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	The Johnstown Flood of 1889 We hear a lot about flooding these days. Hurricane Katrina reminded us that those who are exposed to wave wash or flooding need to have federal flood insurance. In 2007, remnants of the first hurricane of the season to make U.S. landfall brought little wind to Texas, but tons of water. Flooding covered the Southwest. Then, weather turned bad in the upper Midwest, the Chicago rivers overflowed, and people took to rowboats. Read More
	Wringing Out the New Year: A Case Study ... Little did I know I wouldn’t see that chair again for five days. The call came from an adjuster asking me to meet him at Enfield High School; there was a water-main break inside. As is normal in the restoration business, I canceled my morning schedule, got in my car and drove to meet him. On the way up to the school, I tried to visualize the size of the loss... Read More
	Nightmare Scenario : Masters of Disaster October 22, 2007, 3 a.m.: Wind-whipped wildfires blaze toward Rancho Bernardo, California, 25 miles north of San Diego. Heavy smoke blankets the local corporate park, home to such giants as BAE Systems, a global defense and aerospace company. With many BAE employees already at work, the entire area comes under a mass-evacuation order. Read More
	Xactware Makes Art Losses Easier Claims News Service, Apr. 14, 9:39 a.m. EST — Xactware and the Chicago Conservation Center have partnered in an effort to make adjusting artwork losses simpler and more efficient for claim and restoration professionals. Read More
	Sounding the Tsunami Alarm The National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has put the final touches on a system designed to alert U.S. territories when a tsunami strike is imminent. Read More
	PCS Breaks Down 2007 Catastrophe Losses U .S. property/casualty insurers received another reprieve from Mother Nature in 2007, according to catastrophe loss figures recently released by the Insurance Services Office’s Property Claim Services Unit... Read More
	Business Interruption Insurance Can Protect Prospective Earnings The tragic events of Sept. 11 have brought a new focus on business interruption insurance. The destruction of the World Trade Center resulted in the sealing off of a large portion of lower Manhattan. Hundreds of businesses, large and small, were forced to cease or curtail normal operations. The critical task of restoring these businesses to normal operations cannot be accomplished without the help of the insurance industry. Especially critical is the coverage provided by business interruption policies. Read More
	Mold Found At City Hall Portions of the Colfax City Hall were closed Friday after mold was discovered in an area at the rear of the 85-year- old building. The problem was discovered when a mold expert found that condensation in areas behind the chambers and in an upstairs storage area had caused mold to grow. According to a statement issued by City Manager Joan Phillipe, the council chambers and public restrooms “will have to be treated to remove the mold and steps taken to prevent its recurrence.” Read More
	Mold Remediation May Close St. John’s For About 10 Days St. Johns Regional Medical Center in Oxnard could shut down for about 10 days as soon as Aug. 14 to fight mold, according to a letter send by the hospital’s president to the California Department of Health Services. Read More
	Contents Restoration from Evolution to Revolution For decades, contents restoration was accomplished using slow, labor-intensive hand cleaning methods. Cleaning quality was often inconsistent because it was dependant on the capabilities of each individual on the cleaning crew. When ultrasonic technology was introduced to the restoration industry in the mid-1990s, cleaning efficiency began to improve and so did production. Read More