Safe access routes, electricity, drinking water, and sanitation are all essential in the aftermath of a disaster. Less instinctual, yet every bit as essential to long-term recovery, is minimizing damage to wildlife and natural resources during the restoration of critical infrastructure. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), under a mission assignment from FEMA, deployed hundreds of first responders to construct emergency access routes, demolish damaged structures, provide temporary, protective tarps for exposed roofs, and remove and dispose of debris after Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. FEMA also directed USACE to provide temporary emergency power to critical facilities and later assigned USACE the largest emergency power restoration mission, in U.S. history, in support of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority. Included among the first responders are environmental science and management professionals who inspect power restoration project sites daily to assess compliance with environmental regulations including the Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act, and Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act.
Date Taken: | 04.23.2018 |
Date Posted: | 04.24.2018 19:24 |
Category: | Package |
Video ID: | 596153 |
VIRIN: | 180423-A-A1117-009 |
Filename: | DOD_105555653 |
Length: | 00:02:58 |
Location: | PR |
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