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AshBritt Environmental is a national turnkey rapid-response disaster recovery and special environmental services contractor. Since our inception in 1992, we have managed and executed more than 230 disaster recovery missions and numerous special environmental projects; successfully serving clients all over the country in their time of need.

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Our extensive experience has created an abundance of knowledge and experience for our principals, managers, and personnel. Our senior management and technical consultants have more than 200 years of combined experience with all facets of disaster recovery efforts including debris removal, management, reduction, processing, recycling, and disposal, as well as emergency planning, damage mitigation, and risk abatement.

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Our Experience

Since our inception in 1992, we have managed and executed more than 230 disaster recovery missions and numerous special environmental projects; successfully serving clients all over the country in their time of need. We have been directly involved in the debris recovery efforts of 50 federally declared major disasters in 18 states, beginning with Hurricane Andrew. All of these recovery missions were conducted under the authority and oversight of FEMA.

City of Houston C&D Debris Mission
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City of Houston C&D Debris Mission

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Response Date: May-October 2018
Location: City of Houston, Texas

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Total Cubic Yards of C&D Debris Collected: 23,708.25 CY

Project Overviewx

This mission was part of the long term recovery efforts in the City of Houston post Hurricane Harvey.  AshBritt was assigned various zones within the city to conduct debris clean-up in residential neighborhoods.

St. Lucie County Red Tide Fish Kill
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St. Lucie County Red Tide Fish Kill

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Response Date: October 2018
Location: St. Lucie County, FL

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82,720 pounds of dead fish removed.

Project Overviewx

AshBritt led the collection and disposal during a fish kill mission for St. Lucie County, FL due to a Red Tide Algae Bloom.

Hurricane Irma
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Hurricane Irma

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In the aftermath of Hurricane Irma AshBritt activated in over 70 jurisdictions across Florida, South Carolina and Georgia. AshBritt Conducted emergency road clearance, Right of Way vegetative debris collection, Debris Management Site management, reduction of vegetative debris through grinding, white goods collection and haul out services. Additionally, AshBritt conducted waterway collection services and  provided ancillary services including vacuum and fuel trucks.

USACE Northern California Wildfire Debris Removal Mission
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USACE Northern California Wildfire Debris Removal Mission

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AshBritt Inc. responded to the Tubbs, Nuns, Pocket, Atlas, Redwood Valley, and Sulphur fire for the USACE (2017). AshBritt was tasked by the USACE to conduct a Private Property Debris Removal (PPDR) operation for fire damaged homes and structures in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino, and Lake County, CA. This work included removing contaminated soil, ash, metal, concrete, and other related debris streams on over 1,900 properties. AshBritt removed over 770,000 tons of fire debris within the four counties. We also performed air monitoring and implemented erosion control methods throughout the entire project. For this operation, we certified over 1,700 hauling units and utilized over 200 pieces of loading equipment. At our peak, AshBritt had over 115 debris removal crews working and moved 25,000 tons of fire debris in one day.

Hurricane Harvey
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Hurricane Harvey

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In the wake of Hurricane Harvey AshBritt activated in 14 jurisdictions across Texas. AshBritt conducted Right of Way vegetative debris and C&D collection, white good collection, Debris Management Site management, reduction of debris through grinding and compaction, and haul out services and provided emergency water services.

BP Oil Spill
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BP Oil Spill

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Response Date: June 10, 2010
Location: FL Dept of Env. Protection (Bay County) and FL Dept of Env. Protection (Gulf County), FL

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Provided staging, deployment, maintenance, repair and removal of approximately 106,000 linear feet of oil deflection boom

Project Overviewx

AshBritt provided Ancillary Services on two seperate missions related to the BP oil spill. AshBritt provided staging, deployment, maintenance, repair and removal of approximately 95,000 linear feet of oil deflection boom and provided the same services for another 11,000 linear feet of oil deflection boom.

Severe Storms and Flooding – TX 2016
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Severe Storms and Flooding – TX 2016

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Response Date: May 2016
Location: City of Jersey Village, TX

Overview

AshBritt conducted public right of Way collection for vegetative debris, C&D, and white goods as well as freon removal. AshBritt also removed debris streams due to flooding.

