International Tiger Coalition spokesperson Grace Ge Gabriel, at the event.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

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

National Telecommunications and Information Administration - Secretary Donald Evans Tours Spectrum Mobile Lab

Ceremonial planting of blight-resistant American chestnut tree, outside the headquarters of the Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement (OSM) at Interior, to mark OSM's 30th anniversary. Among dignitaries participating in the event were Secretary Dirk Kempthorne, OSM Appalachian Region Director (soon to become OSM Director) Brent Wahlquist, National Mining Association President and Chief Executive Officer Kraig Naasz, and American Chestnut Foundatiion President Marshal Case.

FEMA Advistory Counsil meets in Washington, DC.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Biloxi, Miss. , August 27, 2010 FEMA Administrator W. Craig Fugate meets with Jackson County Board President Mike Mangum at the Ms. Coastal Colliseum.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

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Tornado - Smithville, Miss. , June 10, 2011 FEMA External Affairs Officer, Bruce Brodoff and FCO Terry Quarles exchange a friendly moment with gathered officials from FEMA and MEMA at local Piggly Wiggly supermarket, in Smithville, Mississippi, damaged during the tornado. FEMA regularly meets on site with local officials to discuss needs and keep all parties informed. Chris Ragazzo/FEMA. Mississippi Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Associated Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to the Golden Gate National Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, to view the renovation project for the historic Cliff House, set to open in August, 2004

President George W. Bush Visit - 26-HK-6-190. Briefing in ATC hangar--POTUS, CAPT David Callahan (CO ATC Mobile), & FEMA Michael Brown. Hurricane Katrina

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides on visit to Maine, meeting with Governor John Baldacci

Virginia, June 19-22, 2006 R. David Paulison, Director of FEMA visits with John B. Waters, Assistant to the Chief Medical Officer of DHS, during TOPOFF 4 Command Post Exercise (T4 CPX), in conjunction with FEMA's Forward Challenge O6 Exercise. Government-wide agencies had an opportunity to activate their COOP plans during an evaluated, scenario-based exercise. .. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

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

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Roy Popkin Party , Environmental Protection Agency

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

Office of the Secretary - SECRETARY DONALD EVANS WITH CHAIRMAN RICH CROTTY

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to El Salvador (Bilat with Minister of Ecomony, Departure)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to South Dakota for meeting with the state's tribal leaders in Rapid City, and for activities related to the 66th Annual Motorcycle Rally at Sturgis

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining other senior officials for ribbon-cutting ceremony, briefing, tours at the new Interior Operations Center (IOC)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Sturgis, South Dakota for activities related to the 66th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, including an opening ceremony marking the U.S. Postal Service's issuance of "American Motorcycles" commemorative stamps. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the ceremony were U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman James Miller III, Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs Maggie Grant, South Dakota Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., and Sturgis Mayor Mark Zeigler.

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Signing ceremony for the Truckee River Operating Agreement in Reno, Nevada, where Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joined Nevada Senator Harry Reid, Chairman Mervin Wright, Jr. of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe of Indians, and other federal, state, and local dignitaries including Assistant Attorney General Ronald Tenpas of the Justice Department, California Secretary for Resources Mike Chrisman, Nevada Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Director Allen Biaggi, Truckee Meadows Water Authority Board of Directors Chairman Mike Carrigan, and Reno Mayor Bob Cashell. The agreement fulfilled the requirements of the 1990 Settlement Act for the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, which directed the Secretary of the Interior to negotiate an operating agreement for the major federal and private reservoirs on the Truckee River upstream of Reno.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Office of Administration and Resource Management - Contract 1 , Environmental Protection Agency

Flooding Hurricane/Tropical Storm - Richmond, Va. , August 30, 2011 Janet Napolitano, DHS Secretary, Tom Vilsack, Secretary of Agriculture, and Virginia Governor Robert McDonnell (l-r) meet outside the Virginia State Emergency Operations Center (EOC) before attending a media briefing and press conference to speak about the response to Hurricane Irene and the role of the federal government in assisting Virginia in its disaster recovery. FEMA is a supporting partner in the state's response to the August 26th hurricane. Virginia Hurricane Irene. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Senator Barbara Mikulski Visit/Press Conference

Colorado Senator, and Secretary of the Interior nominee, Ken Salazar joining current Secretary Dirk Kempthorne for tour of the newly opened Interior Operations Center (IOC)

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Arizona-California border area, where he toured the Bureau of Reclamation's Yuma, Arizona Area Office-Yuma Desalting Plant with Bureau Commissioner Robert Johnson, and joined Johnson and officials from the Southern Nevada Water Authority, Central Arizona Project, and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California at groundbreaking ceremonies for the Drop 2 Reservoir Project--part of the Lower Colorado River Water Storage Program--in Imperial County, California

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and aides to St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, for touring of the Estate Grange Alexander Hamilton Boyhood Home, the Juan F. Luis Hospital, and other natural and developed sites, as well as discussions with National Park Service personnel and Virgin Islands officials. Secretary Kempthorne joined Virgin Islands Governor John de Jongh, Jr., Virgin Islands Delegate to Congress Donna Christian Christiansen, and other leaders at a press conference and agreement signing event concerning grant awards for the benefit of the people and natural resources of the Virgin Islands.

