KY FEMA DEBRIS KY FEMA DEBRIS DOCUMENTATIONDOCUMENTATION

2009 Ice Storm extent2009 Ice Storm extent

KY ICE STORM 2009KY ICE STORM 2009

Emergency Debris Monitoring Emergency Debris Monitoring Vendor provided monitoring services for Vendor provided monitoring services for

debris removal and disposal activities at debris removal and disposal activities at each site. each site.

Vendor provides document management Vendor provides document management during and after the disaster. during and after the disaster.

Data management includes ticket Data management includes ticket tracking and scanning all truck tracking and scanning all truck tickets, and compiling information by tickets, and compiling information by county and route for FEMA county and route for FEMA submission. submission.

Debris Management Debris Management Sites/Storm Debris Removal Sites/Storm Debris Removal

Debris sites were a combination of State Debris sites were a combination of State owned property and private property. owned property and private property.

Private property required leases which Private property required leases which became a problem with restoration on became a problem with restoration on agricultural landagricultural land

All necessary permits were obtained from All necessary permits were obtained from KY Div of Water and Div of Waste KY Div of Water and Div of Waste management and Div of Air Qualitymanagement and Div of Air Quality

Debris removal contracts were bid by Debris removal contracts were bid by

Cubic Yard, which proved problematic Cubic Yard, which proved problematic Vegetative Debris was burned at some Vegetative Debris was burned at some

sitessites KYTC worked with our Forestry officials to KYTC worked with our Forestry officials to

ensure the debris piles were not too large ensure the debris piles were not too large and to insure controlled burn.and to insure controlled burn.

Ash disposal required a permit to Ash disposal required a permit to incorporate the ash back into the soil incorporate the ash back into the soil properly.properly.

Debris Removal/disposal

Debris Reduction/disposalDebris Reduction/disposal

In sensitive areas, debris was reduced by In sensitive areas, debris was reduced by mulching, chipping, grinding or recycling. mulching, chipping, grinding or recycling.

Contractor was required to get approval Contractor was required to get approval for disposal sites from Div of waste for disposal sites from Div of waste management and KYTCmanagement and KYTC

Lessons learned from Ice StormLessons learned from Ice Storm State agency should set up the debris and State agency should set up the debris and

monitoring sites on state property as much monitoring sites on state property as much as possible.as possible.

Have a Debris monitoring/data Have a Debris monitoring/data management contract in place prior to an management contract in place prior to an event. event.

Start keeping documentation on day 1. Start keeping documentation on day 1. Scan documents each day. Do not get Scan documents each day. Do not get behind on tracking . behind on tracking .

When contracting for Debris removal When contracting for Debris removal require a 100% performance bond from require a 100% performance bond from the contractorsthe contractors. .

March 2012 TornadoMarch 2012 Tornado

2012 Tornados2012 Tornados

2012 Tornados Contracts2012 Tornados Contracts Contracts for Vegetative Contracts for Vegetative

Debris removal bid by TON Debris removal bid by TON Bid portable scales in Bid portable scales in

Contract Contract Debris sites were located on Debris sites were located on

state property as much as state property as much as possiblepossible

Debris was burned so less Debris was burned so less debris reduction and site debris reduction and site restoration was requiredrestoration was required

Ongoing improvementsOngoing improvements

KYTC Debris Management plan KYTC Debris Management plan will be submitted to FEMA for will be submitted to FEMA for approvalapproval

““Emergency Clearing Road” bid Emergency Clearing Road” bid items were added to our existing items were added to our existing routine Tree and brush removal routine Tree and brush removal on call contractson call contracts

Future plansFuture plans

Debris Monitoring Debris Monitoring Contracts will be Contracts will be kept in force to help kept in force to help final out open final out open disastersdisasters

KYTC will provide KYTC will provide training to our training to our employees employees

Questions?Questions?Diana.Radcliffe@ky.govor Frank.Castle@ky.govor Frank.Castle@ky.gov