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AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team supported a large-scale volunteer event in Chalan Kanoa in coordination with United for Saipan and the LTRG (CARE).The AmeriCorps Disaster Response Team members trained and led 25 volunteers in canvassing the Chalan Kanoa neighborhood with two goals in mind: to bring to light the community's unmet needs, and to determine work sites for the Saturday and Sunday volunteer events. Over Saturday & Sunday, volunteers went through the neighborhood to gather debris for removal, collected information from additional clients about their unmet needs, and received training on client intakes for unmet needs. In total at this event, 77 client intakes were completed, 140 cubic yards of tin & vegetative debris were removed, and a total of 391 volunteer hours were logged by 117 volunteers supporting the Cleanup events over Friday, Saturday & Sunday.

American Samoa, Dec. 8, 2010 -- Farley Howell, FEMA Region IX Federal Preparedness Coordinator, recognizing Major Taylor of the U.S. Army Reserve Unit in American Samoa for his support of the Training, Exercise and Planning Workshop

American Samoa, Aug. 29, 2012 -- Colby Stanton, FEMA Region IX, Pacific Area Office Director and Evelyn Langford, American Samoa Governor's Authorized Representative at the National Disaster Recovery Framework rollout

Earthquake ^ Tsunami ^ Typhoon - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 13, 2009 -- Mark Ackerman (in navy blue shirt), Federal Emergency Management Agency Staging Area Manager, oversees the unloading of generators from the Antonov AN-225 cargo plane. 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. David Gonzalez/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 5, 2009 -- Officials from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) begin the transfer of medical equipment on board a Coast Guard C-130 vital to support the well being of the infant during flight. 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 ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, November 6, 2009 -- Evelyn Langford, governor's authorized representative, and Kenneth R. Tingman, federal coordinating officer, conduct a news media conference at the Joint Field Office to discuss recovery progress since the earthquake, tsunami and flooding of September 29, 2009. Tingman praised the close cooperation that FEMA and its federal partners have received from the territorial government of American Samoa.

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Leone, American Samoa, October 2, 2009 -- Two residents of the village of Leone walk through waist high water removing debris that was caused by the recent tsunami. The tsunami spread debris throughout the village of Leone.

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Nua Seetaga, American Samoa, October 31, 2009 -- High Chief Faisiota Tauanuu, the village leader, listened to the meeting from the rear of the guest house and rose periodically to speak to FEMA and American Samoa government officials at the table at the front. Tauanuu, who spoke mostly in Samoan, said, "We are ready to help". He said the members of his village would shovel up the tsunami debris and do whatever else is needed to get their village clean so they can begin to rebuild. Tauanuu thanked FCO Kenneth R. Tingman for his presence at the meeting, saying that he had been waiting to meet the top man from FEMA. Richard O'Reilly/FEMA

Pago Pago, American Samoa, April 25, 2012 -- Communications Tower at Environmental Protection Agency Clean Air Station, American Samoa

Pago Pago, American Samoa, April 25, 2012 -- American Samoa Office of Homeland Security staff presenting emergency warning radio to a local shop owner

Earthquake ^ Flooding ^ Tsunami - Pago Pago, American Samoa, October 15, 2009 -- The days lessons for students at Manulele Elementary School are written on the chalk board. American Samoan public schools can be eligible for funding to repair damage caused by the earthquake, tsunami and flooding disaster under the Federal Emergency Management Agencys Public Assistance program. Casey Deshong/FEMA

Earthquake ^ Tsunami - Utulei, American Samoa, October 9, 2009 -- Federal Coordinating Officer Kenneth Tingman takes a call on recovery operations. Tingman was visiting FEMAs Disaster Recovery Center on the second day of operations while the center serviced the survivors from Pago Pago village. Dan Stoneking/FEMA