Hurricane Helene brought utter devastation across the South the night of September 26, 2024, and into the next day. The unprecedented storm was quickly ranked as one of the worst natural disasters in history for Augusta, Georgia. As part of the Augusta debris removal effort, our team provided critical data management and project controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency, and accountability throughout the project.
The historic tropical storm was not even supposed to come near Augusta. It was forecast to go much farther west, meaning many in Augusta went to bed with little worry about the weather that night. Unfortunately, the storm made a strong and quick shift. The minutes felt like hours as the winds whipped and the storm stalled over Augusta that night. By the time the deadly storm finally dissipated, it left 75% to 90% of the tree canopy destroyed, thousands without power and millions of cubic yards of debris strewn everywhere.
Within 24 hours Robert Ramsey was in Augusta to help figure out how to begin picking up the pieces. As part of the Augusta debris removal effort, the GMC team monitored the collection of 4.5 million yards of vegetative debris. 15,000 hazardous limbs were cut; 1,500 hazardous trees were chopped down; and 1 million yards of mulch were removed.
The team provided critical data management and project controls to ensure accuracy, efficiency and accountability throughout the project. These services included contract and compliance management, QA/QC, documentation and records management for compliance and audit readiness, as well as invoice reconciliation. In addition, the DR team created, ran and monitored detailed project reports to track progress, identify issues early and provide stakeholders with real-time visibility.
GMC is one of the most comprehensive multi-disciplined architecture and engineering firms in the Southeast.
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