2 Jun 2014

Army Corps sends 3 engineers to Colorado landslide

Three U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District engineers departed Sacramento June 2 to provide technical assistance to state and local agencies responding to the massive West Salt Creek Landslide near Collbran, Colo.

14 Sep 2013

Corps mobile command center heads for Colorado flooding

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District deployed a mobile command center –the deployable tactical operations system, or DTOS – to Aurora, Colo., Sept. 14 to assist in the federal government’s response to severe flooding throughout the state.

15 Aug 2013

Tool streamlines Corps’ power mission response during disasters

The Emergency Power Facility Assessment Tool, or EPFAT, is designed to store important information regarding the emergency power needs of critical facilities, including hospitals and emergency response organizations. The Los Angeles District is encouraging the thousands of organizations eligible for emergency temporary power support to enroll in EPFAT, which greatly minimizes emergency response time in the event of a disaster.

5 Dec 2012

USACE: Getting Hurricane Sandy missions done through interagency teamwork

NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. -- "She was wandering around mounds of debris along the waterfront at Breezy Point, New York, and the shock on her face was pretty powerful for me," said Jim Balocki, chief, Interagency and International Services, Headquarters, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

10 Oct 2012

Mission not impossible: responding to disaster

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Buffalo District is part of a broad Planning and Response Team, a special team of individuals who respond to disasters like flooding and hurricanes within days of the end of a disaster.

1 Jul 2011

CRREL Inputs to Report to Congress: Arctic Operations/Northwest Passage

July 1, 2011Contact  Public Affairs Office601-634-3188Hanover, N.H. — The Office of the Secretary of