Texas Hurricane Ike (DR-1791)

Galveston: Texas Hurricane Ike (DR-1791)
Photo date: January 13, 2010
Photographer: FEMA / Robert Kaufmann
Photo location: Galveston TX
Categories: Federal Partners, Mitigation, Hurricane/Tropical Storm
Brad Harris, Hurricane Ike Recovery Manager (R), confers with Philip Parks, Hurricane Ike Deputy Recovery Manager (C), and other Hazard Mitigation staff following his address at the Galveston County Commissioners Court where he discussed a $102,716,260 grant, the largest Hazard Mitigation grant ever funded in Region 6, therefore allowing the county to acquire and demolish 759 structures. Galveston County Judge James D. Yarbrough acknowledged the FEMA-State partnership by saying, "You and your FEMA team have been very helpful from day one." Robert Kaufmann/FEMA

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