Sarasota County 2007 Hurricane and Flood Preparedness Expo



 
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Expo 2007 Are You Ready?Speaker Presentations 
 
Saturday, March 10 (schedule subject to change)

 3 - 5 p.m.        

  • Welcome! Why it's important to be prepared.
  • "Ask the Experts" 

PAST TOPICS INCLUDED:

  • Threats: wind and water: how they behave, how they destroy.
  • New Building Code: successes and failures, updates after Hurricanes Charley and Katrina.
    • Which building systems failed and which stood up? 
  • Retrofitting: what makes sense, financially and structurally?
  • Mitigation: preventing property damage and the resulting social costs.   
  • Insurance: getting it, keeping it and paying less for it by mitigating.
  • Remodeling: FEMA's 50% rule.
  • Help from our friends:  
  • For Business Owners:  developing a business disaster survival plan can prevent financial ruin and social tragedy.
  • Raffle Drawing
Link to scgov.net

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