Tropical Storm Harvey is bearing down on the Texas Gulf coast. Heavy rainfall reminiscent of Tropical Storm Allison is forecast along with coastal storm surge and high winds.
Cascading impacts from damage to critical infrastructure including electrical power, telecommunications, and transportation are possible.
Hazard mitigation can substantially reduce the damage caused by hurricanes. Property insurer FM Global compared the loss history of its policyholders that implemented its loss prevention recommendations with those with outstanding recommendations to complete. FM found that those policyholders that fully implemented its preparedness recommendations had on average 75% to 85% lower dollar losses than those policyholders that did not implement such measures.
Preparedness, LLC’s 7-page Preparedness Bulletin provides extensive guidance for mitigating hurricane hazards, organizing a team for storm preparedness and response, developing a preparedness and recovery plan, and planning for business continuity and family support.
Program Development Resources: All Preparedness Bulletins are posted to our website. Be sure to check out the hundreds of links to program development resources and download the program self-assessment checklist based on NFPA 1600.
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