Electronic Debris Management Reduces Errors and Improves Accountability

摘要

Following a historic super-outbreak of tornadoes in April 2011, the federal government orchestrated a massive debris management mission across 24 counties in Alabama, one of the states hardest hit by the devastating storms. Spearheaded by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), these cleanup efforts included the removal of nearly 5 million cu yds of debris from both land and waterways. Phillips & Jordan was contracted to provide debris management support to 41 FEMA applicants in Alabama. To increase efficiency on this USACE project, the heavy-civil construction firm deployed its proprietary automated debris management system (ADMS). Developed in 2004, this paperless.