Blog

Parts of Baltimore County under water

Document Recovery, Water and Storm Damage

Several residents of Dundalk in Baltimore County were rescued recently when flood waters trapped them inside their homes. The cause of the flood was not due to bad weather. Rather, it was caused by a break in a 6-foot-wide water main. USA Today reports about 100 homes and several businesses were damaged by the flood waters that were sometimes “chest-deep”. Many roads were also damaged by the high waters. Although many people had to be rescued, no one was injured.

Read

Historic House Burns in Tennessee

Document Recovery, Fire and Smoke Damage

A historic home on Guyler Street in Ringgold, Tenn. caught fire earlier this week. Catoosa fire fighters quickly jumped into action and saved the home from being completely destroyed. Experts guess the fire started in the attic or on the roof, which were being renovated.

Read

Learn the Truth Behind Document Recovery Myths

Document Recovery

How savvy are you about document recovery? For example, did you know that laying documents in the sun to dry can actually cause more damage in the end? Joe Perko, director of field services at Polygon, debunks many of the myths surrounding document restoration in an article for Claims magazine this week.

Read

5 Reasons Why Document Drying And Recovery Should Be Included In Your Disaster Plan

Disaster Preparedness, Document Recovery

Think you don’t need to include document drying and recovery into your disaster plan? Think again. Although this is a topic many aren’t concerned with, not planning document recovery or book drying into an emergency disaster plan may be regrettable.

Read

What if your business documents were damaged?

Document Recovery

Read