Contributions tagged with "Ike"

On September 13, 2008, Hurricane Ike slammed the Gulf Coast of Texas, damaging homes and displacing residents throughout the region. FEMA, in coordination with the state of Texas and other agencies, move to provide safe temporary shelter while homeowners affected by the storm pick up the pieces and go about rebuilding their lives.

FEMA Community Relations Specialists attend a deaf and hard of hearing community event. Using American Sign Language translators, applicants who had been affected by Hurricane Ike speak with the CR personnel to have their FEMA related questions answered.

When there is a major disaster in a community it affects everyone, individuals and businesses. Many people are torn between having to work and attending to personal recovery issues. In response, FEMA implements a pilot program that addresses both of these needs; working together with a local business and bringing recovery information directly to associates at their place of employment.

FEMA mitigation experts visit a hardware store in Galveston, TX to reach out to homeowners trying to rebuild their homes after Hurricane Ike. Their purpose is to educate members of the community to build back stronger and safer to minimize losses from future disasters. Mitigation specialist Carl Rea talks us through the effort. This video also features interviews with a Galveston homeowner and Home Depot's district manager.

Disasters can strike any time and anywhere. FEMA staff called to respond to the disasters work in the affected communities throughout the recovery process, often spending holidays away from home.

After many major disasters, FEMA deploys a team of engineers, architects, and mitigation experts to assess the damages and update best practice information. Paul Tertell, a civil engineer and member of the Mitigation Assessment Team, or MAT, talks us through the process.

A natural disaster like a tornado or hurricane is almost certain to leave behind debris to be cleaned up; Hurricane Ike left behind debris in quantities that are hard to imagine. A debris specialist talks about his and FEMA's public assistance roles in the cleanup efforts after Hurricane Ike.

Hurricane Ike hit the Bolivar Peninsula and left tremendous damage behind. Massive amounts of debris were piled up and await the beginning of the clean-up process. FEMA funds provide for a specially trained team of experts to comb through the debris piles one last time to ensure no one missing from Hurricane Ike is still left undiscovered.

Americorps NCCC is a volunteer organization for young people interested in community service. After Hurricane Ike hit the Texas Gulf Coast, the young people of Americorps were there to help FEMA help people in the recovery effort.

Hurricane Ike took a massive amount of debris from the Bolivar Peninsula and deposited it on Goat Island. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) work together to sort through the debris and remove hazardous materials that could harm the environment. FEMA pays for the endeavor. Gary Moore, EPA, and Jeff Lewellin, TCEQ, introduce us to the process.

Gary Dlouchy is the Remediation Supervisor for Bridge City, Texas and has been tasked with preparing and installing a total of 89 trailers with functioning and approved utilities at the Temporary Housing Acadian Annex, Sites I and II in Orange County. This temporary housing, funded by FEMA, is provided to victims of Hurricane Ike that lost their homes in the storm.

Community Relations Specialist (CR) often have to meet with households face to face to help them successfully navigate the disaster recovery process. One FEMA CR specialists' efforts paid off for a community of neighbors.

The Village of Tiki Island is a community located on about 12 miles of canals in Texas, just across the bay from Galveston Island. When Hurricane Ike came through, it filled the canals with debris from the storm. Almost every home in Tiki is on the waterfront and access to the canals is important to the residents. Cleanup has begun and is scheduled to be completed by April 26, 2009. FEMA is paying for the debris removal.

Seawolf Park is located in and owned by the city of Galveston, Texas on Pelican Island. Its two main attractions are the USS Cavalla submarine and USS Stewart destroyer escort ship. Damage to the park facilities and its attractions are significant due to storm surge from Hurricane Ike. A brief tour of the vessels and damages incurred are presented in this video as well as FEMA's plan to fund mitigation against future losses in speculation of another disaster.

Candace Beauvais, PG, FEMA Beach Specialist under National Infrastructure Technical Assistance Contract (NISTAC), presents information regarding the rebuilding measures of Blue Water Highway in Brazoria County, Texas and FEMA's involvement under the Public Assistance Program. This road was severely damaged during Hurricane Ike and had been rendered impassable.

The Port of Galveston sustained some $100 million in damages from Hurricane Ike. FEMAS Long- Term Community Recovery program worked with the City of Galveston to develop a plan to revitalize the port and increase its economic viability.

The Galveston County EOC (Emergency Operations Center) provided support to the 13 cities in the county housing, local, state and federal agencies before, during and after Hurricane Ike

Coastal areas are subjected to a unique set of challenges when storms strike the shorelines. Recovery often includes debris removal from beaches and surf as well as replacing sand that has eroded from the beaches thus exposing houses and businesses and damaging infrastructure. When FEMA arrives on the site of a declared disaster in a coastal region, these are some of the initial steps taken to help restore the communities and natural habitats.

The beaches of Galveston Island in Texas are the number one source of tourism for this coastal community. Hurricane Ike dumped debris on the beaches and in the surf as well as creating a large loss of sand all along the shoreline. Since the local economy is dependent on tourism, emergency re-nourishing of the beaches was needed. Restored beaches help recover the town's tourism base and economy as well as protecting the sea wall from future storm damage.

Hurricane Ike impacted the upper Gulf Coast on September 13, 2008. The people and communities have worked relentlessly to recover from the storm and rebuild their lives.

Liberty, Texas continues its recovery one year after Hurricane Ike. On September 13, 2008 the upper Gulf Coast suffered severe damage when winds of more than 100 miles an hour pounded this small community.

The Anahuac, Texas Volunteer Fire Department responded to the needs of the community during Hurricane Ike. Although they suffered major damage, they were able to respond and assist their residents. One year later the fire station is fully recovered.

The alligator capital of Texas was severely damaged due to Hurricane Ike. The biggest annual event of Anahuac, Texas was cancelled in September 2008. As the community gets back to normal they celebrate Gator Fest 2009

FEMA helps the town of Jean Lafitte, Louisiana, rebuild after four hurricanes in four years.