Red Tide Fish Kill
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Red Tide Fish Kill

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Response Date: November 2015
Location: Longboat Key, FL

Key Factsx

Over 10,000 lbs of fish removed

Project Overviewx

AshBritt led the collection and disposal of deadfish mission for the City of Longboat Key, FL. This included the utilization of a 33’ Tri-toon boat to collect, transport, and dispose of dead fish due to a Red Tide Algae Bloom.

Severe Rainstorms
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Severe Rainstorms

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Response Date: June 2014
Location:Fairfax County, VA

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AshBritt deployed equipment and manpower to Virginia following severe rainstorms that produced high winds and knocked over trees. Through activation of our county contract, AshBritt was specifically tasked to assist with debris clearing, and removal from the public Right of Way.

Flooding of the Rio Grande
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Flooding of the Rio Grande

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Response Date: July 2010
Location: Hidalgo County, TX

Project Overviewx

AshBritt oversaw the relocation of flood waters from multiple low-lying communities throughout the County through the utilization of Super Vac Trucks and pumps.

Hurricane Sandy
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Hurricane Sandy

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Response Date: March 2013
Location:69 Jurisdictions throughout the States of New Jersey, Maryland, Connecticut, and Virginia

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  • Hauled 64,891 loads of debris
  • Utilized 1,755 certified operational vehicles
  • Employed and managed 94 subcontractors, 70 of which were domiciled in NJ
  • Deployed 36 Tree crews to remove 5,000 hazardous trees and 45,000 dangerous hanging limbs
  • Removed and disposed of 2,900 drums (55gal) of HHW
  • Collected, hauled and processed 60 tons of e-waste
  • Collected, hauled and processed 20,000 white goods – 5,000 contained Freon, all were delivered to local recycling centers
  • Utilized multiple sand screening machines to screen 200,000 cubic yards of sand that was washed from the beaches into the public streets
  • Located, established and operated a vessel aggregation area for 42 sunken or submerged vessels recovered by AshBritt.

Overview

AshBritt was activated by the state of New Jersey and 53 municipalities. AshBritt identified and designated collection zones in each municipal jurisdiction. We sourced, retained and assigned subcontractors for all collection zones. We developed, staffed and operated 42 DMS sites throughout the affected areas and collected and hauled 3,000,000 cubic yards of debris in 90 days. In total 3,171,531 cubic yards removed, managed, processed and disposed.

Hurricane Ike
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Hurricane Ike

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Response Date: October 1, 2008 – February 10, 2009
Location: Texas

Overview

On September 13th, 2008 Hurricane Ike made landfall in eastern TX as a strong Category 2 hurricane bringing winds of 100 mph as well as significant storm surge. AshBritt responded to 15 jurisdictions in the state of Texas in order to assist with various disaster recovery needs. AshBritt has identified two signature projects that were conducted in order to give a better overview of the type of services AshBritt provided during this event.

Orange County, TX

September 14, 2008 – February 10, 2009
The winds brought down numerous limbs and trees but also caused widespread flooding throughout the County due to the storm surge causing the Sabine River to overflow its banks and flood the City municipalities that are located along the banks of the Sabine River. The debris stream from this project was not only vegetation due to the high winds but also contained a substantial amount of construction and demolition debris due to the flooding that occurred. AshBritt and our subcontractors:

  • Collected, processed and disposed of 620,000 CY of disaster generated debris.
  • Collected over 6,400 large truckloads of disaster-related debris
  • Utilized more than 130 hauling vehicles
  • Tasked with the drying out and restoration of 17 county-owned buildings that had been inundated by floodwaters
  • Tasked with asbestos abatement of 35 residential homes that had to be condemned due to floodwater inundation. AshBritt’s certified asbestos abatement crews removed shingles, siding, tile and other materials that contained friable asbestos and disposed of it per local regulations.

