Bergeron Emergency Services Has Emergency Experience
BES has provided emergency and disaster recovery management services to cities, counties, states, federal jurisdictions, school boards, transportation authorities, the Department of Defense, USACE, FEMA, other regulatory agencies, and international clients.
With more than 200 midsize to large events over the past 35 years, our performance has cemented our reputation for reliability in response, removal, and recovery actions.
Our emergency response capabilities are in place and have been “tried and true” on events from spot tornadic and flooding events to catastrophic wide raging events.
Our Process
- Identifies key leaders and managers who are the first responders to a call for support
- Provides a formal organizational structure that identifies responders by name with multiple means to make contact
- Prepositions crews, equipment, and instructions for immediate response
- Calls for rigorous training, with a minimum of 12 hours of formal training and practical exercises
- Includes exercise drills conducted with key leader participation at least once each quarter, and more frequently if necessary to test the operation of the system
- Provides a written response plan
- Identifies, assembly and deployment of the optimal equipment required to ensure a full and complete response
Benefits
- Fast and efficient response
- Direct and full lines of communication
- Clear written instructions
- Proper quantity of crews and equipment
- Team fully compliant and up-to-date with FEMA, FHWA, and public assistance programs
- Continuous improvement
Results
- 200 contract activations over the last 35 years
- 28 million cubic yards of debris removed and disposed
- $280 million in disaster debris removal projects
- 50 million people assisted with disaster recovery
Our Qualifications
- 35 years of emergency and disaster response
- Never terminated nor dismissed
- Over $280 million in disaster debris removal projects
- Subcontracting to local and local small businesses.
Response History
Over the past 35 years Bergeron has brought its mission, quality, value, service, and excellence to emergency debris removal management and disposal. We have managed over 28 million cubic yards (CY) of debris covering more than 365,000 square miles. Our recovery efforts have involved cities, counties, states, federal jurisdictions, school boards, transportation authorities, the Department of Defense, USACE, FEMA, other regulatory agencies, and international clients. Most important of all, we have returned more than 50 million people back to normalcy after devastating events while reducing and eliminating stress and chaos.