Former US senator John Edwards visits the Hill District of Pittsburgh.

Community Meeting is Well Attended in Butler, Kentucky. Kentucky Severe Storms, Tornadoes, Straight-line Winds, and Flooding. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Pacific Islands Tour: Visit of Secretary Dirk Kemmpthorne and aides to American Samoa, U.S. Territory

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Guatemala

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Pima County, Arizona's border area with Mexico, for tours, discussions with Bureau of Indian Affairs staff and U.S. Customs and Border Protection personnel meeting at the Ajo Border Patrol Station

Office of the Administrator (Lisa P. Jackson) - Ann Arbor , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - NIST Site Visit

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

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

Announcement, at the Governor's Mansion in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, of the proposal to remove the brown pelican from the Endangered Species List, with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne joining Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal, Fish and Wildlife Service Director H. Dale Hall, and other officials at the signing and press conference marking the recovery of the species in Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states

Office of the Secretary - DEPUTY SECRETARY SAMUEL BODMAN TECHNOLOGY EXPO

Severe Storms and Flooding, Piedmont, MO, March 20, 2008 Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder mets with local emergency management officials to talk about damage from the recent flooding. Piedmont, MO- Missouri Lieutenant Governor Peter Kinder mets with local emergeny management officials to talk about damage from the recent flooding.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Roy Popkin Party , Environmental Protection Agency

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Oregon, part of the 2004 Take Pride in America Western Tour highlighting volunteer efforts on public lands, including a stop at the Monaco Coach Corporation recreational vehicle plant in Coburg

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In Orbiter Processing Facility-1 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Center Director Robert Cabana (center) is on hand for the final power down of space shuttle Discovery during Space Shuttle Program transition and retirement activities. "Power down" follows the final closure of Discovery's payload bay doors.Discovery is being prepared for public display at the Smithsonians National Air and Space Museum Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, Va., in 2012.

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

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to Sturgis, South Dakota for activities related to the 66th Annual Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, including an opening ceremony marking the U.S. Postal Service's issuance of "American Motorcycles" commemorative stamps. Joining Secretary Kempthorne at the ceremony were U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Chairman James Miller III, Special Assistant to the President for Intergovernmental Affairs Maggie Grant, South Dakota Senators Tim Johnson and John Thune and Congresswoman Stephanie Herseth, South Dakota Governor Mike Rounds, Utah Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr., and Sturgis Mayor Mark Zeigler.

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

Tour, given by BP corporate officials to Secretary Gale Norton and Minerals Management Service Director Johnnie Burton, of the world's largest offshore oil platform, near Ingleside, Texas, used to tap Gulf of Mexico oil and natural gas reserves

Visit of Secretary Gale Norton to Hoover Dam area, Boulder City, Nevada for activities marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach, California, for touring, discussions with Aquarium officials and staff

Mike Leavitt's first day: various meetings , Environmental Protection Agency

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.

First official day at the Department of the Interior: Secretary Dirk Kempthorne touring Main Interior and National Mall, meeting officials, staff, visitors

Visit to GRC by the Deputy Administrator, James Morhard

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne meeting at Main Interior with delegation from the Boise, Idaho Chamber of Commerce

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Hydrogen Car , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne visiting Department facilities, staff in Boise, Idaho

Rantoul, Ill., Dec. 11, 2013 FEMA Applicant Services Program Specialist Skip Zubar, right, speaks with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Donald Keldsen, at a Disaster Recovery Center. 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. Rantoul, ILL, Dec. 11, 2013--FEMA Applicant Services Program Specialist Skip Zubar, right, speaks with FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Donald Keldsen, at a Disaster Recovery Center.. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

Tornado - Tuscaloosa, Ala. , June 2, 2011 FEMA's Annette Foglino interviews Tuscaloosa Mayor Walter Maddox in front of a safe room in Tuscaloosa. This safe room was the only part of the home left standing after the April 27th tornado, demonstrating the importance of having one in homes and businesses. 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 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

Office of the Secretary (Carlos Gutierrez) - Secretary Central America Free Trade Agreement Trade Mission to Honduras

JEFF SESSIONS AND MO BROOKS TOUR MSFC PROPULSION DEVELOPMEN RESEARCH LAB

FEMA Logistics Supervisor Mark Ackerman (L) explains to Deputy Regional Administrator, FEMA Region IX Ahsha Tribble, Ph.D. (C) and FEMA Region 9 Response Director Justin Dombrowski (R) about the Manufactured Housing Units technical specifics. FEMA is providing temporary Manufactured Housing Units to those eligible disaster survivors that have been affected by the catastrophic wildfires.. California Valley Fire and Butte Fire. Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials

California Governor Gray Davis at Hoover Dam, Boulder City, Nevada events marking historic Colorado River Water Delivery Agreement, providing for reduction in California reliance on Colorado River water and protection of authorized shares of water for six other Colorado River Basin states

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