Since 1993, DMORT regional teams have responded to disasters caused by natural events, crime, and accidents. In addition, small teams or individuals are predeployed to sites where there is a possibility of terrorist activity, or fatalities caused by natural occurrences.
EVENTYEARLOCATIONFATALITIES
Cemetery flood 1993 Hardin, MO 769 Cemetery flood 1994 Albany, GA 405 Bombing 1995 Oklahoma City, OK 168 Hurricane Marilyn 1995 U.S. Virgin Islands 11 United Express 5925 1996 Quincy, IL 14 Comair 3272 1997 Monroe, MI 29 Korean Air 801 1997 Guam 225 Floods 1998 Del Rio, TX 12 Amtrak derailment 1999 Bourbonnais, IL 11 Tornadoes 1999 Oklahoma City, OK 47 Cemetery flood 1999 Tarboro, NC 230 Egypt Air 1999 Providence, RI 219 Alaska Air 2000 Ventura, CA 88 Executive Air 2000 Wilkes-Barre, PA 19 United 93 2001 Shanksville, PA 44 World Trade Center 2001 New York, NY ~2800 American 587 2001 New York, NY 265 Tri-State Crematory 2002 Noble, GA 339 US Airways Express 2003 Charlotte, NC 21 The Station Nightclub 2003 West Warwick, RI 100 The Columbia Shuttle 2003 Texas 7 American 5966 2004 Kirksville, MO 13 Hurricane Katrina 2005 Gulf Coast ~2500 Comair 5191 2006 Lexington, KY 49 Hurricanes Gustav/Ike 2008 Texas/Louisiana coasts ~45 Continental 3407 2009 Buffalo, NY 50 Earthquake/Tsunami 2009 American Samoa 32