Jarvis Property Restoration Deploys To East Coast To Assist Commercial and Industrial Property Owners From Damages Caused By Hurricane Irene
Press Release:
Early Saturday morning several semi trucks left Harrison Township, Michigan filled with water damage cleanup and hurricane repair supplies. Jarvis Property Restoration, a leading national disaster recovery company, headquartered in Harrison Township, has committed resources from several company locations, including Illinois and Florida, to assist property owners in North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, New Jersey and New York from destruction caused by Hurricane Irene. The semi trucks will help supply dozens of team members already en route with roof tarps, water damage drying equipment, board up materials and non perishable food items. Jarvis expects to have upwards of fifty team members on the ground by Monday, and has committed all of its resources to helping property owners recover from this weekend’s historical storm.
Jarvis has a strong track record of being one of the first companies on scene following catastrophic storm disasters. The company spent several months in Minot, North Dakota this year, helping rebuild the local community from historical river flooding. The potential for significant flooding and storm damage from Hurricane Irene, will likely place services for water damage cleanup companies in high demand over the next few weeks, and Jarvis responded to the call for additional help to these areas.
Jarvis will focus repair and recovery efforts for commercial and industrial properties. The company’s large fleet of power generators and desiccant dehumidifiers will enable it to tackle projects in excess of one million square feet. Jarvis has tremendous experience with repairing hospitals, retail stores and high rise buildings following flooding disasters and hurricanes. The water damage restoration team is filled with dozens of members certified by the IICRC, the industries highest standard in restoration training. Jarvis’s water damage restoration team is involved with all phases of repair, from water extraction, thru drying and on to reconstruction.
Jarvis Property Restoration in a privately held company founded in Detroit, Michigan in 1979 by Sheryl and Bill Jarvis. Jarvis presently has offices in the States of Illinois, Iowa, Florida and Michigan. Jarvis has worked extensively in FEMA declared emergency zones including New Orleans, following Hurricane Katrina and is registered through FEMA as a first responder. In the summer of 2008, Jarvis spent over six months in the City of Cedar Rapids, Iowa leading a team of 1600 workers to cleanup flood damaged government buildings after the Cedar River flooded the entire city and caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages.
If you own or manage a commercial property that has been damaged by Hurricane Irene, you can reach a member of Jarvis’s first responders by calling 1-866-452-7847 or visiting Jarvis Property Restoration online.
Contact Information
Don Marks
1-866-452-7847
dmarks@jarvisconstruction.com
http://www.jarvisconstruction.com
Virginia Not Taking Chances with Irene
As hurricane Irene sets her sights on the barrier islands of North Carolina, the state of Virginia is not taking any chances with this storm. They’ve started issuing warnings to residents of northern Virginia in anticipation that the storm will travel up the Chesapeake Bay sometime early Sunday. State officials are encouraging residents of Virginia’s East Coast to make preparations now in case the storm does impact them directly.
As of Wednesday morning Irene was pounding her way across the Caribbean as a category 3 storm. According to experts, the low and flat geography of the Caribbean islands provides the optimal conditions for hurricanes to strengthen as they move through the region. All signs currently point to Irene becoming a category 4 storm by the time it reaches the eastern coast of the United States. However, whether it actually makes landfall is still unknown. Some experts believe it will remain out over the ocean and simply brush the coast with some heavy rains and winds.
If the storm continues its current path and projections, it could potentially gain even more strength when it reaches the Chesapeake Bay. This could mean significant damage from the winds, flooding, and storm surge in Virginia, putting cities like Hampton, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach at risk for serious problems. Residents are being urged to board up their windows, stockpile necessary supplies, and fill their gas tanks just in case evacuation orders are issued.
The U.S. has not seen a hurricane of this magnitude since Ike made landfall in 2005. Fortunately, most of the states on the east coast are well-versed in hurricane preparedness and know just what to do to ensure the safety of residents. Yet even if Irene does make landfall in the Carolinas or Virginia over the weekend, she’s not expected to be as strong as Hugo, one of the most powerful hurricanes that hit the U.S. coast. When Hugo came rolling through in 1989 he caused more than $7 billion in damage and killed nearly 30 people.
In addition to the usual precautions Virginia residents are also being urged to document their personal possessions by either writing a list or taking pictures and videos. Being able to document one’s possessions makes it much easier to complete an insurance claim should it be necessary. They are also being urged to come up with a family plan which includes both evacuation procedures and proposals for riding out the storm. According to officials, with four days to prepare there’s no reason for Virginia residents to be caught off guard.
If evacuation orders are issued officials expect residents to obey them if at all possible. They remind residents that evacuation orders are not issued without a great deal of forethought. Therefore, when they do come it is because weather experts and emergency preparedness officials believe there is a significant threat to public safety.
