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Podcast: How the Army Corps of Engineers has honed disaster response


During 35 years as a US Army Corps of Engineers officer, retired Major General Michael Walsh, led multiple regional commands and served as the Corps’ deputy commander for civil works and emergency operations.


While leading the Corps’ Mississippi Valley command, General Walsh, was challenged by five major river floods, two hurricanes and the largest design-build construction project in U. S. history, the Greater New Orleans Hurricane Storm Damage Risk Reduction System.


Named by Engineering News-Record (ENR) as one of the Top 25 Newsmakers of 2011, he was credited during the historic 2011 Mississippi River floods with preventing a disaster that would have affected 4.1 million people, inundated 10 million acres, and caused $110 billion in damages.


Today, we’re just over halfway through the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, which spans from June 1 to November 30. During this heightened period activity, as evidenced by the most recent development of Hurricane Francine in the Gulf of Mexico, sustained vigilance of disaster response capabilities is paramount to saving lives and property. The US Army Corps of Engineers, along with local, state, and other federal partners are essential to ensuring disaster response is timely and synchronized to achieve maximum effect.


To gain insights about how the Corps prepares for and responds across various disaster scenarios, ENR recently reached out to General Walsh for an interview. That 30-minute podcast is now live on ENR’s website and provides a first-person, detailed description of how the Corps operates before, during and after a major disaster.


To listen to this podcast, click here.


Dawson & Associates is proud to have General Walsh on our team and thank him for continuing to serve the public good.


Maj. Gen. Rick Stevens, USA Retired

Senior Vice President


A former Deputy Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Rick joined Dawson & Associates in 2018.

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