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Polygon completed an office fire project for the Town of Ashland, New York after a fire devastated the building on January 10, 2010. The electrical fire started in a supervisor’s office and spread through the rest of the building. The offices were located in a relatively new steel, stand-alone structure.

In an effort to provide services to individuals with limited access to a computer, radio and/or television, FEMA now offers a mobile website to smart-phone users. The site, m.fema.gov, is simple, straightforward and easy to use. FEMA administrator Craig Fugate states, “Smart phones are becoming more prevalent, affordable, reliable and more viable to locate and obtain information and assistance. The service will provide yet another avenue for the sharing of important information that is so critical to ensuring the public is prepared for emergencies.”

One of the worst nightmares of a file clerk in a hospital or even a small-town doctor is finding patient records and other medical documents damaged by water, humidity, mold or a fire. When medical documents are damaged, they will only get worse with time. To help those in the medical field solve this dilemma, Polygon provided instructions on what to do to recover critical medical documents in Facility Care magazine.

Memorial Day weekend signals the official start of summer, one of the most popular times to fire-up the grill to make backyard cuisines. However, the beginning of summer also signals the beginning of wildfire season. Help keep your home and neighborhood safe by keeping the following tips from the HPBA (Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Association) and the Propane Education & Research Council in mind.

City Hall in the City of New Rochelle, NY experienced the devastation a burst pipe can bring when this very event happened during the 2010 Easter weekend. According to “Sound Shore,” city government workers tried to do the clean up on their own for a few weeks before realizing professional help was the only way to salvage their building and restore damaged, wet documents that belonged to the Development and Parks & Recreation Departments. The City of New Rochelle called in Rapid Refile help save essential documents.