Champlain Investigation Collaborations

The NIST National Construction Safety Team investigation into the June 24, 2021, partial collapse of the Champlain Towers South building has relied on collaboration, coordination and cooperation of multiple local, state and federal agencies.

Federal

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
• U.S. Geological Survey
• National Science Foundation
• Federal Bureau of Investigation
• Department of Defense
• National Weather Service, part of National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• Bureau of Reclamation

Local and State

• Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Office
• Fire, Police, and Building Departments
• Town of Surfside
• City of Miami Beach
• Florida Division of Emergency Management
• Florida Department of Transportation and State Attorney’s Office
• Virginia Beach Fire Department
• Urban Search & Rescue Task Forces

NIST Engineering Laboratory

• Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) groups
  • Structures Group
  • Infrastructure Materials Group
  • Earthquake Engineering Group
  • Community Resilience Group
• Intelligent Systems & Fire Research divisions
• Disaster Impact Reduction Office
• Data, Security, Technology Group
• Applied Economics Office

NIST

• Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)
• Materials Measurement Laboratory (MML)
• Communications & Outreach Office
• Office of Chief Counsel
• Program Coordination Office
• Management and Organization Office
• Acquisition & Agreements Management Office
• Statistical Engineering Division, part of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)