Spring 2018 Tornado Damage

8/27/2018 (Permalink)

Our crews working to clean up the damage left after a tornado.

During the recent spring storms where tornadoes devastated parts of our franchise area of SERVPRO Anniston, Gadsden and Marshall County we were inundated with all kinds of jobs. Over 200 calls came in during a 2 week span that ranged from homes where trees had fallen on roofs to commercial buildings that had flooded. We were in full blown Storm mode.  One call in particular had to be handled with kid gloves was the call we received from a local funeral home. As you can imagine, flooding and storm damage on this type of business has to be handled delicately. Our crew worked around the clock using a generator for a power source because there was no power in the area due to down power lines. Portable lamps were used to light the way so our crew could extract water, do the demo required and set up drying equipment so that the funeral home would be ready for the contractors to come in and do the finish work to make them fully operational again. The owners of the funeral home appreciated the speed and professionalism with which we handled the job. Being reliable and doing our job is why our customers look to us. And handling a special job like this with the extra care and sensitivity is what sets us apart