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Disaster Recovery Services

Disaster Recovery Services

Providing extensive Disaster Recovery and Emergency Management Services across the U.S. Organic District Disaster Recovery teams are well-versed in all aspects of debris management operations. This encompasses emergency push operations for critical facility and priority route clearance; right-of-way debris collection; curbside segregation; DMS reduction, recycling and final disposal; permitting; DMS site closeout; and final reconciliation and auditing. Organic District understands that operations with the client must be conducted in a symbiotic manner with full transparency. Our extensive experience has created an abundance of knowledge for our principals, managers, and contractors. Our senior management and technical consultants are intimately acquainted with all facets of disaster recovery efforts including debris removal, management, reduction, processing, recycling, and disposal, as well as emergency planning, damage mitigation, and risk abatement.

Why Choose Us?

Our team is widely conversant with the Robert T. Stafford Act, 2 C.F.R. 200 & 44 C.F.R. 13, the resultant FEMA debris management policies, and the Federal Public Assistance Program procedures and guidelines. As such, our team is able to manage recovery projects to fully maximize State and Federal reimbursement.
Debris Removal & Management
Our prime task for a jurisdiction in a disaster will be debris collection and removal from the public rights-of-way and other public property. Organic District will begin mobilizing our network of personnel and on call contractors, materials, and equipment to or near the geographic area in a coordinated effort with the jurisdiction as soon as a disaster event is deemed imminent. Generally, all disaster generated debris on public property and public rights-of-way, including debris placed on rights-of-way by residents, is eligible for collection. Ultimately, however, the jurisdiction and/or FEMA will determine debris eligibility on the project. Given the typical diverse make-up of a debris stream, vegetative debris is segregated from non-eligible and eligible debris to the best extent possible at the loading site. Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris, mixed debris, and other non-hazardous debris is separated further at the disposal site.
Organic District will mobilize an established management team and necessary resources immediately to initiate and conduct emergency road clearance of debris (“first push”) from pre-specified primary transportation routes as soon as it is safe to enter work zones (generally, within 6 to 12 hours or sooner). We immediately determine the scope of work required, activate sufficient resources, and mobilize manpower and equipment. The primary goal here is to create immediate safe passage for emergency response vehicles and equipment. Mechanized rubber-tired lifting and pushing equipment and specialized ground labor with chainsaws and other hand tools are used to complete this phase of work.
Curbside segregation of debris is required prior to debris removal when not previously accomplished by property owners. Typical segregation categories include household garbage, construction debris, vegetative debris, household hazardous wastes, white goods, and electronics. The crew composition for Organic District’s response team encompasses years of experience and assessment. The typical crew composition offers the highest degree of professionalism, safety, and efficiency available in the disaster response services industry. The typical Debris Segregation Crew (DSC) and equipment is comprised of: 1 Supervisor (with proper safety gear), 3 Laborers (with proper safety gear), 1 Skid Steer Loader with grapple (rubber tired).

The topography and soil/substrate conditions will be evaluated to determine the best Debris Management Site layout. Organic District will use our DMS baseline data checklist before operations begin and use those during and after to ensure that site conditions are properly documented. We hold maintaining and restoring the natural environment to the same condition at which time it was utilized to one of the highest priorities.

Organic District conducts the following reduction operations for the respective debris streams:

  • Vegetative (grinding or burning) Trees, logs, limbs, brush, and stumps.
  • C&D (separate metals and HHW. Reduce through sorting, separation and compaction) Lumber, roofing materials, structural steel, siding, drywall, carpets, furnishings.
  • Household Hazardous Waste (separate from debris stream and segregate in containment area) Paint, propane, bleach, pesticides, fertilizers, aerosol cans.
  • Mixed (separate vegetative, C&D and HHW then reduce as indicated above) Commingled debris of all types.

Organic District’s DMS Teams will coordinate the following closeout steps with each jurisdiction to comply with all local, state, and federal regulations:

