Why Your Business Needs an Emergency Ready Plan

12/30/2015 (Permalink)

Emergency Ready Profile in the palm of your hands.

An estimated 50% of businesses that close due to a disaster, such as fire and flood never reopen.

SERVPRO of Tuscaloosa has worked with many businesses in the area to ensure they are prepared for any emergency. 

Between 2004 – 2008, 16,360 fires happened in retail stores and other mercantile properties such as grocery stores beauty and barber shops.

Those fires caused $648 million in property damage. Fire damage is worse after normal business hours. Fires that started between 9PM - 5AM caused $75,000 dollars in damage, while fires that started between 5AM - 9AM caused $24,000 dollars in fire damage.

More than 60% of small businesses in the U.S. do not have formal emergency response plans & do not back-up their data off site.

No Plan Means You Are Less Likely to Recover

• 80% of companies that do not recover from a disaster within 1 month are likely to go out of business.
• 75% of companies without a business contingency plan fail within 3 years of a disaster.
• 70% of small business that experience major data loss go out of business within a year.
• 43% of companies that experience catastrophic data loss never reopen.
• 51% of companies with data loss closed within 2 years.
• 80% of companies that do not recover from a disaster within 1 month are likely to go out of business.
• 75% of companies without a business contingency plan fail within 3 years of a disaster.

Tips for Creating a Successful Emergency Ready Plan

1. Let the professionals help you. Work with an emergency restoration company for assistance in creating your emergency ready profile.
2. Identify and label utility shut-off locations.
3. Identify local utility contact information.
4. Identify local emergency contact information such as fire, police, and hospital contacts.
5. Establish main internal contacts for purposes of employee safety and emergency work authorization.

The SERVPRO® Ready Plan is a tool for property managers and owners, both residential and commercial. It allows for the creation of an Emergency Ready Profile. Please contact SERVPRO of Tuscaloosa today to setup your FREE Emergency Ready Profile 205.339.5022.

As a trusted leader in the restoration industry, SERVPRO of Tuscaloosa has highly trained technicians that are dedicated to responding faster to any size disaster. We provide 24-hour emergency service and have the training and expertise to handle your restoration and cleaning needs. "Like it never happened," contact us for more information.