On January 12, 2023, a severe tornado outbreak struck the Southeast, including two tornadoes in Spalding County, GA, an EF-3 and an EF-2, that caused significant damage to homes, businesses, utilities, and public infrastructure. Under a pre-positioned contract in Butts County, SDR mobilized immediately, deploying additional crews to assist Spalding County and the City of Griffin.
Initial operations focused on clearing emergency routes to restore access for first responders, followed by full-scale debris removal, hazard tree mitigation, utility ROW debris clearance, and TDMS operations. Under FEMA Disaster Declaration FEMA-4685-DR-GA, SDR removed 919,527 cubic yards of vegetative, C&D, HHW, and white goods debris.
SDR’s rapid mobilization, disciplined incident action planning, and coordinated multi-jurisdictional operations restored access, reduced hazards, and accelerated recovery for communities across central Georgia.
