National Preparedness Month

9/13/2024 (Permalink)

Around half of businesses close permanently after experiencing a disaster.

Disaster doesn’t care. It can, and will, happen at any time.

Preparation is KEY to minimizing costs and damages during a disaster event.

As Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator Deanne Criswell puts it, pre-disaster planning on "blue sky days" is essential.

Each year in September during National Preparedness Month FEMA creates a campaign focused on spreading preparedness awareness to marginalized groups, which you can learn more about by visiting fema.gov.

SERVPRO of Madison, Rockcastle, Garrard, and Lincoln Counties helps prepare businesses by completing complimentary, customized, digital pre-disaster planning tool kits called Emergency Ready Profiles (ERPs). With an ERP, business operations know exactly who to call, what to do, and where to go in the event of a property emergency like water damage or fire damage.

This toolkit puts businesses ahead of the curve by ensuring all necessary documents, contact information, and facility information are securely stored in one place: your pocket! The convenience of having an ERP accessible through a mobile app eliminates the need to search for paperwork when time is precious and stress is high, during a disaster event.

Be prepared and get ahead. Disaster strikes at any time, usually when least expected! Pre-disaster planning makes all the difference.