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Though costing more than the traditional building method, the savings outweigh the cost, as the house is better protected from water and wind damage.

NMTI's Teacher Mike Vargas and students Edgem Betanfa, Julie Ann Dionisto and Elden DelaCruz with their finished models.

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.

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.

Caterpillar excavator truck removes downed tree near 17th Street between Makuu and Paradise looking toward Kaoho. Photo taken during the preliminary damage assessment. Photo by Sameul

Photo taken during a helicopter flyover of the Hawaii Island, Monday, November 10, 2014.

Flooding ^ Tsunami - Atlanta, Ga. , October 2, 2009 -- Luggage from approximately 30 FEMA Logistics (LOG) staff is ready for loading on the C-17 at Dobbins Air Force Base. FEMA is on the way to Samoa to set up logistical assistance in response to the recent devastating tsunami. George Armstrong/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 5, 2009 -- A member of a Disaster Medical Assistance Team (DMAT) rushes supplies onto an awaiting Coast Guard plane that will evacuate an infant to Hawaii. 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