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Disaster restoration refers to the process of repairing and restoring property damaged by natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes, wildfires, or earthquakes. It typically involves various services such as structural repairs and water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, mold remediation , and content restoration.
DKI (Disaster Kleenup International) is the largest organization in North America that contracts for disaster restoration. [2] In June 2013, its annual revenue was $1.7 billion. [3] The organization began franchising in 1994. [4] The organization operates a network that supports its member companies, [2] which operate as independent contractors ...
The explosion was analyzed in-depth by the Disaster Research Center (DRC), a group formed in 1963 at the Ohio State University to investigate and study large-scale disasters. [ 54 ] [ 72 ] In total, the DRC conducted three visits to the location, including one the day after the explosion had occurred. [ 73 ]
Hendersonville, North Carolina: 82 1986 1986 Cerritos mid-air collision: Accident – aircraft Cerritos, California: 81–85 1887 Great Chatsworth train wreck: Accident – railroad Chatsworth, Illinois: 81 1963 Pan Am Flight 214: Accident – aircraft Elkton, Maryland: Lightning strike 81 1963 1963 Indiana State Fairgrounds Coliseum gas explosion
The derecho over Indiana on June 29. Composite radar image as the storm moved from Indiana to Virginia. The June 2012 Mid-Atlantic and Midwest derecho was one of the deadliest and most destructive fast-moving severe thunderstorm complexes in North American history.
On June 14 a State of Emergency is declared for the counties of Allegan, Eaton, and Mason. In days leading up to the State of Emergency, 8 to 11 inches (280 mm) of rain has fallen and winds have been recorded at 98 miles per hour across the area. Officials in Allegan County are expecting to spend nearly $700,000 to repair collapsed roads.
Map of Indiana State Road 431. The former State Road 431, now simply Keystone Parkway, remains a busy route connecting U.S. Route 31 with Interstate 465 at Exit 33. It passes through the Indianapolis suburb of Carmel, allowing traffic on U.S. 31 north of Carmel a shorter route to I-465 and the east side of Indianapolis. Until the 1990s, the ...
Satellite image of the storm system responsible for the tornado outbreak that occurred on April 25–28, 2024. On April 20, 2024, the National Weather Service's Storm Prediction Center (SPC) first delineated a severe weather risk for April 25–26, highlighting a zone extending from the Central Great Plains northeastward to the Midwestern U.S.