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Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff uses a shovel to fill a sand bag and help citizens in Waterloo, IA.
FEMA Administrator Paulison; Region VII Federal Coordinating Officer Vogel; Region II FCO-in-training Jamie Forero; Iowa Governor Chester Culver; Iowa Adjutant General Nardis and Iowa Senator Tom Harkin discuss federal response to Iowa.
Residents of Waterloo, IA fill sand bags to protect their home against record floods.
FEMA Administrator R. David Paulison was in Indiana on June 13 to assess the response effort and meet with state and local officials to ensure needs in all affected areas are effectively addressed. FEMA teams are on the ground in six states across the Midwest, working with state and local emergency officials to respond to recent floods and tornadoes.
Federal response operations continue in other states across the Midwest, as new storms and tornadoes impact communities in the region. In Indiana, much-needed aid will be provided to individuals and households through an amendment to the June 8 Indiana disaster declaration to include Individual Assistance. Joint federal/state Preliminary Damage Assessments (PDAs) are underway in five counties in Wisconsin and Indiana.
The Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) continues to support the states impacted by tornados and floods. Federal agencies continue to expand their support as needed in Indiana, Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska.
To date, federal representatives from the affected regions and across the nation have responded to deliver immediate aid and coordination efforts under the combined federal response led by FEMA. The American Red Cross is also deploying disaster assessment teams to flooded areas.