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Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- Chris Reiner, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), discusses hazardous waste removal with members of the Hawaii National Guard, Civil Support Team. The EPA and U. S. military are part of the federal family that support the Federal Emergency Management Agency in its recovery from the recent earthquake and tsunami.

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 19, 2009 -- American Samoa Gov. Togiola Tulafono, left, and FEMA Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth R. Tingman during a planning meeting at the Joint Field Office for the federally declared disaster for earthquake, tsunami and flood damage on Sept. 29, 2009. The island territory suffered 34 deaths and extensive damage and is receiving individual assistance and public assistance. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 10, 2009 -- Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Gerard Stolar talks to a local employee at this Pago Pago warehouse. The warehouse has served as a primary staging area for local, federal and Federal Emergency Management Agency supplies, as commodities move daily and hourly to recovering communities and families. Dan Stoneking/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Utulei, American Samoa, October 8, 2009 -- FEMA Disaster Recovery Center Group Supervisor, Valerie Aubert, and Alefa Afalava, Individual Assistance Officer for the territory of American Samoa, provide registration intake guidance to local hires. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Atlanta, Ga. , October 2, 2009 -- Approximately 30 FEMA Logistics (LOG) staff and equipment are ready to depart Dobbins Air Force Base via C-17 cargo planes for Hickam Air Force Base in Hawaii to set up logistical assistance in response to the recent Samoan devastating tsunami. George Armstrong/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 5, 2009 -- Members of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT)prepare to transfer an infant to a Coast Guard plane that will evacuate the infant to Hawaii. DMATs are part of the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Disaster Medical System which supports hospitals and other medical and public health needs of communities during disasters such as the earthquake and tsunami disaster in American Samoa. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 13, 2009 -- A diesel tractor backs up into the Antonov AN-225 cargo plane to unload generators. The cargo plane is the world's largest fixed wing aircraft and it carried generators contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist the island with electrical power restoration. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake - Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 28, 2012 -- Through FEMA's National Earthquake Technical Assistance Program (NETAP), a group of engineers, emergency managers, contractors, government employees, and others from American Samoa receive free technical earthquake training in "Rapid Visual Screening of Buildings for Potential Seismic Hazard" (FEMA 154), "Procedures for Post-Earthquake Safety Evaluation of Buildings" (ATC-20), "Rapid Observation of Vulnerability and Estimation of Risk" (ROVER), and "Reducing the Risks of Nonstructural Earthquake Damage" (FEMA E-74). One hands-on exercise involves inspecting the non-structural components of the facility.

A mudslide down a small hill near a road; a result of severe storms in American Samoa in July - August 2014.

American Samoa, Dec. 9, 2010 -- Farley Howell, FEMA Region IX Federal Preparedness Coordinator, standing with the traditional warning bell in American Samoa. This method is being replaced by a DHS funded electronic warning system in the territory

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 23, 2009 -- Congresswoman Laura Richardson, whose Southern California district has the largest Samoan population in the United States, and American Samoa Congressman Eni F. H. Faleomavaega listen as Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth R. Tingman describes FEMA 's response to the Sept. 29th earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster. They met with Gov. Togiola Tulafono and FEMA officials for two hours to discuss the disaster response and recovery plans. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 15, 2011 -- Deputy Administrator Manning speaks to other federal, state and local members of the emergency management team at the PRiMO conference.