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Cat: Floods

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The Business Library

Disaster Management / Catastrophic Disasters

Insurance claims data related to natural catastrophic occurrences in the USA. Information on insurance catastrophe losses in the USA - claims data, etc.


Disaster Management / Flood Disasters

Flood clean up. Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on flood hazards. Preventing flood claims. Flood forecast maps. Cleanup guidelines. Floodplain management.


Disaster Management / Hazard Maps

Earthquake map. Flood maps. Wind maps. Solar radiation maps.


Disaster Management / Weather Warnings

National Weather Service warnings, seismic events and more. Latest river stage and elevation data and daily precipitation summaries. Weather alerts, fire warnings, wildfire alerts, flash flood warnings, river forecasts, flood threats, hurricane warnings, tornado warnings.


Insurance / Disaster Insurance

Full text of the National Flood Insurance Program Manual and other resources. Flood Zone A Manual. Flood zones.


Insurance / Property Insurance

Property insurance and risk management. Articles and resources related to risk management, property insurance, property risk control, etc.


Updated Property Management / Property Damage

Priorities of preliminary safety and loss mitigation procedures after a fire. Disaster recovery, cleaning and restoration of smoke, soot and water-damaged valuables, furnishings, carpeting, flooring, oriental rugs, draperies, etc. Salvage manual for book collections. Specialized drying equipment and restorative drying techniques. Carpet cleaning and stain removal.


Updated Workplace Health Hazards / Molds

Solutions for mold problems resulting from flooding, water damage, etc. Investigating, evaluating & remediating moisture & mold problems. Indoor air quality problems from molds and their prevention and remediation.


The Safety Library

Alerts / Disaster Alerts

Weather alerts, fire warnings, wildfire alerts, flash flood warnings, river forecasts, flood threats, hurricane warnings, tornado warnings. Latest river stage and elevation data and daily precipitation summaries.


Disaster Safety / Dam Safety

Materials related to dam safety and flood control


Disaster Safety / Flood Safety

Fact sheets, bulletins, emergency response plan, prevention guides on flood hazards. Preventing flood claims. Flood forecast maps. Cleanup guidelines.


Disaster Safety / Maps

Earthquake maps, flood maps, wind maps, solar radiation maps


Emergency Management / Insurance

Full text of the National Flood Insurance Program Manual and other resources. Flood Zone A Manual.


Updated Fire Safety / Restoration

Disaster recovery, cleaning and restoration of smoke, soot and water-damaged valuables, furnishings, carpeting, flooring, oriental rugs, draperies, etc. Salvage manual for book collections. Priorities of preliminary safety and loss mitigation procedures after a fire. Specialized drying equipment and restorative drying techniques. Carpet cleaning and stain removal.


Updated Fire Safety / Water Damage

Follow these tips to prevent building water damage from some of the more common causes.


Insurance Loss Control / Catastrophes

Information on insurance catastrophe losses in the USA - claims data, etc.


Insurance Loss Control / Property Insurance

Articles and resources related to risk management, property insurance, property risk control, etc.


Updated Respiratory Safety / Mold Hazards

Investigating, Evaluating & Remediating Moisture & Mold Problems. Solutions for mold problems resulting from flooding, water damage, etc. Indoor air quality problems from molds and their prevention and remediation.


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