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SAIPAN - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Community Emergency response Teams (CERT) help distribute tents, provided by FEMA, to survivors. Photo by Ryan Brown.

Incident Management Assistance Team Logistics Section Chief Jeremy Swartz, signing off on the delivery of the six bucket trucks to Saipan, CNMI. Back in August, Typhoon Soudelor caused major damage in Saipan and the local government asked for these trucks to help with the ongoing effort to restore long term power to the island. Our job was to make that request happen, which were able to do by working closely with the local government.

The first flight of reconditioned transformers arriving via aircraft from Kansas to the Saipan Airport in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. 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.

CNMI VOADs, FEMA local hires, DSA, VALs, CCP and Long Term Recovery Committee members attend Disaster Case Management Training.

Commonwealth Utility Corporation power employees prepare transformers for transport. 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.

NMTI students constructing the hazard mitigation models with lumber, nails and metal fasteners supplied by True Value and ACE Hardware stores.

Paul Parsons Jr. answering questions on DCMP

NMTI students and staff, hardware store owners, FEMA FCO and FEMA Hazard Mitigation Staff, CARE staff, and the Governor's office representatives celebrating the completion of the models.

Hazard Mitigation Specialist David Pradell discussing the models with True Value Hardware and Do It Best Hardware owner Ray Yumul.

AmeriCorps Disaster response Team member Teddy Lasky, with community volunteer Karen Layoan assisting at a home site in As Matuis.

Demobilized FEMA generators staged at the Saipan Port after being put to use on the island of Saipan after Typhoon Soudelor clobbered the area back in Augusts, 2015. These generators were installed at key facilities by the United States Army Corps of Engineers to keep lights and power on while a longer term solution was in the works.

Washington, D. C. , May 27, 2009 -- William L. Carwile III, FEMA's Assistant Administrator, Disaster Operations in the FEMA Studio. Mr. Carwile's emergency management leadership experience includes such large-scale disasters as Super Typhoon Paka in Guam; Hurricane Georges in Puerto Rico; Tropical Storm Allison in Louisiana; the New York City World Trade Center response; Super Typhoon Chataan in Guam; California Wildfires and responses and recovery efforts for the four hurricanes that struck Florida in 2004. During Hurricane Katrina, he served as the FCO for the Mississippi response. FEMA/Bill Koplitz