Silver Creek, NY, September 9, 2009; FEMA Community Relations Specialist Paul Williams speaks with Silver Creek residents, at the Silver Creek Disaster Recovery Center, about registering for federal/state disaster assistance. A major disaster declaration was signed on Sept. 1, 2009, after torrential storms and flooding inundated New York?s Cattaraugus, Chautauqua, and Erie counties in early August. Photo by Jacqueline Chandler/FEMA