Galveston, TX

October 1, 2008 – October 26, 2008
AshBritt provided services for debris collection, removal, temporary storage, management, reduction and lawful disposal. This mission was unique due to the abundance of historic buildings that were damaged and needed environmental attention. Work consisted of:

  • Handled over 11,000 White Goods, of which 4,300 required Freon Extraction and 4,800 required decontamination owing to putrescent food and other substances.
  • Collected and processed over 2,200 E-waste units
  • Collected and processed over 195,000 pounds of household hazardous waste (HHW).
  • We collected approximately 7,500 loads of debris utilizing 140 hauling vehicles.
Every aspect of our disaster response package was required, and I can say without hesitation that AshBritt executed every item and service in a timely and professional manner. All deadlines were met and in most cases arrived considerably sooner than anticipated. AshBritt provided cut out and drying of all County buildings, records preservation and restoration, debris management (vegetative, C&D, HHW, E-Waste and white goods), along with many other services. The logistical support provided by AshBritt included generators, food, water, fuel, portable offices, shower units and many other items. Since enlisting their services, my experience with AshBritt has been extremely positive. They have exceeded all expectations each time I have called upon them to respond. Every call to AshBritt with a question or concern has resulted in immediate response. The yearly training that they provide for us has been invaluable, and has helped me bring together many jurisdictions in our area. Every AshBritt representative I have been in contact with has shown nothing but the highest degree of professionalism. We have been duly impressed with their services, and would recommend them for any services they offer. -Charlie Kelly, Emergency Management Coordinator, Galveston, TX
I have worked with AshBritt, Inc. for 4+ years. Each year they take the extra steps to visit and train with us at the start of Hurricane Season. Because of their extra effort and professionalism, I would like to express my gratitude for the excellent service that your company provided during Hurricane Ike last year. We are very pleased with the quality of service and sincerely appreciate your responsiveness. AshBritt, Inc. provided outstanding project management as well as tremendous resources and excellent services to the City of Galveston during the course of cleaning up after Hurricane Ike. AshBritt’s management team has demonstrated excellent professionalism and provided great expertise and knowledge due to their professional experience in the disaster response and recovery industry. I highly recommend AshBritt for any work relating to disaster recovery services in the cleaning up of storm debris. -Leo McDermott, Mayor, City of Pass Christian, MS
Severe Storm – CT
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Severe Storm – CT

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Response Date: November 2011
Location: 18 clients including the State of Connecticut

Key Factsx

Removed 1,835,101 cubic yards of vegetative material

Overview

On October 29, 2011 much of the State of Connecticut was blanketed by as much as 27 inches of wet snow due to an early season snowstorm resulting in extensive vegetative damage. Approximately 800,000 residents were without power. AshBritt’s contract was activated by the State initially for emergency road clearance operations. AshBritt subsequently received 17 disaster debris management task orders for municipalities and three for state agencies including the Connecticut Department of Transportation. Statewide operations included the removal of hazardous hanging limbs from 86,210 trees, the removal of 11,185 hazardous trees and the loading, hauling, reduction through grinding and disposal, through beneficial re-use, of 1,835,101 cubic yards of vegetative material. AshBritt utilized company owned equipment as well as the support of 141 subcontractors utilizing over 1,293 pieces of rubber-tired equipment to assist in this large storm- generated debris management project. AshBritt had more than 55 personnel including corporate principals, senior project managers, safety officers, project managers, quality control representatives and administrative staff.

Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm
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Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm

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Overview

On October 29, 2011 most of the state was blanketed by as much as 27 inches of wet snow from the Massachusetts Severe Storm and Snowstorm. This event generated massive amounts of hurricane like vegetative debris. AshBritt received separate task orders from the State for emergency road clearance operations in various municipalities. Additionally, the state offered the contract to all municipalities and public agencies for large volume debris removal, management and disposal operations. Twenty separate municipalities as well as the City of Springfield’s Parks Department and publicly owned Springfield College chose to utilize this contract. AshBritt removed hazardous hanging limbs (hangers) from 101,835 trees and 5,143 hazardous leaning trees (leaners). AshBritt loaded, hauled and reduced through grinding 1,774,452 cubic yards of vegetative material. All vegetative material was disposed of through beneficial re-use. AshBritt utilized company owned equipment as well as 101 subcontractors deploying 694 pieces of rubber-tired equipment. AshBritt had more than 75 personnel including corporate principals, senior project managers, project managers, quality control representatives and administrative staff working daily out of a local field office building in West Springfield, MA.

USACE Hurricane Katrina Mission
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USACE Hurricane Katrina Mission

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Response Date: September 2005
Location: Mississippi, Louisiana
Statistics: 21,589,265 cubic yards removed, managed, processed and disposed of.

