Articles Tagged with ''disaster restoration''

According to a press release, the International Disaster Conference & Expo (IDCE) is currently accepting papers for its annual conference program, which will take place January 7-10, 2014 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.

The event went on without a hitch this year, as it was a terrific couple of days in Texas.

EagleView Technologies and Pictometry International, a newly merged company providing leading technology specializing in high-resolution aerial photography, automated 3D measurement technologies and overall software solutions, announced that Rapid Access™ technology has been engaged for recent catastrophic storm events in Oklahoma and Texas as well as wildfires in Wisconsin, according to a press release.

The Problem:On October 29, Hurricane Sandy made landfall along the mid-Atlantic Eastern seaboard. Although wind damage was extensive, storm surge and associated flooding created hundreds of thousands of water-damaged structures from Delaware to Connecticut, with severe impact in New York and New Jersey.

As floodwaters from Hurricane Sandy receded, homeowners, businesses and municipalities returned to their flood-damaged structures and quickly realized that the problem of water damage was compounded by chemical and microbial contamination.

The International Cleaning and Restoration Association (ICRA) has created a consumer website – www.aboutrestoration.com - to help property owners recover from flood waters as a result of Hurricane Sandy and to help understand the restoration process.

A Legend Brands social media and e-mail campaign from November 1-7 raised $1,500 for the American Red Cross Hurricane Relief Fund to support Hurricane Sandy victims.

According to the Canadian Underwriter, Fraudulent home improvement offers following Superstorm Sandy last fall have made the top 10 list of scams in 2012.

OSHA has released a fact sheet to help workers stay safe during the cleanup and recovery of Hurricane Sandy.

PuroClean recently announced in a press release that its franchisees will have an opportunity to service Allstate policy holders through the newly announced Property Good Hands Repair Network program.