Subject matter experts with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Louisville District deployed to areas in North Carolina that were impacted by Hurricane Helene. The Federal Emergency Management Agency has issued mission assignments to USACE to provide technical assistance in planning and coordinating the scope of potential debris missions for affected areas in North Carolina.
“A preliminary team has been deployed to start to quantify the scope and challenges of this massive cleanup effort in western North Carolina,” said Bob Burick, Louisville District Emergency Operations manager. “The Louisville District Debris Team has experience responding to extreme debris situations in the mountainous region of eastern Kentucky, so we are uniquely qualified to help these overwhelmed communities.”
As part of a much larger Army and Department of Defense team working to support our federal, state, and local partners, the debris team has begun initial debris assessments prioritizing life, health and safety of all who are affected by Hurricane Helene.
“We have deployed several debris team members from the Louisville District to assist with the recovery efforts,” said George Minges, chief, Louisville District Emergency Operations. “We are united in effort to get those affected by the storm back on their feet and return them to a sense of normalcy.”