Overview

AshBritt was the initial response prime contractor for the USACE in both Louisiana (LA) and Mississippi (MS). Within the first 30 days following contract activation, AshBritt initiated debris removal operations in 11 Louisiana jurisdictions as well as the causeway on Highway 90. Additionally, USACE assigned AshBritt, by task order, to service 16 separate jurisdictions in Mississippi covering over 8,400 square miles providing debris removal operations from the coast to over 175 miles inland. In Louisiana, AshBritt:

  • Identified and designated collection zones in each jurisdiction
  • Sourced, retained and assigned subcontractors for all collection zones
  • Provided emergency quarters and hygiene facilities for more than 300 government personnel
  • Established a commissary that served more than 10,000 meals during the course of the event
  • Provided over 50,000 gallons of emergency diesel fuel for initial operations in LA, avoiding any equipment downtime.
  • Developed and staffed 26 debris management sites (DMS) in LA throughout the affected areas
  • Collected and hauled over 1,000,000 cubic yards of debris in less than five weeks.
  • Removed 19 tons of putrefied food from commercial cold storage facilities in Orleans Parish.

In Mississippi, we collected, hauled and processed 20.5 million cubic yards of vegetative debris and wreckage while staffing, managing and operating 52 DMS. AshBritt specifically:

  • Hauled over 700,000 loads of debris
  • Utilized 12,380 certified operational vehicles
  • Employed and managed 1,230 subcontractors and over 1,000 local personnel
  • Decontaminated and recycled 25,007 refrigerators and 1900 tons of spoiled food.
  • Removed 340,062 hazardous hanging limbs
  • Removal 183,408 hazardous leaning trees
  • Backfilled 1,814 private pools
Blue Cut Fire
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Blue Cut Fire

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Response Date: August 2016
Location: San Bernardino County, CA

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Due to the mass evacuations for the Blue Cut Fire, AshBritt provided 40 Port-o-potties which included 15 ADA compliant units for the residents of the County. AshBritt also delivered 40 portabel showers which included 4 ADA compliant units. AshBritt had units on site within 14 hours of request.

EF2 Tornado – GA 2011
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EF2 Tornado – GA 2011

Project Details

Response Date: May 2011
Location: Floyd County, GA

Key Facts

Removed 22,555 cubic yards

Overview

AshBritt managed debris collection, site management, haul off and disposal of debris.

EF3 Tornado – MA 2011
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EF3 Tornado – MA 2011

Project Details

Response Date: June 2011
Location: Springfirls, Monson and Wilbraham, Massachusetts

Key Facts

Removed 373,871 cubic yards from multiple jurisdictions

Overview

AshBritt provided ROW debris collection, DMS management, debris reduction, haul off and disposal. Multiple NRCS projects. AshBritt additionally managed a ROE program.

EF3 Tornado – NC 2011
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EF3 Tornado – NC 2011

Project Details

Response Date: April 2011
Location: Fayetville, NC

Key Facts

Removed 142,230 cubic yards

Overview

AshBritt conducted a city wide clean-up following a devastating tornado. AshBritt established a local DMS, utilizing staff, subcontractors, and local personnel

EF3 Tornado – GA 1998
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EF3 Tornado – GA 1998

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Response Date: April 1998
Location: DeKalb and Gwinnett Counties, GA

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Removed 318,000 cubic yards

Overview

AshBritt managed ROW and Debris Collection/Disposal.

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AshBritt was the biggest debris removal contractor in Mississippi after Katrina. AshBritt won a competitive contract with the Corps of Engineers to do the Corps’ clean-up in Mississippi, and this turned out to be a great blessing for our state. AshBritt did a tremendous job, subcontracted work to many Mississippi companies and provided jobs to hundreds of our workers. Originally I was skeptical of the Corps bringing in an outside company, but AshBritt proved me wrong, and we will always be grateful for AshBritt in our state. Haley Barbour - Governor of MS during Hurricane Katrina
AshBritt, Inc.’s constant communication before, during and after Hurricane Irma provided a true sense of confidence …. They are a proven and experienced disaster response team that will exceed a customer’s expectations at every turn. Solid Waste Authority - Palm Beach - February 2018
I can confidently say that if AshBritt had not made the proactive outreach to local small companies like mine, we would not have had the privilege of being part of this recovery effort. This has been a legacy project for our company and is allowing us to build our business in the same way we [are] building our community. David Carroll, President - Pacific Recycling Solutions - January 2018

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