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  • USACE works around the clock to provide emergency power in wake of Hurricane Sandy

    BROOKLYN, New York - In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively working to provide temporary emergency power in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected by Hurricane Sandy.

  • USACE works around the clock to provide emergency power in wake of Hurricane Sandy

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is actively working to provide temporary emergency power in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE teams have deployed to strategic locations to help at critical facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and shelters.

  • Army engineers begin debris removal mission

    Through collaboration with federal, state and local agencies, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division deployed technical experts from across the country to New Jersey and New York City today to support a FEMA debris-removal mission. The initial focus of the mission is to assess and clear debris in support of the ongoing Emergency Temporary Power Mission. The Corps currently supports 35 FEMA mission assignments as the Northeast continues to recover from Hurricane Sandy.

  • USACE works around the clock to provide emergency power in wake of Hurricane Sandy

    In support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is actively working to provide temporary emergency power in areas of New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania affected by Hurricane Sandy. USACE teams have deployed to strategic locations to help at critical facilities like hospitals, nursing homes and shelters.

  • Corps of Engineers making substantial progress with water removal mission

    Roughly 600 million gallons of storm water infiltrated the nation’s busiest and oldest underground mass transit system and critical inter-city roads, requiring a comprehensive and careful approach to dewatering. USACE deployed technical experts and pumps in response to FEMA’s $20 million assignment to dewater impacted infrastructure.

  • Army engineers Hurricane Sandy response efforts underway

    As part of the national response framework for Hurricane Sandy, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in support of FEMA and working closely with local, city, and state officials, is making steady progress in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

  • New York District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins post-storm missions in region following Hurricane Sandy, supports FEMA, local and state authorities

    NEW YORK – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, is carrying out missions to support recovery efforts in the New York City region following Hurricane Sandy, including in New York City, parts of northern New Jersey and Long Island.

  • What Can the Corps do? Wildfire Effects Mitigation Authorities Explained

    The Corps has some limited authority to address flood hazards within watersheds affected by wildfires. The Corps’ emergency assistance is intended, by law, to be temporary in order to meet immediate threats. It is not intended to provide permanent solutions to flooding problems. Categories of emergency assistance permitted under Public Law 84-99 include:

  • Step by Step — How the Corps Responds to Emergencies

    Public Law 84-99 dictates how the Corps will manage emergencies and provide flood-related technical assistance, as well as flood flight support to state and local governments.

  • Corps Provides Sandbag Training for Communities

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers offered hands-on sandbag training and emergency flood preparedness at the City Park in Glenwood, N.M., June 9 and 16. The training was open to residents of Catron County communities, as that area has the potential to experience flooding during the upcoming monsoon season in the aftermath of prolonged burning by fires.