Items Tagged with 'wildfire'

Can you successfully restore an item after water or fire damage? Or is replacement a better option? Annissa Coy shares why restorability involves more than what you can see, monetary and sentimental value should always be taken into consideration as well as several other factors.

Preparing for wildfires start long before the first flames ever appear. Here’s how restoration companies can use wildfire risk intelligence, real-time event data, operational planning, and consistent documentation to manage their resources, prepare their teams, and respond effectively as wildfires evolve.

Homes that never caught fire can be affected by wildfire smoke, and it isn’t always visible. Annissa Coy shares how restorers should assess smoke contamination, evaluate affected contents, understand testing limitations, and determine when professional environmental testing and post restoration/remediation verification is necessary.

Learn about the future of fire restoration, including assessment, decontamination, cleaning, worker safety, testing, verification, and contents restoration on this episode of Ask The Expert. 

Learn how wildfire and conflagration risk data can help restorers improve their preparedness, disaster response, and resource deployment during fires. 

Learn how wind-driven embers can ignite homes and the importance of building design and proactive measures are critical in wildfire resilience. 

Wildfires and fire losses are evolving and changing CAT response for restorers. October is designed to shed light on training, safety, and education ahead of their next fire job.  

A new First Onsite Property Restoration survey found extreme heat is Americans' top weather concern, yet many remain unprepared for severe weather emergencies. This highlights the growing concerns over heat, wildfires, power outages, and the gap between awareness and preparedness.