Jarvis Property Restoration tries to raise the bar for customer satisfaction
Jarvis Property Restoration announced internally today that the company would be implementing a new software program called DASH to help streamline communication and job tracking processes across the organization. The implementation of the new program will begin within the next thirty days and the hope is to have the software fully integrated across all company offices by the end of the year. The purpose of the software implementation is to improve internal communication across all departments and jobs in progress, ultimately allowing us to better service our customers.
Jarvis Property Restoration is one of the largest full service disaster restoration companies in the United States and covers local markets in Michigan, Iowa, Illinois and Florida in addition to responding to large scale national disasters. Since 1979 the company has focused on delivering 100% customer satisfaction with every new project that is started. Jarvis Property Restoration utilizes a project manager to coordinate the repair process with home owners and business owners alike. The reconstruction division is capable of rebuilding residential and commercial properties that are deemed a total loss after an unexpected disaster, a process which often can last several months. The new DASH software is another tool to help keep communication channels open and allow for our customers to have their questions or concerns addressed in a more timely manner.
We look forward to growing in 2011 and providing unparalleled customer satisfaction in the property restoration industry. Future customers are encouraged to review our testimonials and our office is always open for in person tours to meet our staff and tour are facilities.
Three potential hurricanes developing in Atlantic
Less than twenty four hours after the Atlantic hurricane season hit its midpoint, three potential hurricanes have developed in the Atlantic Ocean. The storms are presently several days from landfall and could change course similar to Hurricane Earl did earlier this month, so residents along the Gulf and Atlantic Coasts should not begin to panic, but need to follow the potential hurricane development closely. The closest storm to the U.S. is presently in the Caribbean and is classified as a tropical depression by the national hurricane center, but has over a fifty percent chance of developing into a tropical storm or hurricane in the next forty eight hours.
Hurricane Igor has officially developed and is traveling west across the Atlantic Ocean, but is thousands of miles away from landfall and the potential for the storm to steer clear of landfall remains a distinct possibility. Just east of Earl, is another tropical depression that has formed as it is coming eastward across the Atlantic ocean off of the coast of Africa. The national hurricane center is also stating that this storm carries over a fifty percent chance of developing into a tropical cyclone (hurricane) in the next forty eight hours.
hurricane triple threat in Atlantic - via National Hurricane Center
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from July through the end of October and this year has already been quite active with the potential to get worse. Hurricane Earl briefly grazed the east coast of the U.S. and residents in the Carolina’s experienced some minor flooding as a result. Last week, tropical storm Hermine drenched Mexico, Texas and Oklahoma as the storm quickly formed and moved north through the Gulf of Mexico. The storm resulted in severe flooding in many cities in Texas, causing millions of dollars worth of water damage to both homeowners and businesses. The storm hit landfall with wind-forces under hurricane strength which was a saving grace. Unfortunately, the storm system created numerous tornadoes that popped up as it traveled north and resulted in sporadic damage in some large metropolitan areas, including Dallas Texas.
Jarvis Property Restoration will continue to monitor hurricane development and coordinate response of the National Disaster Response Team, should a large storm hit landfall.
Major flooding hits several cities in Texas including Dallas and Fort Worth
Tropical storm Hermine is lingering over Texas longer than expected, resulting in substantial flooding in many cities across the state today. The large tropical depression is leaving a path of flash flooding from Corpu Christi up to Oklahoma City. Many areas have already reported receiving rain in excess of six inches with some areas indicating levels as high as 8-12 inches. The large storm has continued moving north but has slowed down its traveling and the result is substantial rains hitting the Dallas and Fort-Worth areas. Several schools in the area were forced to close today and evacuate the school children to off site locations with higher elevations due to the rising flood waters.
