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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.

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- A car sits upside down among other debris that was caused by the recent earthquake and tsunami in American Samoa. The tsunami spread debris throughout the village of Leone

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Nua Seetaga, American Samoa, October 31, 2009 -- Nua Seetaga, AS, October 31, 2009 -- Kenneth R. Tingman, center, FEMA federal coordinating officer for the earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster, speaks at public meeting in village of Nua Seetaga. High Talking Chief Faletogo Taliloa, left, conducted the meeting in both English and Samoan. Shoshana Resnick, FEMA Infrastructure Branch deputy director, later explained program details. The American Samoa Government has determined that removal of debris from private property within the villages is necessary because it represents an immediate threat to public health and safety. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 6, 2009 -- Governor Togiola Tulafono and Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth Tingman shake hands after signing the memorandum of agreement on the disaster response to the recent earthquake and tsunami. The two leaders have been working closely together on response and recovery since the tsunami one week ago. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Asili, American Samoa, October 7, 2009 -- Army Reservists and local community members work side-by-side to establish a supply distribution center. FEMA coordinated the logistics and location in support of American Samoa as they recover from an earthquake and a tsunami. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Oakland, CA, January 15, 2007- From its offices in Oakland, FEMA's Region IX works in partnership with the emergency management agencies of Arizona, California, Hawaii and Nevada, as well as the territories of American Samoa and Guam, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of the Marshall Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia to prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA

Memphis, TN, June 16, 2008 -- Representatives from Guam, South Dakota and North Dakota discuss the presentations they heard at the FEMA-NEMA PIO conference in Memphis. The conference brought PIOs from across the United States and territories together outside of disaster response to discuss communications opportunities and policies. FEMA News Photo/ Phot by John Shea.

When Typhoon Soudelor hit Saipan in August of 2015, it affected more than just its human residents--the Saipan Zoo was also heavily impacted. None of the animals were hurt, but the facilities were damaged, and because the zoo is a private, for-profit organization, it was not eligible for FEMA assistance. Forced to close the zoo for safety reasons, owner Frank Aldan set up a GoFundMe account on Facebook to seek additional funds to make the necessary repairs. Through this effort, several of our team members found out about Frank's dilemma and volunteered their time to help him reopen the zoo. Since mid-August, FEMA volunteers have spent their Saturdays clearing debris, cutting trees and providing food to help the zoo recover. One of the largest trees on the island was on the zoo's property, and the typhoon blew it over. The tree was so big that volunteers from our staff spent over four weeks cutting it into manageable pieces. Here, Ryan Brown works on a large segment of the tree.