23 Apr 2020

Debris team wrapping up FEMA technical support mission in Middle Tennessee

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (April 23, 2020) – The Corps of Engineers’ team supporting clean-up efforts in Middle Tennessee in the wake of deadly tornadoes that devastated the region in early March is wrapping up its FEMA technical support mission where contractors have removed an estimated 450,000 cubic yards of debris, enough to fill 137 Olympic-size swimming pools.

5 Mar 2019

Norfolk District to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging early next week – roughly a year ahead of schedule due to lingering impacts from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The maintenance work should be completed by April.

5 Mar 2019

Norfolk District to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging

CHESAPEAKE, Va. – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is set to begin Dismal Swamp Canal dredging early next week – roughly a year ahead of schedule due to lingering impacts from Hurricane Matthew in 2016. The maintenance work should be completed by April.

30 May 2018

Corps to commission multi-purpose vessel

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will officially welcome a new vessel to its fleet Thursday.

30 May 2018

Norfolk District commissions multi-purpose vessel

The Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, will officially welcome a new vessel to its fleet Thursday.

12 Mar 2018

A step-by-step pictorial of the Wildfire Debris Removal Process

5 Mar 2018

Corps continues to tackle ‘difficult to access’ properties

The Corps is edging closer to completing cleanup of debris on properties affected by the October 2017 wildfires that swept through Lake, Mendocino, Napa and Sonoma counties. The cleanup efforts are nearly nonstop; however, like leaving the toughest portions of a jigsaw puzzle for last, so goes the cleanup of what the Corps calls ‘difficult to access’ properties.

19 Jan 2018

USACE commanding general views emergency response to Santa Barbara mudslides

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general was in California Jan. 18 to visit the site of a deadly mudslide. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite toured areas of Santa Barbara hit hard by the disaster that left 18 people dead and three missing.

13 Dec 2016

Norfolk District closes Dismal Swamp Canal indefinitely

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the Dismal Swamp Canal will be closed indefinitely.

13 Dec 2016

Norfolk District closes Dismal Swamp Canal indefinitely

Officials at the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have announced that the Dismal Swamp Canal will be closed indefinitely.

3 Sep 2013

Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force receives United Nations’ 2013 Green Star Award

The Interagency New York City Hurricane Sandy Debris Removal Task Force was awarded a Green Star Award, September 2, 2013, for its outstanding response efforts to Hurricane Sandy in 2012. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, in partnership with 24 other federal, state, and local agencies including Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the State of New York, and the City of New York, was an integral part of the Debris Removal Task Force.

26 Jun 2013

Recovery Field Office Completes Mammoth New York Debris Removal Mission

Debris removal in New York amounted to 5.25 million cubic yards of debris, enough to fill the Empire State Building three times.

29 Jan 2013

Corps awards Fire Island debris removal contract

Yaphank, New York -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced Jan. 25 the award of a Hurricane Sandy debris removal contract worth $8.8 million to DS3 Enterprises Inc. of Central Islip, N.Y.

3 Dec 2012

Next phase of debris removal in NYC begins for Army Corps

QUEENS, N.Y. -- On the morning of Hurricane Sandy, Martha Militano, a Rockaways resident, packed an overnight bag and left for Brooklyn to stay the night with her son. The next day, after the storm had passed, she went back to her home on Beach 130th Street, where she had lived for the past 16 years and discovered everything was gone.