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    Pittsburgh emergency team simulates its first scenario-driven exercise for local flood response

    PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, UNITED STATES

    03.06.2024

    Photo by Michel Sauret    

    U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District

    Al Coglio, chief of the Emergency Management Office, and Julie D’Annunzio, the lead emergency exercise planner for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District, coordinate a scenario-based training event for the Crisis Action Team and the district in Pittsburgh, March 7, 2024.

    The Pittsburgh District hosted a multi-day exercise to simulate intense rain in a short time, leading to floods in a nearby county. Throughout the scenario, the Crisis Action Team and the district staff responded to rapidly changing events.

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers bases its disaster response on the event’s intensity level. At the lowest level, the Pittsburgh District can provide sandbags, flood barriers, and a sandbag machine. For some services, a state governor must declare a state of emergency before the corps can provide local support. During natural disasters requiring federal support, the corps can provide generators, remove debris, and protect damaged roofs post-disaster.

    (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Pittsburgh District photo by Michel Sauret)

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    Date Taken: 03.06.2024
    Date Posted: 03.11.2024 15:06
    Photo ID: 8281589
    VIRIN: 240307-A-TI382-1321
    Resolution: 6000x4000
    Size: 3.8 MB
    Location: PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, US

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