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August 26, 2020
Maggie Mathis and Laurel McGinley
In 2017, the western U.S. experienced more than 50,000 wildfires, with extensive damage in Montana, Oregon, Utah, and Washington state and record-setting destruction in California in particular. Fire burned more than 1.3 million acres across the Golden State, resulting in unprecedented loss of life…
August 26, 2020
People are at the heart of the work that we do. We design sustainable and energy efficient buildings so people are comfortable and have a better place to work, we develop innovative solutions for healthcare facilities so people can breathe easier, we engineer roadways that allow people to get…
August 26, 2020
Seth Lawler
According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as of the 2010 census 39 percent of the nation's population lived in counties with coastal shorelines. Today the number has increased to nearly 50 percent. The economic and strategic importance of coastal areas in the…
August 26, 2020
We see it all the time: plenty of work, not enough funding. This is an unfortunate predicament for many of our clients, however, it shouldn't stop them from pursuing work that's necessary for their communities. Our commitment to helping our clients find available funding is something we've worked…
August 26, 2020
Cameron Long, Laurel McGinley and Juan Nieves
Nearly one year ago today, Hurricane Matthew hugged the coast of the southeastern U.S. heading towards North Carolina. With it came severe winds and rain that caused intense flooding in the eastern part of the state. Inland flooding, in some cases combined with storm surge, left many roads, homes…
August 26, 2020
When Hurricane Harvey made landfall just a couple of weeks ago, it came with record-setting numbers. The total 51.88 inches of rain that fell was the most from one storm in continental U.S. history—to put things into perspective, it takes Texas an average of 15 months to accumulate 50 inches of…
August 26, 2020
John Hoffman
In 2010, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that 39 percent of the U.S. population lived in counties directly on a shoreline. By 2020, NOAA anticipates that number to grow by eight percent. Further, in an increasingly global economy, coastal communities provide…
August 26, 2020
Michael Walsh
Community resilience planning has increasingly become a necessity for municipalities across the country. With natural disasters occurring frequently, from unexpected tornados in the aftermath of a storm to flooded neighborhoods after a heavy rainfall, communities are developing mitigation…
August 26, 2020
Paul Dean
As it relates to emergency management, the term unified command can mean many things. It can be a concept, a process, a goal, and most importantly, a predictor of a successful multi-organizational response to an emergency. Originally developed by the military to coordinate high-level command…
August 26, 2020
Seth Bradley, Chris Sliwinski, Tom Moran, Siddharth Pandey, Jeff Gangai and Rebecca Hernandez
More than 50 Dewberry employees from four offices have been involved in assisting FEMA following the Louisiana floods this past summer and Hurricanes Hermine and Matthew in the fall. Responsibilities have included development of critical flood depth grids to determine impacts as well as thousands…
August 26, 2020
Jerri Daniels
On Friday, August 12, I was flying home to Louisiana after working in the Fairfax, Virginia, office that week. I live in Springfield, about 60 miles north of our office in New Orleans. I noticed that my weather apps had been posting storm warnings for southeastern Louisiana, and then I began to get…
August 26, 2020
Karl Fippinger
The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is responsible for building, maintaining, and operating the state's roads, bridges, and tunnels. In fact, Virginia has the third-largest state-maintained highway system in the country. We enjoy a rich history of partnering with VDOT to design…
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