SERVPRO is ready for whatever Happens.

7/15/2016 (Permalink)

One benefit of having SERVPRO as your disaster Mitigation Vendor of choice… we can ALWAYS get to you. There are over 1,700 franchises nationwide and SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Teams are always on standby ready to be dispatched for disasters large and small. Here are some recent responses we have taken action on.

SERVPRO’s Disaster Recovery Team

2015 Siberian Express: Record sub- zero temperatures caused major problems for a large portion

of the country stretching from Florida to Maine. The Midwest also experienced record breaking low

temperatures resulting in frozen pipes and ice dams causing major problems for residents. The Storm

Team dispatched a total of 257 crews from 108 Franchises to assist local SERVPRO® Franchises

completing nearly 2000 jobs.

2014 Mid-Atlantic Flooding: Rainfall rates up to 2” per hour caused major flash flooding

stretching from Northeast Ohio all the way up to Portland, Maine. Eastern Michigan and Baltimore,

Maryland were also impacted creating over 1,381 jobs for the Storm team to produce. A total of 82

SERVPRO® Franchises and 173 crews mitigated over $4.3 million in damages while assisting the

local Franchises.

2014 Polar Vortex: Record low temperatures caused by a break in the North Pole’s polar vortex

resulted in an unprecedented freezing event, spanning from east of the Rocky Mountains to as far

south as Central Florida, effecting all or part of 39 states and 70% of the SERVPRO® Franchise System.

2013 Colorado Floods: Heavy rainfall, with amounts up to 17 inches in some areas, resulted in

widespread flooding in Fort Collins, Boulder and surrounding Colorado mountain communities. The

Disaster Recovery Team® responded with 109 crews from 48 Franchises to assist the local SERVPRO®

Franchises in the emergency response.

2013 Alberta, Canada Floods: Heavy rainfall triggered flooding affecting more than 120,000

residents, and ultimately, the costliest disaster in Canadian history with damages estimated at C$5

billion, with C$1.7 billion in insurance damages.

2012 Hurricane Sandy: Affecting more than 20 states, Sandy left widespread damage and

flooding from Florida stretching the entire eastern seaboard to Maine. The Disaster Recovery Team®

placed nearly 1000 crews in affected areas, representing over 300 SERVPRO® Franchises from across

the country. Teams traveled from as far as Arizona, California, Oregon and Washington.

Always call your local SERVPRO first, 607-722-2262. SERVPRO of Broome, Tompkins & Tioga Counties serves as Large Loss Response Team in Upstate NY,  but always keeps crews local who are “Ready For Whatever Happens®” in the Southern Tier Region.