Service Dates:

2021 – present

In September 2021, Hurricane Ida landed on the southeast coast of Louisiana. This Category 4 hurricane left hundreds of thousands without a home and millions without power, water and other amenities provided afforded to us by modern society. DebrisTech provided debris monitoring services to all of our clients affected by the hurricane and maintained existing level of services to our clients navigating their own recovery scenarios at the time of this disaster. Hurricane Ida provided our teams a unique opportunity to respond to a natural disaster with our mobile command centers. All of southeast Louisiana was without power and the utilities. These circumstances required the deployment of 4 mobile command centers, 5 generators, 2, 500 gallon containers for fuel and water, 200 ADMS devices, and 2 recruiting teams that hired and trained more than 200 local debris monitors.

In St. Charles Parish our team monitored debris removal operations for the Parish, the Parish’s drainage system, and the Parish School District. In the cities of Baker and Kenner we monitored debris removal from the right-of-way. These clients have received documentation for the removal of more than 1,000,000 cubic yards of eligible debris.

Service Dates:

2019-2020

On the evening of October 20, 2019 a discrete supercell of thunderstorms developed across the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, generating several tornadoes. One of those tornadoes was an EF3 and caused damage in the Dallas suburbs, becoming the most costly tornado event in Texas history, at $1.55 billion. A later squall line con-tributed to additional tornadoes and a widespread swath of damaging winds as the system tracked eastward. The City of Dallas, TX promptly advertised for debris management services and debris monitoring services. DebrisTech was selected to provide debris monitoring services. Once selected, standard protocols where initiated to alert previously notified debris monitors in the area to coordinated on boarding and specific duty/safety training. After consulting with the management/removal contractor it was determined that 60 monitors would be required to properly monitor the removal operation. Our management team responded with in 24 hours and was fully staffed with in 48 hours completely documenting the required aspect of the removal operations.

The initial operation was to gather debris from the right of way and process it at separate Temporary Debris Management Sites before hauling it out to a permanent disposal site east of Dallas. Parks and drainage waterways experienced extensive damage from the EF3 level winds. Our monitors utilized the ADMS to capture crucial data that was required if the city was to receive any reimburse-ment from FEMA for the clearing and removal ser-vices.

Service Dates:

October 2016 -January 2017

October 2017 – January 2018

In 2014 the City of Jacksonville Beach procured DebrisTech to provide debris monitoring services until 2019. This pre-procured contract and their approved debris management plan have allowed them to be fully prepared for the last 3 major hurricanes. DebrisTech was contractually required to be in the EOC within hours of each storm’s passing to begin the first push and the required debris removal documentation. Upon activation in 2016 for Hurricane Matthew, DebrisTech was recognized as a necessity by two neighboring beach cities, Neptune Beach and Atlantic Beach. These cities utilized the cooperative purchasing clause in Jacksonville Beach’s RFP to enter into an agreement with DebrisTech to provide debris monitoring services in October of 2016. DebrisTech was responsible for documenting every hazardous limb and tree, along with every load of storm-generated debris, from these 3 cities. DebrisTech also documented the removal of this debris to its final resting place in the haul-out phase. After Irma in 2017, DebrisTech was able to monitor and document the removal of all eligible storm-generated debris, along with hundreds of hazardous trees and limbs, from the public right of way for all 3 cities. Because of the geographic proximity of these cities, DebrisTech was able to leave 1 project manager to service and address any concerns brought up by each city.

Service Dates:

November 2017 – December 2021

On September 20, 2017, Puerto Rico, the American Territory roughly 1,000 miles off the coast of Florida, was assaulted by the tenth-most intense storm recorded in the Atlantic Ocean. Hurricane Maria swept across the 3,500 sq miles inland leaving devastation in its wake. That record-setting storm left more than 90% of the island in the dark; with a debris field that encompassed all of Puerto Rico. The Government of Puerto Rico elected to divide the Island into 5 Zones and hired two, third-party private consultants to monitor and document the removal and disposal of the storm-generated debris. DebrisTech was selected to monitor the east and the north DTOP zones. These zones experienced the first effects of the destructive waves and winds brought on by Maria. Utilizing DebrisTech’s EDMS to monitor and record the contractor’s activities, the local government was able to track and manage their recovery in these zones with access to real-time information. DebrisTech mobilized within 24 hours after Notice to Proceed while amassing a staff of 40 trained monitors and management staff of 16 full-time DebrisTech employees keeping pace with the local government’s desire to begin the recovery process as soon as possible. DebrisTech is honored to be considered one of the top 2 firms in our respected field based on our past and current performances aiding cities, counties, states, and territories across the country in recovering from their own unexpected natural disasters. Due to the amount of personnel demand over a sustained period, coupled with agreed-upon payment terms, this project is a shining example of DebrisTech’s ability to engage in multi-million dollar endeavors across the country.

Service Dates:

November 2012 – August 2013

The city of Long Beach, NY suffered tremendous loss following Hurricane Sandy. Most of the City was inundated with more than 6 feet of water by Hurricane Sandy’s Storm Surge. The result was more than 500,000 cubic yards of debris that had to be removed from the streets of Long Beach.

DebrisTech was able to provide Long Beach with debris removal monitoring and documentation services. DebrisTech provided an experienced management team and more than 40 debris monitors equipped with DebrisTech’s Electronic Devices to monitor the city’s debris removal contractor. These services were mobilized within 24 hours of the Notice to Proceed. These monitors documented street side collection of construction and demolition debris which was taken to Nassau County’s TDMS and staged for final disposal. This disposal site was staffed by Nassau County’s debris monitors equipped with DebrisTech’s electronic devices.

Monitors were also provided to document and quantify sand screening activities along the beach. In this case, the contractor hauled unscreened material from various points in the city to a central screening site. After screening, the sand was placed back on the beach. Other monitoring activities included documentation of the removal and disposal of approximately 3 miles of beachside boardwalk. The level of documentation provided by the DebrisTech Electronic Debris Management System was a critical component of Long Beach’s recovery process.