This estimate includes the privately insured wind, storm surge, and inland flooding damage to residential, commercial, and industrial properties and automobiles. It does not include NFIP losses.
It feels like just yesterday the R&R team, and some event staff at BNP Media, got together for the first call to discuss launching a brand new event in the disaster restoration industry. After months of careful research and planning, we are now less than one month away from the inaugural event. Booth and exhibitor space sold out early, and attendee spaces are filling up.
The pack out is my favorite part of a contents job. I love getting the boxes set up, adding “do not stack” and “fragile” stickers, organizing them all by size, playing with bubble wrap … I mean, packing things carefully, and oh yeah, don’t forget the shrink wrap! What’s not to love right!
Odorox® Hydroxyl Group, a leader in odor removal in the disaster restoration industry, is mobilizing their Odorox® equipment and consulting services to the East Coast in preparation for Hurricane Florence.
If Hurricane Matthew would have taken a more westerly track by just 30 or 40 miles it probably would have been the largest natural catastrophe the East Coast has seen since Hurricane Andrew in 1992.
This year marks the 17 years since the 9/11 Terror Attacks. As an American ... and a restorer, there are lessons to be learned on compassion and tragedy.
As I’m writing this article, Hurricane Florence is about two days away from making landfall in the Carolinas. According to CNN, if Florence stays the course, it will be the furthest north on the East Coast that a Category 4 storm has ever made landfall. Currently, the storm is nearly 550 miles wide, making it larger than the State of Michigan. More than 20 million people are in her path.
Storm season is here – along with the regular increase in restoration jobs heading your way. For many, Xactimate is one of the most essential tools for sketching, scoping, and estimating damages from virtually any kind of event.
