SERVPRO Storm Response

7/17/2020 (Permalink)

We are SERVPRO ready whenever a storm happens.

Our SERVPRO has been exploring the Storm Response Team avenue. We are in a flooding zone and have knowledge in how to accommodate such jobs. 

Below are some flood tips and necessary actions that need to take place. After a flood, we want to have safety first. 

These tips are for businesses and home owners. 

- Account that all employees or family members are safe by establishing evacuation plans in advance. We can provide this plan for you! Call us to have an ERP. (919)-533-6776! We recommend that select individuals are able to keep a list of everyone in the home or business and also contact numbers. 

- If water enters the building and evacuation becomes impossible, move to an upper floor, and wait for rescuers. 

- Do NOT touch electrical equipment if you are wet or in water. 

- Do not walk through moving water.

- Avoid floodwater. Water may be contaminated by oil, gasoline or raw sewage. 

- Listen for news reports to learn if the community's water supply is safe to drink. 

- Return only when it is safe. 

- Secure the property. 

- Contact local emergency officials. 

- Secure main entrances to building.

- Stabilize the property.

- Open the basement or low-level windows to equalize water pressure on the building's foundation and walls.

- Begin water damage mitigation steps only if local emergency officials deem the structure safe to enter. 

- Notify your insurance agent or risk manager to determine insurance policy guidelines and steps to take. 

- Throw away all foods that have come into contact with flood waters.

- If your home has a crawlspace, be aware excess moisture in this area can often foster mold growth.