California Lightning Siege Fires Burn 1.25M Acres
CALIFORNIA—August 28, 2020—Last week, thousands of dry lightning strikes ignited hundreds of wildfires in Northern California in what is being called the lightning siege of...
Hurricane Laura Power Outages Could Last at Least a Month
LOUISIANA—September 1, 2020—Hurricane Laura, Louisiana’s strongest storm since 1856, wreaked havoc across the state, tearing apart homes, knocking out water service, and damaging the state’s...
2020 Survey Reveals Most Americans are Unprepared for Disaster
BIRMINGHAM, Mich.—August 27, 2020—BELFOR Holdings, Inc. (BELFOR)—the world’s largest disaster recovery and property restoration company—conducted a national survey which found that despite the challenges presented by...
Words of Wisdom on the S500
By Dan Mesenburg Recently, I published an article entitled Success on Water Losses. It gave a comprehensive look at using the ANSI/IICRC S500 Standard and...
Double Tropical Storms Aim Toward Louisiana
LOUISIANA—August 24, 2020—Hurricane Marco weakened to a tropical storm early Monday as it churned toward Louisiana, further weakening as it approaches the coast. Tropical Storm...
Cleanfax August-September 2020 Digital Edition Online Now
NORTHBROOK, Ill.—August 21, 2020—Summer is coming to a close, and fall is fast approaching. It’s been a chaotic and challenging year for us all, but...
IICRC Certifies 59 New Firms in July
LAS VEGAS—August 21, 2020—The IICRC welcomed 59 new Certified Firms in July. Certified Firm status provides potential customers a third-party endorsement of a company and its...
ISSA Elects New 2021 Board Members
NORTHBROOK, Ill.—August 21, 2020—ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, is pleased to announce the following individuals have been elected to serve on the 2021 ISSA...
ARMR Develops Biohazard Insurance Resource for Contractors
MIDDLETON, Wis.—August 16, 2020—American Risk Management Resources Network (ARMR), an environmental insurance brokerage firm, recently developed a Biohazard Risk Management Superstore to provide a one-stop...
Survey Shows Importance of Carpet Care for Universities
NEW CASTLE, Penn.—August 16, 2020—In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities face new standards of cleanliness for the 2020-2021 academic year, and...
