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Martha’s Vineyard school suffers water damage

Water and Storm Damage

West Tisbury School in Martha’s Vineyard has found extensive rot to one of its newer sections of the school due to water damage.

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Hurricane Felicia headed towards Hawai’i

Disaster Preparedness

Hawaii247.org reports that it looks like Felicia could be downgraded to a tropical storm later on today, but the storm should still be monitored. The online periodical offers these tips:

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National emergency contact information

Disaster Preparedness

Many of us have already heard of putting “ICE” in our cell phones, address books, PDA’s, etc. ICE stands for: In Case of Emergency. Next to “ICE”, one is to place the name and phone number of an emergency contact. This is useful for emergency service workers, doctors, civil servants, etc. should they need to call an emergency contact person and one is not able to communicate this information.

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Critical Equipment for Preventing Moisture When School’s Out of Session

Temporary Climate Solutions, Remote Monitoring and Control

After students leave at the end of the school year, facilities managers shift gears to prepare each building in the district for summer. One important task is preventing moisture from building up when humidity is high.

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New Hampshire school damaged by flood

Water and Storm Damage

South Meadow School in Peterborough, New Hampshire recently welcomed a new school-year, but had to work harder than usual to re-open its doors. A couple days before school started, the school suffered major flood damage that came with hard rains that were too much for the school’s drainage system.

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