Red Cross and technology vendor at a check point in Iowa

Oakville, IA, June 21, 2008 -- At the checkpoint blocking traffic from entering flooded Oakville, Red Cross Disaster Assessor Charles Ball checks out the new hand-held data recorder with Joe Guerra from Rapid Data Management Systems. These new-tech devices allow emergency responders to collect and transmit data in real time, which can cut response times. Photo by Greg Henshall / FEMA