HURRICANE HARVEY

Hurricane Harvey hit southeast Texas as a Category 4 hurricane. Cities on the Southeast Coast of Texas, such as Aransas Pass and Port Aransas, took the brunt of the initial impact of this tremendous storm. DRC provided food, cots, and logistical needs to Jefferson County, the City of Pasadena, and the City of Port Arthur prior to landfall and in the initial aftermath of the storm. Seventy-two hours before the storm made landfall, DRC personnel were stationed in Aransas Pass working with officials to form a plan of action. Within 12 hours after the storm hit, DRC was mobilized. In a little over two months, DRC was 90% complete and the project is coming to a close.

Hurricane Harvey poured more than 19 trillion gallons of rainwater on the State of Texas causing FEMA to designate 41 counties within Texas as federal disaster areas. DRC reduced and recovered over 2,200,000 cubic yards of debris within Harris County and the City of Houston alone. Additionally, DRC removed over 15,000 hazardous trees.

DRC was activated in 17 jurisdictions following Hurricane Harvey including the City of Texas City, Port Neches, Nederland, Groves, Humble, Taylor Lake Village, Cleveland, Bellaire, Piney Point Village, and Waller County. DRC also simultaneously ran more than 16 debris management sites during this activation.