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Memphis District leads thousands in
response
On
August 29, 2005, Hurricane
Katrina made landfall in
Louisiana
with winds of 127 miles per hour. This was one of the single
largest natural disasters in our nation’s history.
Estimated damages were close to $100 billion. The President of the
United States
issued a declaration of major disaster on August 29, 2005.
Then
Hurricane Rita made landfall on September 24, 2005, in the
midst of recovery, near the Texas-Louisiana border.
The storm surge caused further extensive damage along
the
Louisiana
and extreme southeastern Texas
coasts.
Rita parishes in yellow;
Katrina parishes in amber
When
New Orleans District is threatened by hurricane, the New
Orleans team evacuates and reconstitutes itself in an
emergency center in Vicksburg, Miss., ready to manage its
civil works missions with a cadre of about 100 leaders and
specialists. At
the same time, in Memphis, Tenn., the Memphis
District, U. S. Army Corps of Engineers prepares to assume
its role as the primary response team for South Louisiana in
support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the
nation's primary response agency..
The
Memphis District became the core management team for the
Louisiana Recovery Field Office, under the Mississippi
Valley Division's Task Force Hope, bolstered by thousands of
Corps volunteer specialists in every field from around the
world.
Under
the National
Response Plan, Emergency Support
Function #3, the Louisiana Recovery Field Office provided
emergency clearance
and removal of debris at the direction of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency.
This allowed for the expedient passage of emergency
personnel and equipment
for lifesaving,
property protection and reconnaissance of damaged areas.
Furthermore,
the Corps provided technical advice, evaluations and
inspections, engineering, construction management and
contracted for the emergency repair of water and wastewater
treatment facilities for
FEMA.
Potable
water and ice, emergency power, and real estate support were
also a part of the Corps’ mission assignment from FEMA in
assisting
the states in meeting goals related to lifesaving and
life-sustaining actions.
TEMPORARY
EMERGENCY POWER
MISSION
LOUISIANA
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COMPLETED 14 MAR 2006
Total number of assessments made: 928 (Katrina and Rita)
Total number of generators installed: 288 (Katrina and Rita)
WATER
AND ICE MISSIONS
LOUISIANA
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COMPLETED 12 JAN 2006
170
million pounds of ice and more than 5,500 truckloads of
bottled water were delivered to affected areas. One ice
truck = 40,000 lbs of ice which can serve 5,000 people for
one day. One water truck = 18,000 liters.
At 3 liters per person, one water truck can serve
6,000 people for one day.
TEMPORARY
ROOFING
MISSION
LOUISIANA
-
COMPLETED 8 MAR 2006
One
roofing team was able to repair 4 roofs per day.
Roofing teams were able to establish an outstanding
benchmark by installing 1,750 blue roofs in a single day.
Total number of roofs installed: 81,218 (Katrina and Rita)
CRITICAL
PUBLIC FACILITIES/TEMPORARY PUBLIC STRUCTURES
LOUISIANA
-
COMPLETED 23 AUG 2006
Total number of critical public facilities installed: 216
classrooms completed and 94 public facilities
DEBRIS MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 29 SEP 2007
28.5 million cubic yards of debris, enough to fill the
Louisiana Superdome 7 times. This mission included right of
way and private property debris removal.
Total number of generators installed: 288 (Katrina and Rita)
DEMOLITION MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 29 SEP 2007
Total demolitions:
Total demolitions in Orleans Parish:
SALT-WATER KILLED TREES MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 29 SEP 2007
Total trees removed:
HAZARDOUS HOUSEHOLD WASTE MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 29 SEP 2007
Total pieces processed:
USED TIRE COLLECTION MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 29 SEP 2007
Total tires removed:
FEMA TRAILER INSPECTION MISSION
LOUISIANA
- COMPLETED 30 DEC 2007
Total inspections:
As of 29 Sept
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