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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