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File:FEMA - 9272 - Photograph by FEMA News Photo taken on 09-24-1998 in US Virgin Islands.jpg

FEMA_-_9272_-_Photograph_by_FEMA_News_Photo_taken_on_09-24-1998_in_US_Virgin_Islands.jpg ‎(288 × 188 pixels, file size: 45 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

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English: Raymond L. George, Executive Director of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority talks about the power system upgrade which included hardening of the power grid. Due to the damage system damage reduction measures, the power outages were limited to only 15% of the island.
Date 24 September 1998
Source This image is from the FEMA Photo Library.
Author FEMA News Photo

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Public domain This image is a work of a Federal Emergency Management Agency employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As works of the U.S. federal government, all FEMA images are in the public domain. Additional media usage information may be found at http://www.fema.gov/help/usage.shtm

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Image title 13 October 1998 - St. Croix, (US) Virgin Islands - Mr. Ira L.S. Bowry, Operations Manager, St. Croix, US Virgin Islands Power Authority, showing the old power grid which has since been upgraded to a new state of the art system, a result of successful mitigation measures, aimed at ensurig the continuity and rapid reinstatement of power in a storm. Bowry stated that the this old power grid will be torn down in the near future.
Author Mannie Garcia
Orientation Normal
Horizontal resolution 72 dpi
Vertical resolution 72 dpi
Software used Adobe Photoshop CS Windows
File change date and time 13:46, 5 January 2004
Colour space Uncalibrated

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