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[Earthquake] Hilo, HI, November 11, 2006 - FEMA Local resident Vicki O'Bryant discusses the registration procedure with FEMA Mitigation Specialist George Garcia at the Hilo Disaster Recovery Center (DRC). The DRC opened and the disaster victims were able to begin registering in person for Individual Assistance (IA). Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.

[Earthquake] Pepeekeo, HI, November 13, 2006 - FEMA Mitigation Map Mod. specialist Marshall Marik and U.S. Army Corps structural engineer Peter Lam inspect a gas line that provides energy to operate a police/fire communication tower. The FEMA coordinated mitigation inspection team was checking for a rupture in the line that may exist after a recent series of earthquakes. Adam DuBrowa/FEMA.

Fort Shafter, Hawaii, Oct. 18, 2012 -- FEMA Region IX employees in the Hawaii office practice "drop, cover, and hold on" during ShakeOut

[Earthquake] Waikoloa Village, HI., October 24, 2006 - Waikoloa Elementary School classroom was shaken as a result of the October 15 earthquake. This classroom was one of nine damaged at the school. Patricia Brach/FEMA

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.

SAIPAN - Sailors from USS Ashland and Marines from the 31st MEU help remove debris on Saipan. Photo by MC3 David Cox.

The Commonwealth Utility Corporation and Colorado Primary Source Electric crews repair power lines on the island of Saipan as part of the effort to restore long term power to the area after Typhoon Soudelor caused devastation in August.

The first batch of the remaining 306 transformers arriving at the Saipan International Airport. The transformers were loaded on six trucks at Solomon headquarters in Solomon, Kansas and then flown to Saipan on Boeing 727s in a series of five flights.

Saipan Airport employee offloading transformers from a lane. These transformers were delivered to aid in the efforts to restore long-term power to Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor caused serious damage back in August, 2015. A total of 486 transformers will be delivered to Saipan by the end of the month.

CERT Saipan assisted in transporting the final arrival of transformers.

Melva Guzman-Cabrera, Human Services Specialist, educates Typhoon Soudelor survivors on mitigation rebuilding techniques for their homes.

AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team member Ashtyn Moss, with community volunteers Erica Coranado and Chloe Borja clearing debris at a home site in As Matuis. Twenty AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team members (A-DRT) from Texas Conservation Corps, Conservation Corps of MN & IA and Washington Conservation Corps, supported by the Disaster Services Unit at the Corporation for National and Community Service, were mission assigned by FEMA and have been deployed to Saipan to assist in building capacity for long term recovery through partnerships with the local VOAD, Long Term Recovery Groups and the Commonwealth Advocates for Recovery Efforts (CARE). These activities include the coordination of volunteers and donated resources, coordination of homeowner assessments and intakes, and classroom field trainings on being a Volunteer Leader.