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Appendix A. Guidance for Supporting Photographs for EHP Grant Submissions
Photographs are a vital component of the EHP review process and add an additional level of understanding about the nature and scope of the
project. They also provide pre-project documentation of site conditions. Please follow the guidance provided below when preparing
photographs for your EHP submission. The following pages provide examples of best practices used in earlier EHP submissions.
Minimum requirements for photographs
1. Photographs should be in color.
2. Label all photographs with the name of facility, location (city/county, state) and
physical location (physical address or latitude-longitude).
3. Label the photographs to clearly illustrate relevant features of the project, such as
location of installed features (e.g., cameras, fences, sirens, antennas, generators)
and ground disturbance. See examples below.
4. Identify ground disturbance. Adding graphics to a digital photograph is a means to
illustrate the size, scope and location of ground disturbing activities.
Best Practices
1. Provide photographs in a separate file.
2. Place no more than 2 pictures per page.
3. Compressing pictures files (such as with Microsoft Picture Manager)1 or saving the file in PDF format will reduce the size of the file and
facilitate e-mail submissions.
4. Identify the photograph file with the project name so that it can be matched to the corresponding FEMA EHP screening form.
5. Maximum file size for enclosures should not exceed 12 MB. If the total size of files for an EHP submission exceeds 12 MB, send the
submission in multiple e-mails.
6. If necessary, send additional photographs or data in supplemental e-mails. Please use the same e-mail subject line with the additional
label: 1 of x, 2 of x, . . . x of x.
Options for Creating Photographs
1. Obtain an aerial photo. There are multiple online sources for aerial photographs.
2. For the aerial photo, use the screen capture feature (Ctrl + Print Screen keys) and copy the image to photo editing software, such as
Paint, or PhotoShop.1 Use that software to crop the image so the photo has the content necessary.
3. Open PowerPoint, or other graphics-oriented software, and paste the aerial or ground-level photograph on the canvas.
4. Use drawing tools, such as line drawing and shapes, to indicate the location of project features (for example: fencing, lighting, sirens,
antennas, cameras, generators).
5. Insert text to label the features and to label the photograph.
6. Use drawing tools to identify ground-disturbing activities (if applicable).
7. Save the file with the project name or grant number so that it can be appropriately matched to the corresponding FEMA EHP screening
form. Include this file with the EHP screening when submitting the project.