The holiday season is around the corner. Before you become too busy with decorating, cooking and attending holiday parties, consider your heightened fire risk. Your heating system will most likely be on full blast for the next few months. That alone can cause a disaster. When you throw in flammable decorations, strings of electric lights […]
Natural disasters in Pensacola, FL can wreak havoc on your home. Floods are no exception. The first step to dealing with a flood is to be prepared. Ensuring the safety of you and your family is the top priority. Connecting to your community alert system, gathering supplies and performing home maintenance are all good ideas. […]
A hurricane can be scary and unpredictable. While a lot of what happens during a natural disaster is determined by mother nature, you can control how you prepare beforehand and deal with the damage afterward. Here are a few safety and maintenance tips to help limit water, wind and fire damage to […]
The time to prepare for a hurricane is before the season begins, when you have the time and are not under pressure. If you wait until a hurricane is on your doorstep, the odds are that you will be under duress and will make the wrong decisions. Take the time now […]
NOAA’s National Hurricane Center and Central Pacific Hurricane Center are your official sources for hurricane forecasts and the issuance of hurricane watches and warnings. Your local NOAA National Weather Service forecast office provides information regarding the expected impacts from the storm for your area. Emergency managers […]
If you plan to ride out the storm in your home, make sure it is in good repair and up to local hurricane building code specifications. Many of these retrofits do not cost much or take as long to do as you may think. Have the proper plywood, steel or aluminum panels to […]
You’re going to need supplies not just to get through the storm but for the potentially lengthy and unpleasant aftermath. Have enough non-perishable food, water and medicine to last each person in your family a minimum of one week. Electricity and water could be out for at least that long. You’ll need extra […]
The first thing you need to do is find out if you live in a storm surge hurricane evacuation zone or if you’re in a home that would be unsafe during a hurricane. If you are, figure out where you’d go and how you’d get there if told to evacuate. You do […]
Find out today what types of wind and water hazards could happen where you live, and then start preparing now for how to handle them. Hurricanes are not just a coastal problem. Their impacts can be felt hundreds of miles inland. It’s easy to forget what a hurricane is […]
Next week is Hurricane Preparedness Week. As we approach National Hurricane Preparedness Week and hurricane season, which officially begins June 1st, remember that ServiceMaster Restore is ready to help.
With satellite imagery, the ServiceMaster Restore Disaster Operations Center tracks global weather and uses a mapping system to plot customers’ homes and businesses to determine in real […]
