Hurricanes Helene and Milton Demonstrate How Each Storm is Different
Fri, Nov 01, 2024
Mike Silvers, CPRC, Owner, Silvers Systems Inc. and FRSA Technical Director
Dealing with hurricanes is a fact of life for Floridians. Our attention turns to weather reports starting as early as June and with increasing frequency into September (hist... Read More
Power and Generators Checklist
Mon, Jul 22, 2024
Nearly 70 percent of businesses will lose power sometime in the next 12 months. Know the steps to take before and during an outage so you can resume critical operations as quickly as possible.
The following checklist highlights some of the steps tha... Read More
Protecting Your Job Sites During Hurricane Season
Mon, Nov 27, 2023
Trent Cotney, Partner, Adams and Reese LLP
In August, Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida and caused serious damage to parts of the Gulf Coast. Although its wrath could have been worse, it serves as a reminder that hurricane season is still in... Read More
Hurricanes and Storms are Increasing
Wed, Jun 14, 2023
Robin Anderson, Technical and Strategy Development Manager, Westlake Royal Roofing SolutionsAs the Earth continues to warm, the effects of climate change become an increasing threat to homeowners in Florida. Among the concerns are hurricane... Read More
If You're Not Concerned, You May Not Be Paying Attention - October 2022
Fri, Oct 14, 2022
It seems lately that I cannot escape the obvious subject for this column – insurance. As much as I would like to cover something like a new roof installation method, the property insurance issue and the interaction with the roofing industry, as well ... Read More
Hurricane Hunters
Wed, Jun 28, 2017
Lisa Pate, FRSA Executive Director
In mid-May, the Hurricane Hunters were in Orlando for a four-hour expo at the Executive Airport. I wanted to know more about the operations side of how hurricanes are monitored, what type of data is gathered and wh... Read More