The good news is that water damage restoration providers from across the region are pouring into Texas to provide cleanup and repair assistance for property owners. Damages from Tropical Storm Hermine are much less severe than what a typical hurricane is capable of producing, thanks in large part to a much lower wind speed. Most property damages resulting from this storm will be the result of flash floods from homes or businesses that may be in low lying areas. This will put a major focus for the restoration process on water extraction, structural drying and finally mold prevention. The best way to minimize damages will be to ensure that the properties have been properly dried out.
Following on the footsteps of Tropical Storm Hermine is the newest development in the Atlantic Ocean, Tropical Depression Igor was officially named today as it has developed just west of the coast of Africa. This represents the latest potential hurricane/tropical storm to develop in the Atlantic this year and will be closely monitored by the National Hurricane Center as it makes its way across the Atlantic Ocean and heads toward the Caribbean. Jarvis disaster response team will be closely monitoring this new hurricane as well as the potential flooding problem in Texas.
Tropcial Storm Igor forms - via weather.com
Tropical storm Hermine brings flash flooding to San Antonio and Houston Texas
A large tropical storm is hitting the coast of Mexico and southern Texas as the labor day weekend comes to an end. Tropical storm Hermine is the first major storm to hit the U.S. this year on the Gulf of Mexico side and follows on the footsteps of Hurricane Earl, a clear signal that hurricane season has hit its full stride. The tropical storm is projected to cause substantial flooding from Mexico, through Texas and as far north as Oklahoma City Oklahoma. The storm originated out of the northern part of Central America.
Severe flooding from the storm appears to be the most likely challenge that residents throughout the area will face over the next forty eight hours. While the storm is categorized as a tropical storm, it is not expected to carry wind gust over fifty miles per hour, which will help minimize the potential for structural damages. Hurricanes are typically categorized on a scale of one to five, based on the strength of their wind force. The fact that tropical storm Hermine never reached hurricane status does not mean that residents should take the storm’s power for granted. With tropical storm rains having the potential to quickly flood an area, being aware of low lying areas and driving into potential flood waters is a key factor to staying safe from a large storm. This year there have been hundreds of lives lost due to flash flooding throughout the world as flooding has been extremely catastrophic on almost every continent.
Hurricane Earl moves closer to land, Rhode Island and Massachusetts could be impacted
The path of Hurricane Earl will be monitored by millions of people over the next forty eight hours as the category four hurricane poses tremendous danger to the east coast of the United States. North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland have all issued a state of emergency due to the close proximity that the hurricane is projected to follow. The initial projections have the hurricane traveling just along the outer banks of North Carolina. Residents in this area were order to evacuate on Wednesday evening no later than six pm in an effort to help minimize injuries. Property owners were encouraged to take precautionary steps to help secure their homes and business from potential high wind damage (boarding up windows, removing excess debris, putting furniture indoors).
The path of Earl has it flirting with the east coast for the next three days and the eye of the storm passing just to the east of Marthas Vineyard early Saturday morning. The storm has a potential to impact areas as far as 200 miles in each direction from its eye as it moves up the coastline, which is one of the main reasons why property owners, municipalities, and FEMA are all closely following the storms path, any slight movement could lead to a large amount of destruction in some of the highest populated communities in the United States. The projected path likely puts areas of Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Maine as the highest probability of impact from the storm as it is projected to follow a snakelike pattern on the coast. The good news is that the storm is projected to weaken in size as it moves northward this week. Present wind speeds clocked as high as 140 miles per hour are likely to drop.
hurricane earl photo from National Hurricane Center
The Atlantic Hurricane season has hit its stride in the month of September as tropical storm Fionna is following in Earl’s path although projecting to go on a more eastern path. There are two additional tropical storm depressions in the Atlantic that have the potential of developing into Hurricanes over the next two weeks, keeping the National Hurricane Center on full alert and property owners from Maine to Texas glued to the weather channel for updated alerts on this years hurricane season. Jarvis has readied their national disaster response team to be on call in the event areas receive substantial damage from the potential storms this week and for the balance of the hurricane season.
