Omaha District News

USACE Omaha District champions the Justice40 Initiative
2/26/2024
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District has assembled a team from multiple divisions that will lead the district’s first Environmental Justice Strategic Plan in line with the...
Engineering community comes together in Colorado for SAME Industry Day
1/25/2024
COLORADO SPRINGS, Col. - The U.S Army Corp of Engineers, Omaha District joined the Rocky Mountain Region Society of American Military Engineers for an industry day in Colorado Springs, Colorado Jan...
USACE partners for cleanup of former missile site in Missouri Valley, Iowa
12/27/2023
OMAHA, Neb. - The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Omaha District’s environmental remediation team recently hosted a public meeting at the Rand Community Center in Missouri Valley, Iowa, to...
Omaha District Admins further skills, set PACE of professional development
12/12/2023
Administrative professionals at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District provide support by carrying out foundational tasks, allowing technical experts the ability to focus solely on...
Omaha District, partners successfully complete temporary power mission in San Juan
11/22/2023 UPDATED
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District proudly announced the successful completion of a temporary power mission project in San Juan, Puerto Rico. This Federal Emergency Management Agency led...

Emergency Management

Emergency Management provides engineering services to respond to national and natural disasters to minimize damages and help in recovery efforts. Public Law 84-99 enables the Corps to assist state and local authorities in flood fight activities and cost share in the repair of flood protection structures. Public Law 93-288 authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to task the Corps with disaster recovery missions under the Federal Response Framework.

Public Law 84-99, Emergency Response to Natural Disasters, is the Corps of Engineers’ basic authority to provide for emergency activities in support of State and Local governments priorto, during, and after a flood event. The Flood Control and Coastal Emergencies (FCCE) appropriation provides funding for PL 84-99 authorized activities. Under PL 84-99, the Corps can provide both emergency technical and direct assistance in response to flood and coastal storms, such as hurricanes and nor’easters. In addition, the Corps can assist if there is a flood threat from damage caused by earthquakes to flood risk management projects. The assistance must be requested by the state, and it must be supplemental to State and Local actions including resources and capabilities, as well as National Guard assets. Under PL 84-99, USACE may undertake the following:

Disaster Preparedness

Emergency Operations

The Rehabilitation Program

Advance Measures

Drought Assistance

Emergency Water Assistance Due to Contaminated Water Source

Public Law 93-288 authorizes the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to task USACE with disaster recovery missions under the Federal Response Plan. The Stafford Act provides the authority for the Federal government to respond to disasters and emergencies in order to provide assistance to save lives and protect public health, safety, and property. The Federal Response Plan (for Public Law 93-288, as amended), hereafter referred to as the Plan, is designed to address the consequences of any disaster or emergency situation in which there is a need for federal response assistance under the authorities of the Stafford Act. It is applicable to natural disasters such as earthquakes, hurricanes, typhoons, tornadoes and volcanic eruptions as well as technological emergencies involving radiological or hazardous material releases and other incidents requiring federal assistance under the Act.

USACE is the lead agency for ESF #3, Public Works & Engineering; we are FEMA’s engineer. Our pre-scripted standard mission sets include debris removal and clearance, temporary emergency power, temporary housing and critical public facilities, temporary roofing, infrastructure assessment and urban search and rescue structural support. The Corps also lends trained personnel to support other ESFs, such as ESF #9, Urban Search and Rescue, when FEMA activates them. Upon state request, FEMA tasks USACE to execute these missions through mission assignments. If requested, we also perform engineering missions that fit our core capabilities but that do not fall under the above pre-scripted mission assignments.


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Annual Spring Runoff

The runoff season in the Missouri River basin typically begins around March 1.

Flooding Response
The Omaha District's flooding response authority is for areas north of Rulo, Neb. For areas south of Rulo in Kansas and Missouri, visit the Kansas City District's website.  

Omaha District Emergency Management
402-995-2448
 

Flood Fight Training

Overview of USACE Flood Fight Authorities

Levee Safety Program Update

2022 Missouri River Basin Flood Outlook

Missouri River Basin Water Management

Flood Fighting and Surveillance 

Flood Fighting Equipment