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Connecticut and Massachusetts were among the hardest hit states impacted by the Halloween Snowstorm that took place on October 29th and 30th, 2011. Parts of these states received as much as 27 inches of snowfall during those two days. Crowns and branches from millions of trees came crashing down due to the weight of the wet snow, along with the weight of the foliage, which had not yet dislodged from the branches due to the time of year. The combination of the weight of the snow and the weight of the leaves proved to be too much for many of the trees throughout the impacted areas in MA and CT. 

AshBrittt was tasked to work in 20 towns and cities in Massachusetts as well as Springfield College located in the City Springfield, MA. This service was made available due to the proactive measure taken by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts by awarding AshBritt a contract through the Dept of Environmental Protection as well as the Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency which was made available for the impacted communities to utilize.  The list of impacted communities in MA was extensive including:

The City of Springfield

Springfield College

The City of West Springfield

The Town of Agawam

The City of Chicopee

The Town of Holland

The Town of Holyoke

The Town of Lancaster

The Town of Longmeadow

The Town of Ludlow

The Town of Lunenburg

The Town of Monson

The Town of Northborough

The Town of Palmer

The Town of Southwick

The Town of Sturbridge

The Town of Townsend

The Town of Wales

The Town of Ware

The Town of Warren

The Town of Wilbraham

Additionally,16 towns & cities, 1 school district and the Dept of Transportation in Connecticut called upon AshBritt by way of utilizing our statewide contract through the Dept. of Emergency Management and Homeland Security with instructions that included clearing of downed trees in roadways as well as clearing of downed, storm generated debris in the rights of way. The following locales utilized the pre-positioned contract AshBritt holds with the State of CT:

The Town of Berlin

The Town of Bristol

The CT Dept. of Transportation

The Town of Danbury

The Town of East Granby

The Town of Ellington

The Town of Enfield

The City of Hartford

The City of Manchester

The Town of New Milford

The Town of Newington

The Town of Plymouth

The City of South Windsor

The Town of Suffield

The Town of Vernon

The City of West Hartford

The Town of Windsor Locks

The Windsor Locks School District

All in all more than 3.5 million cubic yards of vegetative debris was collected by AshBritt.  This debris was reduced to mulch and delivered to multiple beneficial reuse facilities throughout New England so that less than 1% of the vegetative debris was disposed of by way of landfills.  AshBritt also removed hazardous hanging limbs from more than 200,000 trees in both states and cut down over 15,000 hazardous trees that were left leaning or uprooted after the storm.

 

Following Hurricane Katrina in August 2009, as the United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Advanced Contracting Initiative (ACI) contractor for U.S. Region 3, AshBritt was the Initial Response contractor for both Louisiana and Mississippi. Moreover, AshBritt was ultimately tasked by the USACE as the Prime Contractor for the entire debris mission in the State of Mississippi. Owing to the severity of the damage, this mission proved to be the largest debris cleanup and recovery by a single company in U.S. history. All of us at AshBritt are extremely proud of this monumental accomplishment.

Following are some of the major recovery highlights. AshBritt initially provided emergency lodging and hygiene facilities for over 300 government personnel in Metairie, LA. Furthermore, we deployed and managed a commissary that served more than 10,000 meals. We also provided over 50,000 gallons of emergency diesel fuel for initial operations. In Louisiana, we initiated and conducted debris removal operations in 11 jurisdictions, in which we manned and operated 26 debris management sites. Before transferring all of our resources to the Mississippi mission, we collected and hauled over 1 million cubic yards of debris in just less than five weeks. We also removed 19 tons of putrefied food from commercial cold storage facilities.

In Mississippi, AshBritt conducted debris removal, hazardous tree mitigation and demolition servicer in 17 separate jurisdictions, covering over 8,400 square miles and over 175 miles inland. All in all, AshBritt collected, hauled and processed approximately 21 million cubic yards of debris and wreckage. We staffed, managed and operated 49 debris management sites. More specifically, we hauled over 700,000 loads of debris, using approximately 12,400 certified operational vehicles. We employed and managed over 1,230 subcontractors, of which over 80 percent were locally sources and retained. We also established five offices and employed over 500 local personnel, many of whom had been adversely affected by the storm. What’s more, AshBritt maintained an impeccable safety record, with minimal incidents and lost-time injuries over the course of the recovery.

