Steve Slepcevic

President and CEO

Paramount Disaster Recovery, Inc.

www.paramountinc.com
(800) 798-5025

24 Emergency Dispatch
 When Disaster Strikes…
Will YOU Make A Difference?
Preparing Before
Disaster Strikes…
1 Emergency Service Response Team
2 Construction Consulting Team
3 General Construction Service Team
1 Emergency Service Response Team
¾Awareness, Table top, Simulation,
Mock Disaster Drill - All Hazards.
¾Current office space plans –
Safe Evacuation Planning. By Floor
¾Employee Tracking System.
¾Hazmat – All Chemical Clearance.
By Building
1 Emergency Service Response Team
¾Emergency notification systems.
Satellite, Radio, Text, Web.
¾Emergency mitigation plans.
Federal, State, Local, Fire Dept.
¾Alternate site with duplicated systems.
¾Consider disruption of transportation.
1 Emergency Service Response Team
Preparing Your Facilities
Preparing Your Facilities
Preparing Your Facilities
 Emergency Response Vendors

¾24/7- Response Time - Capabilities.

¾Facilities review and access.
¾MSA Contract = Priority Service
Activating The Plan
Beginning the Process

¾ Don’t panic! Assess The Damage, Manage it or…

¾ Emergency response team and Vendor notification.
¾ Control access, set command post, signed waivers.
¾ Videotape, photograph – preserve the evidence.
¾ Public relations single spokesperson.
Qualifying Your Emergency Response Vendor

¾ Emergency Mitigation Plan & Timeline, Unit Pricing,

Monitoring Logs, Video/Photography
Documentation
¾ Structural Engineers, Hygienists and Experts
¾ Licenses, Insurance and Disaster Qualifications
¾ Documentation for Insurance Reimbursement
¾ Barcode System for Content Inventory and Storage
Improper Emergency Service
30 days vs 120 days
Avoid Further Liability
Matter of Life and Death
Deconstruction
Impact
Planning
2 Construction Consulting Team
Preparation Checklist
General Contractors

¾Insurance Preferred.
¾Burden of proof lies on the
property owner or hired
representatives.
¾Hire Only The Best.
Exploratory Forensics

¾ Cosmetic vs Structural.
Exploratory Forensics
Exploratory Forensics
Exploratory Forensics
Smoke Contamination
• Course particles
– Up to 10 (µm) in
diameter (PM10)
• Fine particles
– Smaller than 2.5 µm
diameter (PM2.5)

Hair cross section = ~ 60 µm

Exploratory Forensics
1 Emergency Service Response Team
2 Construction Consulting Team
Reconstruction
Process

3 General Construction Service Team

Contractor Checklist
Steps to take:
¾ Check license qualifications and
references on all companies.
¾ Certificate of insurance and review
vendor’s policies.
¾ Architect and Roofing Consultants.
Awarding The Contract
Final Steps:
¾Property Damage Scope and
Costs of Repair Report.
¾Contract to Include
Percentage Draw Schedule
and Completion Timeline.
¾Lien Releases and Warranty
Paperwork.
 Moving Back in…

Steps to take:
¾ Inspect all systems thoroughly, collect all
releases and guarantees prior to issuing final
payments.
¾ Media reopening, we’re back and better!