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Guam, May 17, 2015 - The Typhoon Dolphin FEMA Leadership team discusses how best to Support Guam and CMNI in assessing damages from Typhoon Dolphin. From left: Region 9 IMAT leader Kevin Cavanaugh, Region 9 Deputy IMAT leader Mark Armstrong, FEMA official Willie Nunn, and National IMAT leader Deanne Criswell.

Photo taken from inside car through the windshield of a flooded road in Guam due to tropical storm Halong that occurred from July 28 to July 31, 2014. Photo by Samuel Ronveaux FEMA

Flooding ^ Hurricane/Tropical Storm ^ Severe Storm - Live Oak, Guam, July 3, 2012 -- Approximately 20 per cent of Suwannee County roads are closed by high water from the 25 inches of rain in two days deposited by Tropical Storm Debby. George Armstrong/FEMA

Washington, DC, October 3, 2007 -- FEMA's Dennis Schrader, Deputy Administrator, National Preparedness, testifies before the House Homeland Security Committee's Subcommittee on Emergency Communication, Preparedness, and Response. Schrader described the NEP and its premier Tier 1, national level Top Officials (TOPOFF) exercise. TOPOFF 4 is scheduled for October 15-20 in Guam, Oregon, and Arizona. FEMA/Bill Koplitz

Mark Armstrong, Region IX Operations Manager, providing input at the Senior Leaders' Seminar in Guam.

FEMA generators stand ready for transport back to FEMA warehouses in Hawaii, Guam, and California after months of use on the island of Saipan in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands. These generators were used for emergency power at 96 key facilities throughout the Island immediately after Typhoon Soudelor struck the island in August.

Guam, May 17, 2015 - Guam Civil Defense Deputy Coordinating Officer Leo Esia (left) and Deputy Region 9 IMAT leader Mark Armstrong brief Guam and FEMA officials on response strategies for Typhoon Dolphin.

Tropical Storm Halong occurred in Guam from July 28 - 31, 2014. As a result of high winds a large tree branch fell in the middle of a road. Photo by Samal Ronveaux FEMA

Guam, Jan. 15, 2013 -- James Macaulay, Regional Continuity Manager, conducting a continuity planning workshop for the Territory of Guam. Photo by Ken Hudson/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.