Disaster Recovery Services

From emergency road clearance to removal o debris from public property, Crowder is on call and ready to provide a wide variety of services. We offer a "Cradle To Grave" response to disaster debris, managing it from pick up to final disposal. We know what to do and how fto do it in the most efficient and cost effective way possible.

Our services include:

PRE PLANNING

Debris Management Planning
If the impact of a natural disaster event is forecasted and imminent, Crowder will be available for pre-mobilization and will work with our client to secure and finalize plans before impact.

Crowder will also work with municipality to develop a series of scenarios and responses based on possible disaster events. Potential TDSR sites will be identified and preliminary studies of those sites and plans will be made. Crowder will begin securing agreements with local and nearby subcontractors to ensure quick response after a natural disaster. These agreements will be reviewed yearly and adjusted as needed.

Crowder will hold yearly training and review sessions to review all preliminary plans. At this time, any changes to debris collection zone maps, primary road clearance routes, and/or probable TDSRS sites will be discussed and noted. If necessary, Crowder will hire a FEMA consultant to come in at these yearly meetings to discuss any changes in FEMA guidelines and best practices.

Pre-Event Contract
The process of bidding and awarding a contract after the storm is cumbersome and could take weeks or months before a contractor is in place and ready to go to work.

A PRE EVENT CONTRACT helps you arrange ahead of time with a contractor for solid pricing and a rapid response time. During non-disaster times, Crowder is able to efficiently organize resources in anticipation of an event. Establishing a pre event contract will help your municipality outline potential concerns and problems and come up with solutions BEFORE the disaster strikes. Crowder Disaster Recovery welcomes the opportunity to provide you assistance with PRE EVENT CONTRACTS.

Being in business for over 47 years has taught us that a close association with our client leads to a happy conclusion. Once under contract, we sit down and go over our clients plan and assign equipment accordingly. If a plan has not been developed, one will be put in place outlining priorities and responsibilities. Training of your employees by our knowledgeable trainers can be a part of our services. Choosing Crowder Disaster Services as your Debris Management Contractor will be a pleasant experience, you’ll be glad you did!

Post Disaster Operational Plan
After the disaster, Crowder will be available to conduct an after action review. This gives everyone the opportunity to formally discuss and critique the procedures and performance of the operation after the contract has been fulfilled. Our job is not finished until our client is 100% satisfied.

REIMBURSEMENT

FEMA Requirements
When a major disaster strikes, community resources are often overwhelmed. While Federal and State governments play a major role in the recovery process through reimbursement of eligible costs related to declared disasters, it is critical that management of the disaster remains at the local level. Crowder provides the assistance necessary to ensure maximum federal reimbursement of eligible disaster related costs. This allows local government to concentrate on the broader recovery effort. We understand the FEMA reimbursement process and will help get the assistance you need.

Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://www.fema.gov

Federal Disaster Declarations
http://www.fema.gov/news/disasters.fema

Apply for FEMA Assistance
http://www.fema.gov/assistance/index.shtm

National Emergency Family Registry and Locator System
https://asd.fema.gov/inter/nefrls/home.htm

Documentation & Accounting
For the company’s clients, Crowder has an accounting and documentation system that enables the company to fully document any work that may be performed under contract. Crowder is able to supply load tickets for all loads and uses the accounting services of its full time staff to process those tickets, providing the documents necessary for our clients to receive full FEMA funding. Crowder will also supply its clients with any special accounting needs or other forms needed during a debris management project.

Project Closeout
Many of the problems that affect federal reimbursement for debris removal, reduction, and disposal occur as a result of improper documentation and contracting procedures. Experienced and well trained personnel make our jobs run smooth and reimbursement easy for our clients. We can supply a full record keeping system or readily adapt your system. We are fully NIMS compliant and are very much at ease in working side by side with law enforcement, fire, Red Cross or other disaster responders. Our recent experiences in the Midwest where we completed over thirteen clean-up services, honed our skills in working with the FEMA Pilot projects.

