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Assist levee boards and emergency officials before, during, and after a storm: Examples include supplying technical assistance, pumps, rock and sandbags. The Corps would help shore up or repair levees, and so on. Restore construction projects to pre-construction levels of protection before a storm arrives. We will tell its contractors when to carry out the Hurricane Plans written into their contracts, specifying how to restore protection to the pre-construction level. Contractors pre-position materials, such as sheet-steel piling, to close any gaps. Hurricane Plans limit these gaps to those that may be closed with 24 to 36 hours. Act to maximize safety of Corps personnel and protection of federal facilities, including locks, floodgates, vessels, and Headquarters and other offices. Support Federal Emergency Management Administration after a storm. If the President declares a national disaster area, FEMA assigns the Corps various missions, including clearance and removal of debris from streets and highways (public rights of way), and providing ice and fresh water. What We Do NOT Do: Provide individuals or private interests with sandbags. Close hurricane floodgates on land. Levee districts have the responsibility of deciding when to close gates that block roadways and railroads - and for carrying out the closures and placing sandbags if necessary.
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