Escambia County Passes 1 Million Cubic Yards of Isaias Debris — and Residents Can Now Track the Cleanup
County crews and contractors have collected more than 1 million cubic yards of Hurricane Isaias debris since October 12, and a new county dashboard shows every zone's pass status and where trucks work in the next 24 to 72 hours.
Escambia County's Hurricane Isaias cleanup has passed a major milestone: county crews and contractors have collected more than 1 million cubic yards of storm debris since collection began on Monday, October 12, according to the county. To let residents follow the work, the county has launched an interactive debris dashboard at MyEscambia.com/debris.
The dashboard keeps a running total of debris collected — vegetative debris and construction and demolition debris, plus a combined total — and tracks hazardous trees that have had limbs cut or been removed, a count the county put at more than 27,000 trees. Two maps do the local work: a Debris Removal Progress Map showing whether each zone is on its first, second or final pass, and a Debris Removal Forecast Map showing where collection is under way and where it is planned over the next 24 to 72 hours. Both maps currently show first-pass work in progress across the county.
The scale behind the numbers is about 270 collection units working countywide, assisted by 83 bucket trucks on tree removal, against an estimated 2.2 million cubic yards of vegetative debris alone. The county says it will announce the final pass before it happens, reminds residents that collection covers only debris generated by Hurricane Isaias, and runs a debris pickup call center at 850-332-1226, open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
