Work History

Kerrville TX Floods

July 2025 - Current

On July 4, 2025, after heavy rains across central Texas, severe flooding struck the Hill Country area, killing at least 135 people, with 117 fatalities in Kerr County alone. Flash flood emergencies were declared in several cities as the Guadalupe River surged, leaving a wake of severe flood damage to the region. RPF continues to assist with debris cleanup and damage mitigation in the area. The current amounts of debris cleared from their efforts are below, but will continue to grow as the work continues:

Veg: 7,978 cubic yards
C&D: 4,703 cubic yards
Shoreline Debris: 247,740 cubic yards
Haul Out: 208,562 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 1,702

Hurricane Milton

October 2024 - March 2025

Hurricane Milton hit Florida’s west coast on October 9, 2024, downgrading to a Category 3. The storm caused heavy rain, winds, and tornadoes, leaving over 3 million people without power. Relief efforts began, focusing on debris removal and rebuilding. RPF worked from October 2024 to March 2025 to remove more than 3.5 million cubic yards of debris to clear roads and damage sites for emergency crews to access the area. The numbers below represent RPF’s work removing debris in the area:

Veg: 2,807,329.6 cubic yards
C&D: 313,714 cubic yards
Mulch: 461,281.35 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 3,037

Hurricane Helene

October 2024 - March 2025

Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26, 2024, as a Category 4 storm, causing severe damage in Florida and later affecting Georgia, Tennessee, and North Carolina. High winds caused infrastructure destruction and impassable roadways. Recovery efforts commenced swiftly to aid affected communities facing power outages and flooding. From October 2024 to March 2025, RPF worked to remove more than 7 million cubic yards of debris strewn from the storm. The numbers below represent RPF’s work to recover the area overtaken by debris:

Veg: 6,766,982.46 cubic yards
C&D: 369,487.90 cubic yards
Mulch: 3,012,068 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 55,516
Waterway Debris: 4,113,916.19 cubic yards
Rock, Sand, Soil, Silt & Sediment: 218,981.18 cubic yards
Haul Out: 218,804 cubic yards
Trees: 25 acres
Forest Products: 555 tons

May Derecho, Hurricane Beryl, and Hurricane Francine

May 2024 - November 2024

A severe derecho hit southern Texas and Louisiana on May 16, 2024, causing major wind damage, power outages, and road blockages. It produced four tornadoes that damaged homes. RPF removed over 1.3 million cubic yards of debris. Hurricane Beryl followed on July 8, affecting 2.7 million households. RPF cleared over 2.6 million cubic yards of debris. A third storm, Hurricane Francine, struck on September 11, causing flash floods in Louisiana and Mississippi. RPF assisted with debris clearance from September to November, removing around 250,000 cubic yards. The total amount of debris RPF removed after these three storm events is below:

Texas and Louisiana - Derecho
Veg: 1,020,875 cubic yards
C&D: 49,515.40 cubic yards
Mulch: 246,865.40 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 19,276

Texas - Hurricane Beryl
Veg: 2,080,650 cubic yards
C&D: 155,929.60 cubic yards
Mulch: 394,810.55 cubic yards
Ash: 1,432 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 34,242

Louisiana - Hurricane Francine
Veg: 221,096.10 cubic yards
C&D: 26,784 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 729

2023 Spring Storm Season and
Hurricane Idalia

January 2023 - March 2024

The 2023 storm season for RPF started on February 1 with a large ice storm in Texas, affecting over 350,000 people. RPF cleared over 753,000 cubic yards of debris from February to May and provided relief in Alabama after tornadoes hit Selma. They responded to storms throughout the year, including a June event in Houston and Hurricane Idalia in Florida on August 30, which caused major damage and power outages. The total amounts of debris removed by RPF from the early 2023 storm season, winter storm Mara, and Hurricane Idalia are below:

Winter Storm Mara:
Veg: 661,060.65 cubic yards
Mulch: 92,520.80 cubic yards
Hangers/Leaners: 7,121

Hurricane Idalia & Miscellaneous Storms:
Veg: 1,079,151.33 cubic yards
C&D: 78,669 cubic yards
Mulch: 61,542 cubic yards
Sand/Sediment: 150,009 cubic yards
Hazardous Trees: 5,012
Hangers/Leaners/Stumps: 2,649
RACM/Non RACM Homes: 21
46,888.68 hours loading/hauling bulk waste debris

Hurricane Ian

October 2022 - February 2024

Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm with peak winds of 155 mph, made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast in late September 2023, causing over $112 billion in damages due to extreme flooding and high winds. After Florida, it struck the Carolinas as a Category 1 storm, resulting in storm surges of 10 to 15 feet that led to power outages for 2.4 million people and debris scattered across roads and properties. RPF began operations to clear roads and waterways shortly after the storm in October 2023, removing almost 4.5 million cubic yards of debris by February 2024. The debris totals from RPF’s Hurricane Ian recovery work are below:

Veg - 3,943,246 cubic yards
C&D - 421,304 cubic yards
Hazardous Trees/Limbs - 22,343

Hurricane Ida

August 2021 - November 2023

August 29th, 2021 was a date many Louisianans will never forget. When Category 4 storm Hurricane Ida made landfall, it packed 150mph winds and caused a swath of destruction over the southeastern potion of Louisiana’s coastline and inland areas. One anemometer in Port Fourchon measured a wind gust of 172mph as the eyewall came ashore. The aftermath left the entire city of New Orleans without power and spread over 15,000,000 cubic yards of debris across 18 parishes. In a 2 month span between Labor Day and Halloween of 2021, RPF cleaned up over 10,000,000 cubic yards of various types of debris, simultaneously managed over 30 debris management sites, and quickly had Louisiana streets accessible from Grand Isle to Baton Rouge. The numbers below are as of October 2022:

