You Can\u2019t Predict the Weather, but You Can Keep the Power On –<\/p>\n
Los Angeles, CA \u2013 (April 22, 2015) \u2013 On April 9th, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report predicting a low activity storm season this year (50% lower than the 2005-2014 average). \u00a0This could have you breathing a bit easier about your businesses disaster preparedness. \u00a0But don\u2019t ease off just yet, because according to Tropic Storm Risk (TSR), a group of leading forecasters, risk, and insurance agencies, early predictions are always tricky, one small change in wind pattern could compromise the low storm activity outlook for 2015. \u00a0The Atlantic hurricane season officially begins June 1st. Is your business prepared for the unpredictable?<\/p>\n
There are many resources available to help your business plan for the worst. \u00a0FEMA\u2019s Emergency Management Guide for Business and Industry<\/a>\u00a0provides a comprehensive emergency planning guide for businesses of all sizes. \u00a0Also, the US Department of Health & Human Services, Disaster and Emergency Planning Guide<\/a>, provides links to a variety of resources. \u00a0Yet, no matter what plan you reference, they all stress the importance of a backup generator<\/a> (aka emergency, standby).<\/p>\n Colorado State Universities\u2019 Tropical Meteorology Project claims that a number of different scenarios could occur this hurricane season\u2014one of which could result in 4 \u2013 5 major hurricanes, while TSR is predicting up to 13 tropical storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes. \u00a0With these potential scenarios at hand, lengthy power outages become a major concern for affected businesses.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s predictions could go any number of directions, so even if your business has had a long streak of luck, it\u2019s no time to get complacent. \u00a0In the Atlantic basin, hurricane preparation is a vital part of disaster planning for every business\u2014every year. \u00a0IMP\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0expert Sales & Rentals Teams are standing by to assist you with insights and answers to your questions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You Can\u2019t Predict the Weather, but You Can Keep the Power On – Los Angeles, CA \u2013 (April 22, 2015) \u2013 On April 9th, The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) released a report predicting a low activity storm season this year (50% lower than the 2005-2014 average). \u00a0This could have you breathing a bit… Continue Reading<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[4],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":100,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89\/revisions\/100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.impcorporation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}