ACE Hardware, here in Atlanta. They have been 

very good with us, letting us put a FEMA 

table here and when people come to the store, 

we speak with them and we explain all the things 

that they can do like applying for FEMA and 

where they must go and all the things about 

floods and planning in advance (of a disaster). 

We are trying to interact with the people who come 

here, and since 7:30 this morning we have spoken 

with about twenty-five people. People seem very contented 

with that, because when a disaster happens and people 

generally really do not know what to do and people like 

this assistance; that saves time for many people. 

That is what we do in this part of FEMA Mitigation. 

This section of Mitigation is a section that takes care 

of giving people information that have damages, 

when they suffer damages, in any type of disaster. 

We talk to them here about the way the clean and to 

eradicate mold that grows very quickly when any water 

accumulations and the surfaces are warm. 

We explain to create a plan before the disaster. 

We are speaking on protection for the windows, 

and that, without protection, can be very expensive, 

even buying gasoline. Exactly that is what we are 

doing, explaining to everyone to be prepared. To do this 

type of work makes me feel very good. I have approximately 

6 years with FEMA and have worked with FEMA 

all over the country from New Hampshire to 

Washington State, and always whenever I do this 

work people really appreciate that we care about them 

including all people who have problems with maintaining 

and fixing their houses and all those things, 

when there is somebody who cares to help, 

people really appreciate that, and its very good

what we are doing.  Although many people do 

not understand that we do, FEMA really helps 

people, and that's why we are here.