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HONOLULU – August 20, 2020 – FIRST ONSITE Hawaii has won the General Contractors Association of Hawaii’s prestigious “Build Hawaii” award for Environmental Construction. FIRST ONSITE received recognition for its remediation, restoration and abatement efforts at the 568-unit Marco Polo condominium building following a significant fire. The fire, and the resulting water damage from firefighters…
FT. WORTH, Texas (August 12, 2020) FIRST ONSITE, one of North America’s largest and fastest-growing emergency response planning, property mitigation and reconstruction service providers, has opened an office in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The office will allow FIRST ONSITE to better respond to damage caused by large, small or complex disasters in Puerto Rico and…
THE CHALLENGE Complications Fire officials initially thought residents would be back in their homes in a few days, but the restoration process was a more complicated than originally anticipated. FIRST ONSITE was on site shortly after receiving a call about the fire. When they arrived, the team saw that the electrical room was completely burnt…
THE CHALLENGE Complications Fire officials initially thought residents would be back in their homes in a few days, but the restoration process was more complicated than originally anticipated. FIRST ONSITE was on site shortly after receiving a call about the fire. When they arrived, the team saw that the electrical room was completely burnt and…
THE SITUATION When Hurricane Dorian formed in late August, initial projections had it on a collision course with Florida. As the days progressed, however, the storm path shifted northward, leaving municipalities and businesses up the east coast and into Canada scrambling to plan for Dorian’s potential impact and response. In light of the unpredictable nature…
THE SITUATION When Hurricane Dorian formed in late August, initial projections had it on a collision course with Florida. As the days progressed, however, the storm path shifted northward, leaving municipalities and businesses up the east coast and into Canada scrambling to plan for Dorian’s potential impact and response. In light of the unpredictable nature…
A fire in your home can start in a variety of ways. Many of them are simply accidents, or “flukes,” for which nobody can really prepare. No matter how the fire starts, it is a truly heartbreaking situation to lose your home. When a home is damaged in a fire, it is not just the…
FORT WORTH, Texas – July 2, 2020 – FIRST ONSITE, one of the largest independent emergency response, decontamination, restoration and reconstruction services providers for commercial enterprises in North America, has acquired Rolyn, one of the largest privately-owned, full-service restoration companies in the United States. This acquisition expands FIRST ONSITE’s geographic reach and enhances its service…
After your business experiences water damage from a leaky pipe, rainstorm, or flood, you naturally want to get things back to normal as soon as possible. If you’re dealing with anything other than a large incursion, you understandably may be considering handling the cleanup and drying yourself to save money or time. The problem is…
Getting to “Prepared” in 7 Days If you don’t already have an Emergency Action Plan (EAP) and/or Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) in place, the first thing you want to do is grab a template to document the various preparation steps. This way you will have the key details you need in one place which can…