2018 HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS MEETING LESSONS LEARNED FROM 2017: BY SERVPRO DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM
SERVPRO DISASTER RECOVERY TEAM JOSH MARAZZITO • LARGE LOSS/CATASTROPHE RESPONSE COORDINATOR • SPECIALIZES IN LARGE LOSS RESPONSE PROJECTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF FLORIDA AND THE SOUTHEAST, INCLUDING CAT EVENTS IN FL, TX, AL, MS, GA, AND SC
WHAT 2017 TAUGHT US • TYPES OF DAMAGE FROM HURRICANES CAN VARY • DIFFERENT DAMAGE CREATES DIFFERENT NEEDS • WIDESPREAD EVENTS POSE LARGER PROBLEMS • MULTIPLE EVENTS CREATED MAYHEM • RESOURCES AND LABOR ARE AT A PREMIUM
TORNADO • CAN CAUSE MAJOR DAMAGE • ROOF DAMAGE WITH AC REMOVAL • WINDOWS BLOWN OUT • RESULTING IN WATER DAMAGE • DEBRIS ACROSS CAMPUS
FLOOD • CATEGORY 3 CONTAMINATED WATER • MAJOR IMPACTS IN LARGE AREAS • THIS CAUSED MOST OF THE DAMAGE IN TEXAS • CAUSED BY SYSTEM SITTING OVER ONE AREA FOR A PROLONGED TIME • MORE DEMO THAN OTHER TYPES OF DAMAGE
WIND DRIVEN RAIN • MOSTLY CATEGORY 1 OR 2 WATER DAMAGE • SHORTER DOWN TIME BECAUSE OF REMEDIATION TECHNIQUES REQUIRED • AREAS AFFECTED CAN VARY GREATLY IN SIZE AND DAMAGE EXTENT • WATER DAMAGE FROM BLOWING WINDS POUNDING AGAINST WINDOWS OR SLIDING GLASS DOORS
ROOF DAMAGE • MOST OF WORK WE PERFORMED FROM IRMA • HEAVY WINDS MOVED AC UNITS CREATING HOLES OR PEELED BACK COVERINGS • ALLOWED WATER FROM TOP TO BOTTOM OF BUILDINGS
STORM SURGE • TREATED SIMILARLY TO FLOOD WATER • CAUSES DAMAGE FROM WATER BUT ALSO SAND AND OCEANIC DEBRIS • CAUSES DAMAGE INSIDE AND OUTSIDE OF BUILDING • CAN BE COMBINED WITH OTHER WIND RELATED DAMAGE
AFTER THE STORM • HAVE AN EMERGENCY RECOVERY PLAN! • EMERGENCY ACTION TEAMS ON SITE • ATTEMPT TO MITIGATE LOSSES • PATROL PROPERTY ONLY WHEN SAFE TO DO SO • MONITOR SYSTEMS THAT MUST REMAIN ON-LINE • TURN OFF ELECTRICAL SWITCHES IN A POWER FAILURE
AFTER THE STORM • BE SURE IT IS SAFE TO ENTER THE FACILITY • NOTIFICATION TO INSURANCE PARTNER • TAKE PHOTOS AND DOCUMENT LOSSES • EVALUATE FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS AND OTHER SAFETY HAZARDS • CONTACT KEY PERSONNEL • CONDUCT SAFETY INSPECTIONS
QUESTIONS? Call SERVPRO Extreme Team 1800-SERVPRO
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