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 First General Services Newsletter
June
2007
Vol.
8
Table of
Contents:
Joke
of the Day...
:)
"You
have to stay in shape... My grandmother, she started walking
five miles a day when she was 60. She's 97 today and we don't
know where the hell she is."
Ellen
DeGeneres
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Feature
Article...
Disaster Recovery Plans
Disaster Recovery
Plans (DRP) are becoming a priority like never before. More
and more businesses and homeowners are beginning to understand
the importance of preparing for a disaster before it happens.
It
is unrealistic for us to feel that we are safe from perils
such as fire, flood, explosion, and computer malfunction (to
mention a few). Being prepared for serious incidents such as
these will keep you one step ahead of the game.
What
if you had a fire that resulted in the total loss of your
investment property? Would you remember every last possession
that you own? Chances are, no. Having a DRP in a
situation like this would be of great benefit. Within minutes
you will be able to provide a pre-loss inventory list to your
insurance carrier, whereas it may have taken you weeks or even
months if you hadn’t been prepared. This will allow you to
settle your claim faster, more legitimately, and with more
efficiency.
Do-it-yourself
inventory programs are available, or you can hire an outside
professional to do the inventory for you. When First General
Services is contracted to create a pre-loss inventory list,
you will be a given a detailed inventory list of each item in
the property, the replacement cost of each item, and a
photograph of each item that was inventoried. It is up to the
property owner to determine the extent of detail for each
inventory report.
Since
there are so many potentially disastrous events that can
occur, it is hard to pinpoint what will best suit your current
situation. Below
are some suggestions to get you started:
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Risk
assessment: Determine what incident
will most likely affect your property.
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Prevention:
The best way to prepare for disaster is by avoiding
disaster. Therefore, look for potential problems and
correct them.
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Maintenance:
Changes to organizations occur all the time - it is
important that your DRP reflects these changes.
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Off-site
back-up systems for you computer server.
-
Additional
endorsements on homeowners insurance (i.e.; sump pump
coverage, land slides, sewer backup, jewelry, inflation
protection endorsements
etc...) The
annual additional cost for these endorsements can be
offset in the case of even a small covered loss.
Remember,
whatever the ultimate cause of the disaster, First
General Services stands prepared to assist in the
recovery. For
additional information on services available, feel free to
contact our expert professional restoration staff at: (570)
824-0680.
Suggested
websites:
www.firstgeneralservice.com/products/Preloss/
www.disaster-recovery-guide.com
www.drj.com
www.disaster-recovery-plan.com
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FGS
News...
First
General
in “Controlled Burn”
John
C. Sobeck, President & Owner of First General
Services of NE Pa., recently purchased a tract of
land that included a vacant house in Franklin Township.
As part of his personal commitment to community
development, John has donated the property on behalf of First
General Services to the use of local fire
departments as a training resource.
Taking
the lead on the training/practice event is the Trucksville
Fire Department and their Fire Chief, Bill Eck.
Bill is currently enrolling local fire departments to
participate in the scheduled “burn” on July 14th.
With a statewide sign-up process, it is anticipated
that in excess of forty local firefighters will benefit from
the training offered as part of this controlled burn.
The
house at 1525 West Eighth Street in Wyoming (across from
Carverton Auto), is conveniently located in close proximity
to many of the local fire departments participating in the
main event. Special
training sessions are scheduled for June 26th and
July 10th, beginning at 6:30 PM.
Chief
Eck, in discussing the opportunity for the training said,
“Our fire department and other local companies continually
strive to improve our ability to respond to fire events. In
line with this, we are ever so grateful to John Sobeck and First
General Services for their thoughtful
generosity that will afford us this opportunity to improve
our firefighting skills and better serve the residents of
our communities.”
John
Sobeck, in reviewing his donation of the house, insisted
that, “this is an opportunity to give back to the
Community and specifically to the fire departments that we
cooperate with on an almost daily basis, and to improving
the safety of our nearby residents.
All too often we at First General
witness the tragic aftermath of residential fires.
It should be priority #1 that we all work to improve
public safety measures in our local communities.”
The
cooperative efforts of First General Services
and the local fire departments will improve the ability of
the committed fire fighters to safeguarding the welfare of
local residents and their property from fire losses.
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Quote
of the Day...
-
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"We
can't solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we
used when we created them.”
-
Albert
Einstein
New Specialty
Services...
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STEAM CLEANING
NEW! DUCT
CLEANING
NEW! SODA
BLASTING
NEW!
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INVENTORY
About
our Newsletter...
First
General Services of NE
Pa. initiated
the Newsletter in an effort to maintain constant
contact and provide updates on service capabilities to our
colleagues in the restoration and insurance industry.
We are ever mindful of the changing conditions and
needs of the area in which we all work on a daily basis. We believe that in order to maintain and improve our
service, we will benefit from comments/suggestions from our
readers.
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