Day 2 of Hurricane Prep Week is about having an emergency kit ready at work, in your car, and at home. This could include a backpack, water, non-perishable food, a blanket, etc. The best place to store the kit is somewhere that you will go to take shelter. To learn more about what to put in your kit visit https://www.weather.gov/owlie/emergencysupplieskit

Create an emergency ready plan for your family that includes emergency meeting places in your home, neighborhood and outside your neighborhood. Make copies of your Plan for each member of the household to carry in his or her wallet, backpack or purse. You should also post a copy in a central place at home. Make one at https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/family-emergency-communication-plan.pdf

As you can see in this photo, a property had flooded due to a recent storm event. SERVPRO of Pewaukee and Sussex set up a drying chamber around the wood paneling and the drywall that was behind it.  When you need to isolate a certain area for drying treatment, then this is where drying chambers come into play. They allow you to manipulate the humidity, airflow, and temperature. The affected area becomes limited to external, environmental factors due to the polyethylene barrier that surrounds it. 

Did you know that when a particular area in the United States has been overcome by a storm event, such as a hurricane, that SERVPRO will assemble Storm Teams to respond to that area for help? We want to make sure that community has as much help as needed to ensure they get back to normal.

Having a water damage due to a storm event can be overwhelming. That's why we are here to help! We will get your property back to normal and also work with your insurance company! Let us help you. 

This flooding was due to a storm event lasting two days in the Waukesha County Area in Wisconsin. In events such as this, a sump pump can fail to keep up. Make sure to maintain your sump pump and check its parts often.

If you have flooding in your basement in the Waukesha County area, call SERVPRO of Pewaukee & Sussex at 262.696.6336.

This basement flooded in Waterford, Wi was the result of a derecho that hit the SE Wisconsin area. The flooding at this house was so severe that it began to come up into the stairs leading into the upper portion of the house. It was around six to seven feet deep. Our crew used a 2 inch trash pump to extract all the water so that drying could be done. 

If your basement floods and you need assistance, call SERVPRO of Pewaukee & Sussex. 

262.696.6336.

A finished basement had flooded in Sussex, Wisconsin due to a storm. Weighted extraction was used. You can see by using this extraction method that the extraction of the water is highly successful. Extraction is a critical step to removing moisture from a structure. The more excess water that restorers remove with extraction equipment, the less time they will spend to evaporate and dehumidify the remaining moisture with drying equipment. 

-How will I receive emergency alerts?
-What's my shelter plan?
-What's my evacuation route?
-What's my family communication plan?

For more information visit ready.gov/plan

Sorm damage can cause a wide array of damages to your home and property. If flooding doesn't get you, then trees being uprooted and falling on a house can sometimes result in a water damage. If this happens to you, call SERVPRO of Pewaukee and Sussex at 262.696.6336. We specialize in Storm Events and are ready to help you with your water damage!