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Rear Admiral Ronald Rábago - Leading Emergency Response in the U.S. Coast Guard

Rear Admiral Ronald Rábago, Chief Engineer at U.S. Coast Guard, oversees emergency response and community resiliency efforts, focusing on saving lives, preventing drug trafficking, and maintaining operational readiness. Learn about the Coast Guard's mission overview, facility statistics, civil engineering teams, and hurricane responses in this informative overview.

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Rear Admiral Ronald Rábago - Leading Emergency Response in the U.S. Coast Guard

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  1. Rear Admiral Ronald Rábago Chief Engineer November 2011 U.S. Coast Guard Emergency Response & Community Resiliency

  2. CG Mission Overview • Nation’s Maritime First Responder • On an Average Day • Save 12 lives • Respond to 64 SAR Cases • Keep 842 pounds of cocaine off the streets • Screen 720 commercial vessels & 183,000 crew & passengers • Investigate 10 pollution incidents • Inspect 13 marine accidents

  3. CG Facility Overview • 28,000+ Buildingsand Structures • 2,000+ Sites, Covering 92,000 Acres • $12BIL Replacement Value • Average Building Age 45 years

  4. CG Civil Engineering Organization

  5. Damage Assessment & Repair Teams • First responders - Assess damage to CG shore facilities following a disaster • Primary Goal – Restore operational capability & mission readiness to the unit • 2-3 individuals from Civil Engineering Units (CEU) or Facilities Design & Construction Center (FD&CC) • Mobilize prior to event (i.e. before landfall) when possible. • Prioritize repair work and direct CG Repair Teams

  6. Hurricane Katrina 2005 STA Gulfport STA Venice Sector/STA New Orleans STA Grand Isle

  7. Hurricane Katrina CG Facts • 7 Small Boat Stations damaged, 3 were destroyed. • 4 larger bases heavily damaged, 1 was a total loss. • Aids to Navigation: 99% damaged or destroyed, 1,815 ATON discrepancies • Over 5,000 Coasties deployed: More than 10% of entire CG!

  8. Hurricane Ike 2008 • 3rd costliest hurricane ever to make U.S. landfall • Coast Guard Disaster Relief Funds totaled $230MIL • CG facilities in Corpus Christi & Galveston hardest hit

  9. Hurricane Irene2011 • 3 CEU Providence DAT teams deployed in NE region. • CG requested $12MIL in Supplemental Funding

  10. What Did We Learn? • STA Venice - A Case Example In Resiliency

  11. STA Venice A Case Example • Venice is the southernmost permanently inhabited area on the Louisiana coast. • Site is at sea level.

  12. STA Venice Rebuild • Fixed Price Lump sump contract : ~ $4M, 2006 • Design Considerations • Reduced 1st floor foot print (50%) • Expeditionary Trailers • Breakaway walls • Elevated A/C Chiller Package • Durable Interior finishes • Put dedicated A/C system supporting command center on emergency generator

  13. STA VeniceBefore…

  14. STA VeniceBefore…

  15. STA VeniceAfter: Elevated M/E/P

  16. STA VeniceAfter: Elevated M/E/P

  17. STA VeniceDurable Interior Finishes

  18. STA VeniceBoathouse

  19. STA VeniceBefore & After

  20. STA GulfportBefore & After

  21. Questions? • New CG Headquarters @ St. Elizabeth’s

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