Headquarters U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fact Sheets

Public Law 84-99

Press Operations — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:41:00 GMT

Public Law 84-99, Emergency Response to Natural Disasters, is the Corps of Engineers’ basic authority to provide for emergency activities in support of State and Local governments prior to, during, and after a flood event.

Infrastructure Assessment Mission

Press Operations — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 17:10:00 GMT

Augment local public works Applied Technology Council‐20 (ATC‐20) post‐earthquake (or ATC‐45 post‐flood) rapid structural assessment capabilities (primarily residential) following a disaster; and/or provide a management cell for the full range of technical assistance missions that are not covered by other planning response teams.

National Emergency Preparedness Program

Press Operations — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 16:22:00 GMT

The National Emergency Preparedness Program (NEPP) Operations & Maintenance appropriation, category (500), provides funding for NEPP authorized activities.

Hurricane Helene Flood Data Collection

Press Operations — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 18:50:00 GMT

Dataset contains 2,587 high-water marks across 19 counties in TN, NC, and VA.

The Urban Search and Rescue Program

Press Operations — Mon, 26 Jun 2023 17:53:00 GMT

The US Army Corps of Engineers Urban Search & Rescue Program (US&R Program) deploys specially trained and equipped structural engineers (Structures Specialist Cadre) to augment FEMA US&R Task Forces, Incident Support Teams, military technical rescue organizations, and general-purpose troops during structural collapse incidents and other disaster response missions.

Emergency Response

Press Operations — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 03:17:00 GMT

In the event of a natural or man-made disaster, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is prepared and ready to respond as part of the federal government’s unified national response to disasters and emergencies.

Debris Management

Press Operations — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:36:00 GMT

In cases where the damage and debris are so extensive that it exceeds local and state capabilities, FEMA can assign the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers a mission to provide debris management assistance in support of the National Response Framework.

Emergency Power

Press Operations — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 01:31:00 GMT

Following a natural disaster or emergency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers can provide state and local officials with a variety of support regarding emergency power needs at critical public facilities in support of FEMA as part of the federal government’s unified national response under the National Response Framework.

Temporary Housing & Critical Public Facilities

Press Operations — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:11:00 GMT

The temporary housing mission consists of the placement of temporary housing units at individual home sites, existing mobile home parks or newly designed and constructed mobile home parks when an event has rendered existing homes uninhabitable. Because of the expense of this mission, FEMA uses this mission as a last resort after exhausting all other options such as rental properties.

Temporary Roofing

Press Operations — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:57:00 GMT

The scope of the temporary roofing mission can be very broad and complex. The mission can range from providing technical assistance to FEMA, and state and local governments, to managing and contracting for the installation of blue plastic sheeting onto roofs of damaged homes or public structures.