The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Memphis District, working in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency - and in coordination with the State of Tennessee, Shelby County, and the City of Memphis – in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, constructed the Memphis COVID-19 Alternative Care Facility in 30 days.
Responding to disasters is one of several missions the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is tasked with. Part of answering this call is through specialized teams that go out and conduct infrastructure assessments in disaster areas.
"On Aug. 29, the Corps of Engineers and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) deployed an Infrastructure Assessment Planning and Response Team (PRT) management cell to Louisiana," Infrastructure Assessment...
Innovating and improving processes are what the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers do, especially when it comes to hurricane recovery operations.
So when it came time to respond to a Hurricane like Laura, the Corps came ready to deliver temporary roofing with an upgraded Blue Roof Program.
A man living in southwest Louisiana needed above and beyond help when Hurricane Laura damaged his roof, leaving large trees on top of his roof. Roofing Quality Assurance Specialist George Hayes had to work with several others in different groups in order to get Mr. Williams' roof repaired.This is their story.
