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Pennsylvania KidsPeace suffers losses from fire and water damage

Fire and Smoke Damage, Water and Storm Damage

The KidsPeace residential center in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania reported a fire early on Thursday morning. None of the resident youth or staff were injured. Firefighters were on the scene from about 3:00 am to 7:00 pm. It is believed a circuit breaker in the building failed, causing the fire.

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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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