17 Nov 2015

Tennessee prepared to distribute its ‘Post Disaster Guide’

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Nov. 17, 2015) — The state of Tennessee is set to distribute its “Post Disaster Guide” with emergency managers across the state, officials announced today during the quarterly Silver Jackets meeting at the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency Emergency Operations Center.

1 Oct 2015

Norfolk District prepares response teams, project sites for Hurricane Joaquin

Ahead of Hurricane Joaquin, the Norfolk District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is taking the following measures to protect the health and safety of Virginians, and prevent flooding and damage at its military and civil work project sites throughout the commonwealth.

11 Sep 2015

Students connect with Corps emergency managers on Patriot Day

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Sept. 11, 2015) – Students at Stratford STEM Magnet High School can’t recall where they were when the towers of the World Trade Center fell on 9-11; they were just babies, toddlers or not even born yet. Fourteen years later they spent Patriot Day touring a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Emergency Command and Control Vehicle and learning about that fateful day from a Corps member who deployed to Pier 90 in Manhattan, N.Y., in the wake of the attack.

5 Jun 2015

Kansas City District monitors river/tributaries after increased rainfall

KANSAS CITY, Mo.,— The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers emergency management office is monitoring the Missouri River and tributaries after the increased rainfall in the area during May and continuing into June.

1 Jun 2015

USACE Galveston District implements ESRI Operation Dashboard to monitor water levels

GALVESTON, Texas (June 1, 2015) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Galveston District implemented the ESRI Operation Dashboard, a geographic information system (GIS) tool, that allows Corps employees, partners and the community to monitor water levels throughout the district’s area of operation along the Texas coast.

30 Apr 2015

Vigilantly Prepared

Sounds of moans, groans and shouts for help greeted the crowd as they walked to the Carolinas MED-1

20 Oct 2014

Stakeholders collaborate for good health of Stones River watershed

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. (Oct. 20, 2014) – Federal, state, local and private interests met at Patterson Park Community Center today to collaborate and work together for a healthier Stones River watershed.

12 Sep 2014

Prime Power

This Thursday morning in September is like most weekday mornings at Williamsburg County Magnet

31 Jul 2014

Kansas City District Exercises Plan

KANSAS CITY, Mo., — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Emergency Management Branch conducted an exercise on July 30 to review the current Continuity of Operations Plan.

6 Jun 2014

Worst-case scenario forecasting helps district plan for hurricane season

Six feet of murky river water swirls around desks, seeps through walls and begins corroding wires. It’s a scenario that would put Norfolk District out for six months and cause $10 million or more in damage. “All it would take is a hurricane catching us at high tide and that could be a reality for us,” said Stan Ballard, district emergency management services chief. Ballard gathered leadership for Continuity of Operations meeting, or COOP, to anticipate needs, abilities and work-arounds for the more than 300 Norfolk District employees in such a scenario.