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Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 15, 2009 -- Heavy machinery sits in front of home to help with repairs while the family takes refuge at night in three tents. The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided tents following the earthquake, tsunami and flooding that swept the area. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 6, 2009 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth Tingman and American Samoa Governor Togiola Tulafono sign a memorandum of agreement. The memorandum outlines the roles and responsibilities between the territory and the Federal Emergency Management Agency in disaster recovery.

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Utulei, American Samoa, October 8, 2009 -- FEMA Disaster Recovery Center support personnel, Maryanne Hills, explains the registration process to a group of residents affected by the tsunami while FEMA local hire, Masina G. Cime, provides critical translation service for non-English speaking individuals. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 5, 2009 -- Members of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) evacuate an infant that was impacted by the earthquake and tsunami. 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 ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 1, 2009 -- The port in Pago Pago was damaged by the recent tsunami. This picture shows of the damage. FEMA/Casey Deshong

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- FEMA generators are being unloaded from a C-17 military cargo plane. FEMA shipped generators from its warehouses to American Samoa to help provide electric power to critical facilities in American Samoa.

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 14, 2009 -- Nancy Ward, administrator of FEMA Region IX, and Denis Coliten, FEMA's infrastructure branch director for the earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster in American Samoa, discuss the replacement of the Satala power generation plant, which was inundated by eight feet of sea water. Theodore L. Leiato, power generation manager for the American Samoan Power Authority, rear, conducted the tour of the ruined facility. Michael H. Smith, right, FEMA's deputy federal coordinating officer was among participants. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Asili, American Samoa, October 7, 2009 -- Members of Bravo Company, 100th Battalion, 442nd Infantry off-load much needed humanitarian supplies. American Samoa officials asked FEMA to establish this distribution center in the village of Asili to help the local community. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 13, 2009 -- An Antonov AN-225 cargo plane, the worlds largest fixed wing aircraft, approaches Pago Pago airport in American Samoa. The cargo plane is the largest in the world and carried generators contracted by the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assist the island with electrical power restoration. Casey Deshong/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Amanave, American Samoa, November 13, 2009 -- Nancy Ward, administrator of FEMA Region IX, and Kenneth R. Tingman, FEMA's federal coordinating officer in American Samoa, listen as Tusi Suiaunoa, chief protocol officer for the governor's office, describes the damage and recovery in the village of Amanave. Many homes in Amanave were destroyed by the tsunami of September 29, 2009, but no lives were lost there. Elsewhere in American Samoa there were 32 confirmed deaths as of this date. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA.

Emergency Planning and Security ^ Tsunami - American Samoa, Sep. 28, 2012 -- Jeff LaDouce, director, NOAA National Weather Service Pacific Region; Nancy Ward, Administrator, FEMA Region IX, and Honorable Togiola T. A. Tulafono, Governor of American Samoa, participate in the Tsunami Ready Ceremony for American Samoa. Photo by Mary Simms

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 1, 2009 -- Pago Pago, October 1, 2009 - A resident of American Samopa two cars that were damaged by the tsumani that hit American Samoa.