Cameron Parish, LA: FEMA PA Program Management Services
Cameron Parish, LA
Project Description
Customer Challenge
The category 4 hurricane had a recorded wind gust of 127 miles per hour and a 10 foot storm surge that impacted Cameron Parish.
Our Solution
After Hurricane Laura made landfall in Cameron Parish, HGA arrived with boots on the ground to begin developing preliminary damage assessments (PDAs) within 12 hours of customer request for assistance. We had aircraft in the sky to do aerial reconnaissance within 72 hours of the request—which was within the first two days following landfall when it was safe to fly. HGA acquired and processed more than 250,000 acres of aerial imagery of Hurricane Laura damages in Cameron Parish during this period. Parish officials found this imagery invaluable when roads were still closed and phone service was still unreliable.
Value Delivered
“HGA is collecting force account labor using the Incident Command System (ICS) 214 form and documenting the equipment used for emergency protective measures. We have also been working with the insurance companies and are assisting with the scopes of repair for all damages. This work includes providing structural engineers to assess the damages to multiple parish facilities. HGA is providing technical assistance for procurement of contractors for permanent repairs. We will be writing 149 project worksheets (PWs) for the estimated $40 million in identified damages.”