Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials, 1998 - 9/26/2016

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Photographs Relating to Disasters and Emergency Management Programs, Activities, and Officials, 1998 - 9/26/2016

1988-2016

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/626166

This series consists of digital photographs documenting the physical and social impact of events, in the United States and U.S. territories, that were designated by the federal government as disasters, including accidental explosions, earthquakes, floods, hurricanes, ice storms, mud slides, tornadoes, tropical storms, typhoons, volcanic eruptions, wild fires, and incidents of terrorism. Extensively documented, as well, are Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) responses to these events, involving coordination of federal, state, and local resources for, and direct sponsorship of, a range of operations aimed at evacuation, search and rescue, clearance, and cleanup; provision of emergency food, water, shelter, and medical services; restoration of basic infrastructure; and rebuilding of homes, businesses, and communities. This series contains a large number of graphics advertising and promoting FEMA.</p> <p>There is coverage (more than 1,400 images) of the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Virginia. Numerous views show the nature and extent of the devastation, the massive mobilization of personnel and equipment for search, rescue, and cleanup operations, the progress of the rebuilding effort for the damaged section of the Pentagon, visits and speeches by national, state, and local political leaders and other dignitaries, and tributes ranging from makeshift memorials near New York City's Ground Zero to formal commemorations on anniversaries of the tragedy.

50505 digital image files and 3 linear inches of paper documentation

eng, Latn

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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SNAC Resource ID: 11621514

National Archives Library, National Archives Records Administration

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