Following Hurricane Dolly's landfall in 2008 in Southeast Texas, AshBritt was selected as the Prime contactor to assist in the recovery of Hidalgo County, Texas. AshBritt served the unincorporated county and most of the municipalities within the county. Because of the severe flooding attributed to the storm, AshBritt supplied an array of emergency pumps and vacuum trucks to mitigate the flood waters. Overall, we relocated and rechanneled over 350 million gallons of water. We also collected, removed, managed, and lawfully disposed of over 650,000 cubic yards of debris. In the course of the recovery, we collected approximately 14,500 loads of debris using 94 hauling vehicles.

Following Hurricane Ike's landfall on the Texas Gulf Coast in 2008, AshBritt responded as the Prime pre-event disaster contractor for Orange County, Texas. For this mission, AshBritt Supplied 8 emergency power generators, emergency meals, lodging & hygiene and other response services, which included: MREs, water, Gatorade, cots/sleeper units, temp housing, shower units, temp offices, refrigerators, dry containers, and grocery deliveries. We also provided building remediation and restoration services for 17 county government buildings, including water and debris extraction, decontamination and disinfecting, drying-in, climate control, and document recovery. Furthermore, we collected, removed, managed, and lawfully disposed of over 620,000 cubic yards of debris.

Following Hurricane Ivan's landfall in the Florida Panhandle in 2004, AshBritt was selected to assist in the debris recovery efforts for Escambia County, Florida. AshBritt collected and processed approximately 2,350,000 cubic yards of disaster debris, while disposing of over 1,053,000 cubic yards of reduced vegetative waste and C&D. AshBritt managed 4 debris management sites and 3 citizen drop-off sites. Debris was reduced by grinding, compaction and burning. Overall, 95,631 loads where handled for both debris collection and disposal, utilizing over 700 collection trucks and 350 disposal trucks. Debris was disposed of at 16 final disposal sites. A significant portion of reduced vegetative debris was diverted for beneficial use.

Following Hurricane Charley's landfall in Southwest Florida in 2004, AshBritt was selected to assist in the debris recovery efforts for Charlotte County, Florida. AshBritt collected and processed approximately 1,900,000 cubic yards of disaster debris, while disposing of over 300,000 cubic yards of reduced vegetative waste and C&D. AshBritt managed 4 TDSR sites. Debris was reduced by grinding, compaction and burning. Overall, 77,623 loads where handled for both debris collection and disposal, utilizing over 600 collection trucks and 200 disposal trucks. Debris was disposed of at 3 final disposal sites. Portions of reduced vegetative debris were diverted for beneficial agricultural use and fuel source. Additionally, AshBritt provided emergency dry-in services and roof tarping support for several County properties.

Following Hurricane Wilma's landfall in the southwest of Florida, AshBritt responded ast the Prime pre-event contractor for Collier County, Florida. AshBritt collected and processed over 934,000 cubic yards of disaster debris, while disposing of 344,000 cubic yards of reduced vegetative waste and C&D. AshBritt established and oversaw six debris management sites. Debris was reduced by grinding and compaction. Overall, over 34,000 loads where handled for both debris collection and disposal, utilizing 614 collection trucks and 216 disposal trucks. Debris was disposed of at 11 final disposal sites, many of which were for beneficial use application of reduced vegetative debris (agricultural and power cogeneration). Additionally, AshBritt supplied emergency power, emergency containment for petroleum releases, and vacuum truck service to the county.

AshBritt collected and processed approximately 2,200,000 cy of disaster debris, while disposing of over 750,000 cy of reduced vegetative waste and C&D. AshBritt managed 1 massive TDSR site in excess of 100 acres. Debris was reduced by grinding, compaction and burning. Overall, 6875 loads where handled for both debris collection and disposal, utilizing over 190 collection trucks and 85 disposal trucks. In addition AshBritt removed over 1,400 hazardous trees under the imminent danger tree program, removed debris from sewers and catch basins throughout the City, provided emergency power to municipal buildings and lift stations, provided propane delivery as generator fuel the City EOC, provided technical assistance to the City as it relates to the Public Assistance program categories A - G.

Project: Citrus Canker Eradication Project Project Description: Specialized tree and stump removal, processing, hauling and disposal performed throughout Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, St. Lucie, Indian River and Brevard Counties, as well as counties on Florida west coast. Contract Value: $6,113,934

Project Description: Waterway debris removal including vegetation, C & D and vessels following Hurricane Wilma via mechanical dredging. Dates of Service: 2005 Contract value: $331,271