BEFORE LONG, WINTER WILL ONCE AGAIN BE UPON US. THE IMPENDING COLD WEATHER BRINGS WITH IT AN ARRAY OF POTENTIAL CALAMITIES. SOME CAN BE PREVENTED BY APPLYING SIMPLE FORESIGHT, WHILE OTHERS MAY BE ALMOST COMPLETELY UNAVOIDABLE. WATER PLAYS AN ELEMENTAL ROLE IN WINTER DISASTERS, OFTEN HELPED ALONG BY FIRE. IN THE CASE OF THESE POTENTIAL DISASTERS, SEVERAL FACTORS CAN INFLUENCE THE TIME, EFFORT AND MONEY NECESSARY TO RECTIFY PROBLEMS. ABOVE ALL, A PROACTIVE APPROACH IS CRITICAL TO TACKLING ANY WATER RELATED INCIDENT IN AN EFFICIENT MANNER.
During the winter, many associations need to take precautions to ensure the safety of residents, guests and vendors. Some of these precautions are rudimentary, such as having salt on hand to prevent a slip and fall during icy conditions. The risk of fires increases as the temperature drops. Due to their unexpected nature, fires can cause tremendous psychological and emotional turmoil. Managers and board members should be aware that residents may turn to fireplaces, space heaters or other “creative” methods of staying warm which can result in fires that not only destroy property, but necessitate large amounts of water being pumped into a building.
Other precautions may be more challenging, such as ensuring that pipes don’t freeze and/or burst. Freezing pipes can lead to a burst pipe that releases massive amounts of water into a home which can cause even more damage than the water needed to extinguish a large fire. Both fires and burst pipes are common occurrences during the coldest parts of winter. Due to their frequency during cold weather, fires and burst pipes can be avoided with some sound prevention planning information campaigns. Association boards would be wise to inform residents annually about the potential dangers and prevention measures that exist.
THESE PREVENTATIVE MEASURES MAY INCLUDE:
one of your residents will have to deal with one of these misfortunes. Therefore, it would be wise to engage in pre- incident planning in advance, which will minimize the time, effort and money necessary to return the affected lives and properties to pre-disaster condition.
Time is the most critical factor in how much damage a property will sustain after water has been introduced in category of water in any specific incident will influence the best way to approach the clean-up and restoration of the affected property. Because almost every significant fire includes a water component that must be addressed, the as well as water driven incidents, such as sewer backups, the methods necessary to guarantee the most efficient the health and safety of all individuals living or working within the affected area.
THERE ARE THREE CATEGORIES OF WATER THAT THE IICRC USES TO DETERMINE THE APPROPRIATE COURSE OF ACTION IN RESTORING A PROPERTY AFFECTED BY LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER.
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