  • Coordinate with local and State officials responsible for construction, real estate, contracting, project management, and legal counsel regarding requirements and support for implementation of a site remediation plan.
  • Establish an independent testing and monitoring program. Organic District is responsible for environmental restoration of both public and leased sites. Our crews will also remove all debris from sites for final disposal at landfills prior to closure.
  • Reference appropriate and applicable environmental regulations.
  • Schedule closeout activities.
  • Determine separate protocols for ash, soil and water testing.
  • Inform local and State environmental agencies regarding acceptability of program and established requirements.
  • Designate approving authority to review and evaluate our closure activities and progress.
Organic District’s professionals are experienced in helping jurisdictions ensure organizational resiliency and become more effective service providers during emergencies. Organic District has supported clients at the federal, state, county, and city level in their planning, training, operations, and management of federal funds. Our services include supporting staffing and planning in emergency operations centers, effective crisis communications, turn-key operations, full-service recovery and financial management. Our team includes emergency management, homeland security, and disaster recovery professionals, former senior-level FEMA, HUD, state and local officials, and a large cadre of technical and subject matter experts.
Debris Removal & Management
Our prime task for a jurisdiction in a disaster will be debris collection and removal from the public rights-of-way and other public property. Organic District will begin mobilizing our network of personnel and on call contractors, materials, and equipment to or near the geographic area in a coordinated effort with the jurisdiction as soon as a disaster event is deemed imminent. Generally, all disaster generated debris on public property and public rights-of-way, including debris placed on rights-of-way by residents, is eligible for collection. Ultimately, however, the jurisdiction and/or FEMA will determine debris eligibility on the project. Given the typical diverse make-up of a debris stream, vegetative debris is segregated from non-eligible and eligible debris to the best extent possible at the loading site. Construction and Demolition (C&D) debris, mixed debris, and other non-hazardous debris is separated further at the disposal site.
Organic District will mobilize an established management team and necessary resources immediately to initiate and conduct emergency road clearance of debris (“first push”) from pre-specified primary transportation routes as soon as it is safe to enter work zones (generally, within 6 to 12 hours or sooner). We immediately determine the scope of work required, activate sufficient resources, and mobilize manpower and equipment. The primary goal here is to create immediate safe passage for emergency response vehicles and equipment. Mechanized rubber-tired lifting and pushing equipment and specialized ground labor with chainsaws and other hand tools are used to complete this phase of work.
Organic District will mobilize an established management team and necessary resources immediately to initiate and conduct emergency road clearance of debris (“first push”) from pre-specified primary transportation routes as soon as it is safe to enter work zones (generally, within 6 to 12 hours or sooner). We immediately determine the scope of work required, activate sufficient resources, and mobilize manpower and equipment. The primary goal here is to create immediate safe passage for emergency response vehicles and equipment. Mechanized rubber-tired lifting and pushing equipment and specialized ground labor with chainsaws and other hand tools are used to complete this phase of work.
Curbside segregation of debris is required prior to debris removal when not previously accomplished by property owners. Typical segregation categories include household garbage, construction debris, vegetative debris, household hazardous wastes, white goods, and electronics. The crew composition for Organic District’s response team encompasses years of experience and assessment. The typical crew composition offers the highest degree of professionalism, safety, and efficiency available in the disaster response services industry. The typical Debris Segregation Crew (DSC) and equipment is comprised of: 1 Supervisor (with proper safety gear), 3 Laborers (with proper safety gear), 1 Skid Steer Loader with grapple (rubber tired).

The topography and soil/substrate conditions will be evaluated to determine the best Debris Management Site layout. Organic District will use our DMS baseline data checklist before operations begin and use those during and after to ensure that site conditions are properly documented. We hold maintaining and restoring the natural environment to the same condition at which time it was utilized to one of the highest priorities.

Organic District conducts the following reduction operations for the respective debris streams:

  • Vegetative (grinding or burning) Trees, logs, limbs, brush, and stumps.
  • C&D (separate metals and HHW. Reduce through sorting, separation and compaction) Lumber, roofing materials, structural steel, siding, drywall, carpets, furnishings.
  • Household Hazardous Waste (separate from debris stream and segregate in containment area) Paint, propane, bleach, pesticides, fertilizers, aerosol cans.
  • Mixed (separate vegetative, C&D and HHW then reduce as indicated above) Commingled debris of all types.

Organic District’s DMS Teams will coordinate the following closeout steps with each jurisdiction to comply with all local, state, and federal regulations:

  • Coordinate with local and State officials responsible for construction, real estate, contracting, project management, and legal counsel regarding requirements and support for implementation of a site remediation plan.
  • Establish an independent testing and monitoring program. Organic District is responsible for environmental restoration of both public and leased sites. Our crews will also remove all debris from sites for final disposal at landfills prior to closure.
  • Reference appropriate and applicable environmental regulations.
  • Schedule closeout activities.
  • Determine separate protocols for ash, soil and water testing.
  • Inform local and State environmental agencies regarding acceptability of program and established requirements.
  • Designate approving authority to review and evaluate our closure activities and progress.
Organic District’s professionals are experienced in helping jurisdictions ensure organizational resiliency and become more effective service providers during emergencies. Organic District has supported clients at the federal, state, county, and city level in their planning, training, operations, and management of federal funds. Our services include supporting staffing and planning in emergency operations centers, effective crisis communications, turn-key operations, full-service recovery and financial management. Our team includes emergency management, homeland security, and disaster recovery professionals, former senior-level FEMA, HUD, state and local officials, and a large cadre of technical and subject matter experts.