page_title: Hurricane response
section_title: Activities
hierarchical_section_title: Hurricane response / Activities
caption_attribution_description: Pararescue personnel from the Alaska Air National Guard’s 212th Rescue Squadron, 176th Wing, and California ANG’s 131st Rescue Squadron, 129th Rescue Wing, settle into a AKANG’s 144th Airlift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III aircraft at Moffett Federal Airfield, Calif., Sept. 12, 2018. The Guardsmen complete with equipment, trailers and vehicles are in route to Dover Air Force Base, Del., in preparation for offering support to civil authorities as needed in response to hurricane relief operations. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Balinda O’Neal Dresel)
context_page_description: Hurricane response is the disaster response after a hurricane. This response encompasses assessment and repairs to buildings and infrastructure, removal of debris, and providing public health services. Hurricane responders may be exposed to many hazards such as chemical and biological contaminants, and injuries from work activities.
context_section_description: Activities performed by hurricane responders include assessment, restoration, and demolition of buildings; removal of debris and waste; repairs to land-based and maritime infrastructure; and providing public health services including search and rescue operations. Maritime response activities include checking for submerged obstructions and updating nautical charts for affected port areas; aerial survey missions to assess damages to affected areas to provide information for emergency responders; identification and survey of vessels or containers that may be leaking hazardous materials; and assessment of environmental impacts of contaminants in coastal and estuarine waters, including the health risk of eating fish and shellfish.
  Hurricane response requires coordination between federal, tribal, state, local, and private entities.  An Incident Command System is used in the United States to coordinate activities between entities involved in disaster response.  According to the National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster, potential response volunteers should affiliate with established organizations and should not self-deploy, so that proper training and support can be provided to mitigate the danger and stress of response work.
caption: Personnel and equipment from the National Guard of the United States en route to Hurricane Florence response efforts in 2018
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