Disaster Recovery Services to Weather the Storm

OPOLYGON A DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICE CAN HELP YOUR BUSINESS DISASTER RECOVERY SERVICES SURVIVE A CATASTROPHE: HELPING BUSINESSES EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PLANNING Every business should have a solid prevention & restoration plan WEATHER THE STORM 1. Building assessment for safest evacuation routes 2. The development of a detailed preparedness plan Document scanning services to electronically file important paper documents THE FIVE MOST COSTLY U.S. CATASTROPHES FIRE RESTORATION SERVICES INVOLVING TORNADOES A fast & effective response is crucial after a fire Corrosion Control 2. Odor Neutralization 3. Smoke & Soot Removal 4. Cleaning Debris Removal WATER RESTORATION SERVICES 2011 Joplin, MO 1966 Topeka, KS Water can create a long list of problems, the faster you respond the higher chance of salvaging your building & contents $2.8 B $1.8 B 1970 Lubbock, TX 1999 OK City, OK Detailed testing to establish how deep the water has penetrated the property $1.5 B $1.4 B Drying techniques to reverse deterioration of drywall, hardwoods, plaster & more 1974 Xenia, OH Flat Roof Drying $1.2 B 4. Mold Prevention & Remediation DOCUMENT DRYING & CLEANING WEATHER DAMAGE Water-damaged paper, book bindings, x-rays and films can be salvaged by a professional BY DECADES 1980'S 1990'S 2000-7 – → $12 B $36 B $30 B Vacuum Freeze Drying Microbial Disinfecting 2. Odor Neutralization BUSINESSES AFFECTED BY WEATHER DISASTER S CAN FAIL WITHOUT THE HELP OF PROFESSIONAL DISASTER SERVICES 70% 30% 25% 80% 75% of companies without business continuity of businesses don't of all businesses of businesses do of businesses that do in the US have been think they're at risk for a large natural disaster impacted by natural not reopen following a major disaster not recover from a disaster within one plans fail within three month are likely to go out of business disasters years of a disaster FIVE COSTLIEST HURRICANES IN THE U.S. KATRINA (2005) $108 B SANDY (2012) IKE (2008) WILMA (2005) ANDREW(1992) $26.5 B $82 B $29.5 B $21 B www.polygongroup.com/us OPOLYGON Copyright © POLYGON Infographic designed by Mad Fish SEO climatescience.gov / factmonster.com / The Institute for Business & Home Safety Bernstein Crisis Managment / Crisis Managment International