Disaster Relief
RS&H has provided disaster relief services for Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), states, counties, and municipalities since 1992. RS&H offers the resources of more than 850 engineers, planners, environmental specialists, and construction professionals to respond to FEMA national emergency and disaster sites.
Post-Disaster Engineering Capabilities:
- Accurate damage assessments
- Detailed cost estimates
- Agency coordination and facilitation
- Long-term community recovery planning
- Short- and long-term airport facility recovery planning
- Rapid bridge design
- Modular school replacement planning and design
- Maintenance and operations facilities design
- Warehouse design for repair or complete replacement
- Roofing specialists
Post-Disaster Consulting Experience:
- Responded to five of the top ten most expensive presidentially-declared disasters
- Monitored debris clean-up efforts for more than 10 million cubic yards of debris
- Trained hundreds of state, local, and RS&H personnel in debris management
- Rapid response capability and a proven record of ensuring accurate federal reimbursements
- One of only two consultants asked to participate in statewide task team to draft scopes and procedures utilized by counties in Florida
