In spring 2009 Tanana Village was affected by flooding and ice jams.  FEMA logistics team provides support to volunteers and residents to repair their property.  A barge loaded with supplies is headed to the village.

Leslie Burgin:  We���re pre-positioning we���re waiting for the barge to arrive we���re making sure that our flatbed is here, the warehouse is clear of all debris we can, no nails ��� no sharp.

Janice Regalo:  We���re in the warehouse now, we just came in and cleaned it up, cleaned up this floor space moved some things around so we can fit the material inside that���s going to be coming in off the barge.

Leslie Burgin:  We���re in a remote village here only accessible by boat and air.  Everything���s already done, it���s all lined out logistically-wise, safety-wise.  From here we���ll wait for it to make land fall we���ll let them offload, set it up to the high water mark and then we���ll go in and pick it up and move it.

Janice Regalo:  We come out here as a team, we have the titles of who we answer to and our chain of command and who does the reporting and what have you not, but when we get out here and we���ve worked together in the past on numerous disasters and it���s a team effort you know.  And we know what we���re doing, we���re both heavy equipment certified.

Leslie Burgin:  Just doing what we came here to do basically.  We���re doing our job.  (Regallo we���re backing up).  Doing what we���re told, get it done on time, in a cost effective way as fast as we can.  Anything to do to make the village and the tribe as easy and as comfortable as we can from what they���ve been through already, we need to make sure they���re taken care of.  That���s what we���re sent here to do and that���s what we do.

The barge will deliver among other thing:

Lumber
Insulation
Sheet rock
Tools
ATV���s
Fuel
Air Compressor
Ladders