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Images on the Damage Assessment Toolkit are taken after storms by the122 National Weather Service forecast offices as well as theNational Severe Storms Laboratory during NWS Post-Event Damage Assessments and areworks prepared by an officer or employee of the United States Government as part of that person’s official duties under the terms ofTitle 17, Chapter 1, Section 105 of theUS Code. This makes them ineligible for copyright.