CA WILDFIRE CLEANUP: The U.S. Army Corps helps rebuild lives with GIS technology

摘要

In October of 2017, numerous, fast-moving wildfires erupted and burned throughout Northern California, including Napa, Lake Mendocino, Sonoma, Solano, Yuba, and Butte counties. More than 245,000 acres of land were burned; there were 43 casualties; and more than 10,000 structures were destroyed or damaged. All this created the largest debris cleanup in California's history since the 1906 San Francisco 7.9 earthquake. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) called upon the Army Corps to execute the massive debris removal mission. The Army Corps worked under the direction of FEMA and in partnership with California's Governor's Office of Emergency Services, as well as other federal, state, and local agencies.