WEBVTT 00:00.009 --> 00:02.789 When hurricane Helene hit , this was 00:02.799 --> 00:05.230 unpredicted for the amount of scale 00:05.239 --> 00:07.619 that it affected this local population . 00:08.090 --> 00:10.350 It's , it's been a challenge for , for 00:10.359 --> 00:12.470 all that are concerned to make sure 00:12.479 --> 00:14.680 that we can get this location and many 00:14.689 --> 00:17.370 like this back to a sense of normalcy . 00:17.459 --> 00:19.889 It's been traumatically impacting to 00:19.899 --> 00:22.110 all those affected and just visually 00:22.120 --> 00:24.530 seeing some of the destruction that was 00:24.540 --> 00:26.762 created based off this natural disaster 00:26.799 --> 00:28.966 has lasting effects . So we're working 00:28.966 --> 00:31.132 in multiple affected counties out here 00:31.132 --> 00:32.966 at the request of state and fema 00:32.966 --> 00:34.910 overall in the counties that we're 00:34.910 --> 00:37.021 working in and doing the right of way 00:37.021 --> 00:39.132 removal . We , we moved about 500,000 00:39.132 --> 00:41.355 cubic yards to date . So as we continue 00:41.355 --> 00:43.599 this project , we are identifying more 00:43.610 --> 00:45.721 and more things that we can do to get 00:45.721 --> 00:47.777 this community back to where it once 00:47.777 --> 00:49.888 was and trying to recreate that . And 00:49.888 --> 00:51.832 it's quite challenging because the 00:51.832 --> 00:53.832 amount of devastation that has been 00:53.832 --> 00:55.830 seen um continues to bring up 00:55.840 --> 00:57.896 additional challenges for us to , to 00:57.896 --> 00:59.951 conquer right now . We're working on 00:59.951 --> 01:02.173 the right away , which is the about fif 01:02.173 --> 01:04.340 10 to 15 ft off the roadways and we're 01:04.340 --> 01:06.284 picking up all the storm generated 01:06.284 --> 01:08.396 debris that can range from vegetative 01:08.396 --> 01:10.396 debris to construction , demolition 01:10.396 --> 01:12.451 debris . We're picking up some white 01:12.451 --> 01:14.396 goods , electronic goods and other 01:14.396 --> 01:16.507 waste streams , debris removed is one 01:16.507 --> 01:18.673 of the key aspects of recovery . A lot 01:18.673 --> 01:18.410 of the infrastructure and the other 01:18.419 --> 01:20.641 recovery in the areas can't occur until 01:20.641 --> 01:22.752 that debris has been removed from the 01:22.752 --> 01:24.808 impact zone . This is usually one of 01:24.808 --> 01:26.863 the uh longest running missions that 01:26.863 --> 01:29.086 will oftentimes be here for months at a 01:29.086 --> 01:32.220 time , but that debris removal is key 01:32.230 --> 01:34.063 and it opens up access for other 01:34.063 --> 01:36.209 recovery areas when and where we send 01:36.220 --> 01:38.331 our guys . It's , it's always a sense 01:38.331 --> 01:40.553 of urgency . We're looking at all those 01:40.553 --> 01:42.553 that are affected and we wanna make 01:42.553 --> 01:44.609 sure that we're , we're reaching out 01:44.609 --> 01:46.331 and tying in to a lot of these 01:46.331 --> 01:48.442 stakeholders to find out the best way 01:48.442 --> 01:50.609 to , to , to help them out . So we are 01:50.609 --> 01:52.609 pushing folks to new places all the 01:52.609 --> 01:54.331 time . We're doing assessments 01:54.331 --> 01:56.442 throughout the county and making sure 01:56.442 --> 01:58.609 that we are flexing our manpower where 01:58.609 --> 02:00.709 is required as the Army Corps of 02:00.720 --> 02:02.776 Engineers . We're committed to being 02:02.776 --> 02:04.831 here until the end of the mission we 02:04.831 --> 02:06.831 anticipate . It's going to be a few 02:06.831 --> 02:08.887 more months here with the right away 02:08.887 --> 02:10.998 mission . There will probably be some 02:10.998 --> 02:13.331 other follow on debris removal missions , 02:13.331 --> 02:15.220 potentially waterways and private 02:15.220 --> 02:17.387 property . Overall . We're going to be 02:17.387 --> 02:19.609 here for the duration for the long haul 02:19.609 --> 02:18.949 and months to come .