Tweet 50% of businesses that sustain a loss of computer data or major catastrophic loss like flood, fire, or explosion, never re-open for business. 65% of small and medium sized businesses are located in regions susceptible to natural disasters. While our region is not usually prone to tornadoes and hurricanes, recent weather patterns have indicated [...]
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Be a Force of Nature
FEMA’s mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all hazards. National Severe Weather Preparedness Week is April 22 to April 28. This initiative highlights the importance [...]
10 things you can do today to protect your business
Recently the United Nations published a 572 page report the “Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change” or IPCC for short. The reason this tome was written? Natural and weather related disasters have more than tripled since 1980. Last year, in the United States alone, FEMA made 99 Major Disaster Declarations, 29 Emergency Declarations and 114 Fire [...]
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On Property Management, Risk Management, and Professional Water Damage Remediation
We just completed a large mold remediation job for a local jewelry store in Langhorne, PA. The mold grew because water damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee wasn’t dried properly. Even though the carpets were dry, the drywall behind vinyl wallpaper was allowed to stay wet. When groundwater intrudes into a structure, whether [...]
On Optimism, Pessimism, and Risk Management
I’m an optimist. No, really, I am. And, I bet you are too. Don’t believe me? Let me explain: When you got up this morning to take your shower you believed the water was going to be there and be hot, right? You turned on the coffee maker and expected that within minutes you would [...]
Also posted in Fire Damage, homeowner's insurance, Optimism Tagged commercial fire damage, fire damage, homeowner inventory, Optimism, risk assessment, risk management plan 1 Comment
Ready for Zombies, Hurricanes
This graphic novella by the CDC got my attention . . . there’s nothing better than humor to engage us with information we need to prepare. It’s a great list of things we should all be doing in case the worst should happen. I’ve added a few of my own notes (in italics) Water (1 [...]
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Are you prepared?
Devastating fires or floods – they seem almost commonplace today. The news down South about the tornadoes in April and the flooding of the Mississippi this month has caused many Americans to wonder “are we next?” What would you do if your life suddenly changed in a moment? How can you even prepare for a [...]
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PuroClean Academy leads the industry in training
With the large loss/cat event trailers and new Advanced Structural Drying facility, PuroClean is the trusted resource for risk managers and insurance companies seeking to reduce loss ratio. http://youtu.be/pKn0GOsCnlQ Tweet
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