Pass Christian, Miss., September 25, 2007--Construction workers install sewer line in Pass Christian. The sewer is a $7.5 million FEMA public assistance project.

Pass Christian, MS, September 25, 2007--A construction person works on installing sewer line in Pass Christian. The sewer is a FEMA public assistance project.

Biloxi, Miss., Oct. 9, 2007--Workers remove marine debris leftover from Hurricane Katrina along the Tchoutacabouffa River. FEMA funds wet debris removal, which the Coast Guard oversees.

Bay St. Louis, Miss., Dec. 11, 2007--A resident looks through new preliminary flood map information at an open house in Hancock County. The event kicks off community adoption of the Digital Flood Insurance Rate Maps to meet requirements of the National Flood Insurance Program. Jennifer Smits/FEMA

Biloxi, Miss., March 19, 2008--Biloxi floodplain manager Richard Stickler shows a flood map to Mai Trinh at a meeting for the Vietnamese community. Translators were present to help local Vietnamese citizens understand the new maps. Jennifer Smits/FEMA

Biloxi, Miss., June 6, 2008--Jennifer Lapointe, with children Caroline and Jackson, look at information on preparedeness at a Hurricane Expo at Edgewater Mall. FEMA provided educational materials and the mitigation "dawg house" to educate people at the expo, which marked the first week of hurricane season. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Pascagoula, Miss., July 31, 2008--FEMA housing advisor Bobby Russell gives a NOAA Weather Radio to Gloria Thompson. FEMA is issuing weather radios to all applicants still living in FEMA travel trailers and mobile homes in Mississippi. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Diamondhead, MS, October 22, 2008--Carol O'Brien stands on the porch of a Mississippi Cottage, newly made permanent, that she will move into once she has met her sweat equity hours requirment for Habitat for Humanity. FEMA's Long Term Community Recovery Staff in Mississippi teamed up with Bay-Waveland Area Habitat for Humanity to create a "Coastal Cottage," adapted from an Alternative Housing Pilot Program Cottage. The modifications increase the square footage of the modular unit, meet local zoning requirements and place the cottage on a permanent foundation. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

D'Iberville, MS, May 18, 2009--D'Iberville high school opened its doors to students in February 2009. The school includes a hurricane shelter and was a partnered mitigation and public assistance project. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Ocean Springs, MS, June 10, 2009--Local officials, including MEMA Director Mike Womack, break ground on the new Fontainebleau Community Center. The building will also serve as a hurricane shelter and is being built to FEMA 361 standards. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Biloxi, MS, June 23, 2009--Angela Blahut-Neville and her father Andy Blahut look at a hurricane evacuation map and discuss disaster preparedness. The family, including Angela's husband Steve Neville, sister Beth Blahut and dog, Buddy, have their supplies ready for hurricane season. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.

Biloxi, MS, June 11, 2009--Public Affairs Specialist Neily Chapman shows children some of the items to pack in a disaster kit during a FEMA in the Classroom presentation at the Margaret S. Sherry Memorial Library. The FEMA in the Classroom team made presentations at several libraries in Harrison County this summer to help children learn how to prepare for hurricane season. Jennifer Smits/FEMA.