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This is C&R’s Storm Central. Disaster and CAT response resources for hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes, and other natural disasters lie within.

The Real Purpose of the ERP

July 19, 2022 8:03 am

My first experience with an emergency response plan was when I was VP of sales at an independent restorer in Oregon. I cold-called a religious private school and managed to get sent back to the facility manager. The gal in the office gave me directions to his office and I made my way back to go meet Tim. When I got to the right building and found his office, I knocked on the door and he motioned me in. Tim was sitting in his small office, a wall of keys to the right of

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The Great Insurance Crisis: 3 Steps for Restorers

July 3, 2022 8:00 am

The first time I ever left my house to a job interview to get into the restoration business, my car was covered in ash from the recent wildfires in the city where I lived. After a whopping 15 wildfires had started in Southern California that month, the air was even less breathable than the smog we’re used to. The year was 2003 and one of these fires was the largest recorded wildfire in California history, the Cedar Fire. Since 2003, the problem has literally exploded. In fact, the 8 largest California wildfires have all

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It’s About More than the Money | Full Disclosure vol. 1

July 3, 2022 1:12 am

Editor’s Note (Sept. 2021): As promised, here is the second of four new columns we are unveiling in C&R in the next few weeks. You’ve already met Marcie and her Team Talk column. This week, meet Scott Walden, the man behind our Full Disclosure column. Scott is a U.S. Army veteran who believes strongly in authentic servant leadership. He promises full disclosure on all things restoration and leadership-related in his monthly columns. You can catch the latest from Scott in the C&R eNewsletter the first Tuesday of every month.  UPDATE: As C&R has grown

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CSU Researchers Increase Forecast, Predict Very Active 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season

June 7, 2022 12:00 am

Colorado State University hurricane researchers have increased their forecast and now call for a well above-average Atlantic hurricane season in 2022. Above, you can watch C&R’s latest conversation with CSU Researcher Phil Klotzbach on this updated forecast, or listen below! He also shares some great resources for restoration contractors wanting to stay on top of what is happening in the tropics. The odds of El Niño for this year’s hurricane season are now quite low, and the odds of La Niña conditions have increased relative to what was projected with the initial outlook in

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Extreme Ownership: Triumphs, Tragedies, & Tornadoes

April 25, 2022 9:52 pm

Penco Restoration has been serving cities surrounding Atlanta, GA., for nearly a decade. Over that time, they’ve faced all the extremes: the triumphs of explosive growth, the heartbreak of tragedies within their team, and the pressures of a tornado leveling their town. Through it all, the team has remained strong and loyal to their customers and community. In this episode of Restoration Today, Penco founder/owner Joey Pendley authentically shares some of the keys to their explosive growth, challenges they’ve overcome, getting jobs, community and industry involvement, and more. 

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2022 Hurricane Season Predictions

April 5, 2022 12:32 am

The 2022 hurricane season officially begins on June 1, but scientists like those at Colorado State start assembling predictions for future hurricane seasons long before it actually begins. By studying historic data and trends, Research Scientist Phil Klotzbach and his fellow scientists are able to make accurate projections of what the tropics might brew in the coming months. Insurance carriers use data just like this to assess risk and loss potential, and restoration companies can similarly use this data to prepare to scale up for CAT mode. In this episode with Phil, he discusses

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Mold Remediation: Training, Best Practices, and New OSHA Catastrophe Training

February 28, 2022 12:00 am

In this episode of Restoration Today, we are joined by Doug Hoffman, the CEO of NORMI. NORMI is the National Organization of Remediators and Mold Inspectors. Today, the organization is about 7,500 people strong – and facilitates a variety of training courses related to environmental remediation. Doug discusses some of the best practices of mold remediation, clears up some of the common misconceptions, and explains why the assessment process is so important as part of the entire IAQ process. He also discusses a brand new program by OSHA that will affect restoration workers heading

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Mastering Large Loss Restoration Projects

February 13, 2022 11:27 pm

Tom McGuire has more than three decades of experience with large loss and disaster recovery projects. He specializes in structural damage restoration/decontamination, ambient control/stabilization and vital document recovery/vacuum freeze drying systems. McGuire is the founder of the restoration industry’s massively popular Large Loss Mastery courses. These courses teach the full gamut of large loss restoration jobs – from marketing to actual restoration and reconstruction techniques, often simulating intense jobs like a loss at the Pentagon or a flood in New Orleans. As the business has grown, he has brought other restoration experts into the

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Marshall Fire Restoration Efforts: 1,000+ Structures Affected

January 31, 2022 5:13 pm

On Dec. 30, a fire sparked in the Denver suburb of Boulder, and quickly spread – doing more than $500 million in damage. That estimate makes the Marshall Fire the most destructive wildfire in state history, according to early assessments by Boulder County. More than 1,000 commercial structures, and homes, were damaged or destroyed. ATI’s Denver office mobilized almost immediately, heading to ground zero to assist their commercial clients. In many cases, ATI was first on scene for restoration efforts, and partnered as much as possible with local emergency responders in the area. In

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High-Res Imagery Shows Destruction of Boulder Fire

January 7, 2022 3:32 pm

Officials call it the “most destructive fire” in Colorado history. And early estimates of property damages are north of $1 billion. On December 30, the Marshall Fire swept through two Boulder County, Colorado communities, Superior and Louisville, destroying a current count of 991 homes and damaging 127. The GIC monitored, activated, and collected high-resolution aerial imagery of this Gray Sky event on the behalf of its insurance members. Ortho imagery is now available in the GIC Viewer and via our map services. If you need access to this post-cat imagery, please fill out the

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