05/14/2018
From the Praetor's Office
Is it statistically feasible to calculate the level of resources needed to address a catastrophic flooding incident? Well, that’s the million dollar question; at Praetorian Disaster Supply our sole purpose is to prepare, and respond to the threat of a flood against life, or damage to homes or business. We resolve to get you as close to readiness as possible.
The most important aspects of your focus is to establish a cost benefit analysis; Simply stated, determine the point costs of preparedness begin to outweigh the probable costs of the response; does it cost you more to prepare for an incident or respond to the consequences on taking no action, the answer is almost never the latter.
The term “catastrophic flooding” is generally used to describe the occurrence of exceptional or rare high magnitude floods, unfortunately “rare” is becoming common.
According to the U.S. National Weather Service a general rule-of-thumb for flood forecasting in urban areas is that it takes at least 1 inch (25 mm) of rainfall in an hour's time to start significant ponding of water. The weather service routinely issues Flash Flood Guidance and Headwater Guidance, which indicate the general amount of rainfall that would need to fall in a short period of time in order to cause flash flooding or flooding.
The Private sector shouldn’t wait for government intervention, they should be proactive and provide a framework to address the potentiality or probability of a threat of a devastating flooding incident. The private sector should establish a plan and implement effective measures to protect their business and employees during times of emergencies. In your plan you should determine the resources needed to defend against a flooding incident, an also determine the projected benefit received.
In a recent real world example a local firm had fallen victim to numerous catastrophic flooding incident over the last 30 years; during Hurricane lke they suffered 5 feet of water in their main office management building, the damage cost them months downtime, hundreds of thousands of dollars in repair bills, and lost revenue; their comprehensive lost can easily be calculated in the millions. Although this was catastrophic damage and couldn’t be totally avoided, much of it could have been mitigated and their downtime greatly diminished, they lacked a plan and resources to implement their plan.
Praetorian Disaster Supply provides aqueous solutions to address the effects of flooding on critical infrastructure; we offer a variety of measures that mitigate damage, expedite recovery, and strengthen resiliency.
We are confident that we can protect your facility and sustain your continuity of operations in the event of serious flooding. With the proper resources on-hand, and planning, the effects of flooding can be greatly mitigated and an orderly response achieved. Your operation will withstand a flooding event and rapidly recover.
Establish a Plan
Hold resources and equipment in readiness
Decide at what point your plan will be implemented
Execute your readiness plan
Call; NOW, ask to speak to Reginore, he can conduct a comprehensive analysis of your business or residence and propose a reasonable, effective solution. Act NOW flood season starts on June 1, 2018.