Vegetative Debris - 12,000,000 cubic yards
C&D - 4,300,000 cubic yards
Leaners - 23,000 units
Hangers - 186,000 units
Stumps - 400 units
Sand - 100,000 cubic yards
Marine Debris - 385,000 cubic yards
Levee Debris - 40,000 cubic yards
Mud - 41,000 cubic yards
White Goods - 2,500 units

Mayfield, Kentucky Tornado

December 10th, 2021

An evening tornado outbreak started in northeast Missouri and tore through the Kentucky Bend producing multiple long-track violent tornados. One of the most violent of those had Mayfield, KY in its path. In the aftermath of the storm, many homes were destroyed, lives lost, and a community changed forever. RPF was called to action and within a few months, RPF laid the foundation for Mayfield to rebuild. Over that time span, RPF managed all of the debris in the city:

Vegetative Debris - 219,302 cubic yards
C&D - 256,165 cubic yards
Concrete - 66,136 cubic yards
Leaners - 695 units
Hangers - 252 units
Stumps - 35 units
White Goods - 84 units

2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season

August 2020 - November 2021

The record breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season churned 30 named storms with 12 of them making landfall in the US. RPF managed the removal of over 5,000,000 cubic yards of vegetative debris across 5 states. Additionally, we removed 160,000 cubic yards of C&D debris and safely disposed of 200,000 leaners, hangers, & stumps at our various DMS sites. 5,000 cubic yards of marine debris were removed from Louisiana waterways and 138,000 cubic yards of sand was processed on Alabama coastal right-of-ways.

Over a 4 month span and in 5 different states, RPF responded to 6 named storms. During the months of October through December, we simultaneously operated 35 different contracts and we continue to assist some of the affected communities today. A summary of the debris management in each state is below:

Alabama - Hurricanes Sally & Zeta
Vegetative Debris - 1,700,000 cubic yards
C&D - 106,000 cubic yards
Leaners & Hangers - 128,000 units
Sand - 138,000 cubic yards
Florida - Hurricane Sally
Vegetative Debris - 75,000 cubic yards
C&D - 9,000 cubic yards
Louisiana - Hurricanes Laura, Delta & Zeta
Vegetative Debris - 3,200,000 cubic yards
C&D - 40,000 cubic yards
Leaners & Hangers - 65,000 units
Marine Debris - 5,000 cubic yards
North Carolina - Hurricane Isaias
Vegetative Debris - 230,000 cubic yards
Texas - Hurricane Hanna
C&D - 5,000 cubic yards

California Electrical Line Clearance Project

June 2019

In the wake of devastating wildfires engulfing hundreds of thousands of acres in the Sacramento and Napa Valley’s of Northern California, RPF was moved to solve a crisis. Crews working around the clock have cleared hazardous electrical lines from overgrown vegetation, provided inspection information on dangerous electrical circuits, and are constantly called on for urgent response regarding emergency line clearance. Our safe, practical, and efficient foremen and crews have cleared the way for less power shutoffs in the region providing more safety and satisfaction to the customers of the utility company.

Hurricane Michael

October 2018

In the late morning hours of October 10th, 2018, Hurricane Michael, the 4th strongest hurricane to make landfall in the contiguous United States, moved ashore on the Florida Panhandle with devastating impacts. As one of the biggest storms to ever strike Florida, Hurricane Michael left a destructive path of debris halting many coastal communities along the Gulf. RPF responded to the region before landfall and began cleanup within 24 hours of dissipation. Below are the final numbers:

Vegetative/C&D Debris - 5,667,774 cubic yards
Hangers - 32,827 units
Leaners - 24,667 units
Stumps - 3,006 units

Hurricane Florence

September 2018

Hurricane Florence hit Wilmington North Carolina with 27 inches of rain and winds sustaining at 130 mph. Virtually all coastal roads going inland from Wilmington to Morehead city were flooded and unable to be traveled. RPF was immediately on the ground working towards getting roads re-opened and debris moved. Cleaning up over 1,380,000 cu. yards of debris and removing over 15,000 hazardous trees, RPF worked tirelessly alongside county officials to recover Surf City and the City of Wilmington.

**Houston Waterways**

September 2019
With four major bayous passing through the heart of the city, Houston’s waterways have been overwhelmed with storm debris after consecutive landfalls by tropical storms and hurricanes. RPF answered the call to coordinate a marine debris and dredging project spanning hundreds of miles of canals and waterways. Currently, RPF has crews removing and dredging in and around Houston until the bayous and canals are clear of impediments.

**Hurricane Irma**

September 2018
After Hurricane Irma, an extremely powerful Cape Verde hurricane, made landfall twice on the southwest tip of Florida, RPF assisted in the cleanup of over 3000 cu. yards of marine debris from several affected canals. Some items removed from the waterways included hazardous waste, construction and demolition debris, propane tanks, appliances, electronic waste, docks, vehicles, seawalls and houses or portions of houses. These items constituted a risk to the livelihood of Floridians left in the wake of the storm and were safely removed and properly disposed.

Hurricane Matthew

Fall 2016

Hurricane Matthew caused widespread destruction from the Caribbean to Virginia between September 29 and October 9, 2016. High winds, storm surges, and flooding led to many fatalities, mainly from inland flooding. RPF worked throughout Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina to clear debris and restore access to roads and waterways.

Louisiana and Texas Floods

Spring 2016

In March 2016, heavy rainfall hit Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, and Mississippi due to a dip in the jet stream. This caused significant flooding, especially in northwestern and southeastern Louisiana and eastern Texas. RPF worked in Louisiana and Texas to alleviate damage caused by flooding and restore roadways, unburden waterways, and clear property across the states.