RESPONSE

Debris removal & disposal
Crowder offers its services to its clients to provide for any debris management needs they may have after a disaster. This may range from emergency road clearance to removal of debris from public property. We offer a “cradle to grave” response to disaster debris, managing it from pick up to final disposal. In the case of hazardous waste, Crowder Disaster Recovery has the resources necessary to handle it safely and according to regulations.

Debris Removal issues may include:

• Public Right of Way
• Private Property
• Vehicle/Vessel Recovery
• Hazardous Waste
• Leaners and Hangers
• Hazardous Stumps
• White Goods

Rapid Response & Mobilization
Crowder Disaster Recovery recognizes that quick and efficient debris management ensures the safety and health of a community. Crowder responds promptly to calls for mobilization.

During a debris management project, Crowder operates in such a way as to not interfere with local response and recovery actions of state and local governments, or of public utilities. Our utmost concern is for the safety of not only our own personnel, but furthermore for the safety of the local citizens of a disaster area.

At the main Tallahassee office, our shop and team of expert mechanics maintain both our fleet of motor vehicles and equipment in superior condition. Crowder routinely purchases new equipment in order to maintain the high-caliber of our fleet and to receive benefit of technological advances.

Emergency Road Clearance
A major part of our mobilization for debris removal is the “PUSH”. Following a disaster, our top priority is to clear primary and secondary routes of transportation and roads leading to healthcare facilities. When instructed by the client, this work is performed in the first 24 hours.

The “PUSH” is our first action after an event and it provides immediate access into devastated areas and allows for the passage of emergency and law enforcement vehicles.

Temporary Debris Storage & Reduction Site (TDSRS) Construction & Management
Crowder has extensive experience in setting up, managing, dismantling, and remediating Temporary Debris Staging and Reduction Sites (TDSRS). Crowder operates any TDSR site under its responsibility to accomplish thorough sorting of debris (into categories such as vegetative, C&D, white goods, hazardous waste). At Crowder TDSR sites, the company achieves proper reduction of eligible debris through grinding or air curtain incineration. We cooperate with all laws and regulations on debris reduction and will work with our client to complete the project satisfactorily for all involved. Through our connections in the field we may be able to find a market for wood chips or white goods thereby saving our client money.

Hazardous tree & stump removal

Grinding/Chipping
Grinding and opening burning are the fastest ways to reduce debris. Primarily using tub grinders, eligible debris would be reduced and sorted into piles. All operators of the grinders receive proper safety and operational instructions. Piles of mulch or wood chippings are closely monitored to reduce the threat of combustion. Because of this threat, such piles have to be eliminated as quickly as possible, either through redistribution to landfills that can use the material, hauled to power plants to be used as boiler fuel, or as soil amendment for aggregate material.

Burning (Open/Curtain)
Eligible debris will either be passed through a tub-grinder or incinerated by an air-curtain incinerator. For large amounts of debris, incineration will quickly eliminate a great amount of it.

Tree Trimming

Beach & canal restoration
If the need for beach and/or canal restoration arises, Crowder would call on its affiliate, Xperts, Inc. out of Puerto Rico. Xperts, Inc. specializes in this type of specialty restoration work.

Special Debris Handling
Crowder has experience in special projects and offers hourly services for such, including – but not limited to – beach cleanup and sand screening. We have worked in equipment sensitive areas such as parks, cemeteries, golf courses, and historic sites. In any debris management project, Crowder Disaster Recovery carefully determines the proper measures needed to complete each task in a safe, efficient, and timely manner.

Storm debris might contain materials which could pose health or safety hazards such as:

• Common household products, usually cleaners, aerosol cans, and pesticides;
• Appliances or "white goods", refrigerators, stoves or other large appliances; and
• Household furnishings such as carpeting or other flooring, furniture and mattresses.
• Propane containers, petroleum-based solvents, cleaners and paints;
• Asbestos-laden debris from unabated buildings; and
• Fertilizers or pesticides.

Additional Resources
Crowder also has relationships with disaster recovery and relief companies across the Southeastern United States. These companies provide materials that become necessary after a major disaster event, things such as temporary housing, temporary sanitary facilities, temporary food facilities, generators, water, and ice. Crowder is willing and able to provide our client with these services through our contacts in the disaster recovery industry.