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Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 6, 2009 -- American Samoan community members come together to discuss recovery from the recent earthquake and tsunami. FEMA staff responds to questions and explain the recovery process. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 1, 2009 -- Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 1, 2009 - A car sits hanging from a upper level parking area. The car was moved by the tsunami that hit American Samoa.

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Atlanta, Ga. , October 2, 2009 -- At Dobbins Air Force Base, this portable Logistics Incident Command Base(LICB) is being loaded aboard a C-17 cargo plane. Approximately 30 FEMA Logistics (LOG) staff and equipment depart today for Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii to set up logistical assistance in response to the recent Samoan devastating tsunami. George Armstrong/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- FEMA generators are being unloaded from a C-17 military cargo plane. FEMA shipped generators to American Samoa to restore power to American Samoa

Roots and trunk of a tree caught u in a landslide in American Samoa in 2014.

Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, March 15, 2011 -- Deputy Administrator Manning and staff from FEMA's Recovery Office in American Samoa tour homes being rebuilt for disaster survivors in American Samoa. As part of our work to support the territory's recovery, FEMA has been building homes, in several stages, for disaster survivors whose houses were destroyed by the tsunami.

Emergency Planning and Security ^ Tsunami - American Samoa, Sep. 27, 2012 -- After meeting all federal requirements, this week the islands of Tutuila, Aunuu, Ofu, Olosega and Tau and all of the National Park of American Samoa have attained the federal NOAA/NWS designation of TsunamiReady and will be officially designated as TsunamiReady in a ceremony with senior American Samoan Government, NOAA and FEMA officials. Photo Credit ASG Government Newsletter-Tapuitea/www. americansamoa. gov.

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 6, 2009 -- A large and eager group of religious officials and concerned citizens gather at the Congregational Christian Church of American Samoa to discuss recovery. They exchanged ideas with each other and FEMA officials on the way ahead in the long-term recovery from the September 29th tsunami. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Nua Seetaga, American Samoa, October 31, 2009 -- High Talking Chief Faletogo Taliloa conducts the village meeting in which debris removal from private property - village communal property - is explained. He spoke mostly in Samoan, but also repeated key information in English. A High Talking Chief is the chief who does most of the talking in village affairs, Taliloa explained. A native of American Samoa, he lived in the San Francisco area for many years before returning the American Samoa to retire. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 11, 2009 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth R. Tingman, right, Lt. Colonel, U. S. Air Force, retired, and Deputy Federal Coordinating Officer Michael H. Smith, Colonel, U. S. Marine Corps, retired, observed Veterans Day in an American Samoa ceremony Wedneday. Pago Pago was an active U. S. Naval base until 1951. Military service is a tradition in American Samoa. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- Members the Hawaii National Guard, Civil Support Team, search for hazardous waste. The collection of hazardous waste is an important step in the removal of debris after a tsunami disaster.

Pago Pago, American Samoa, Sep. 28, 2012 -- Purchase of emergency signage as part of "Tsunami Ready" designation