Merry Christmas from West Virginia
While snow blanketed much of the Mid-Atlantic, ice was the culprit in major power outages in West Virginia. Recovery Logistics established a base camp in Charleston WV to help maintain the cell network during the widespread power outages. “Working over the holidays can be challenging, especially in the conditions, but we specialize in working through and overcoming challenges,” said Brandon Poythress, Incident Commander of the deployment that has kept dozens of hard-working specialists busy over the past week.
Disaster Relief Expo
Recovery Logistics is proud to be an exhibitor at this year’s Disaster Relief Expo. The Disaster Relief Expo is being held in conjunction with the International Lineman’s Rodeo & Expo World Championship.
The expo is being held in Overland Park, Kansas on October 15th and 16th (2009).
Does your utility have an emergency readiness contingency plan in place for catastrophic natural disasters or severe stoms that hit your utilities region? Are you interested in seeing how the logistics of a turn-key base camp operation are set up to work during an emergency situation where utilities have to provide accommodations for their crews and mutual assistance help? If so, then the new Disaster Relief Exposition is something you won’t want to miss. The Disaster Relief Expo will be held in conjunction with the International Lineman’s Rodeo & Exposition event on October 14-16, 2009.
This outdoor expo will offer you the chance to visit with some of the top vendors that supply emergency service staging and logistics to utilites and other organizations. Come experience the opportunity to exchange ideas and let the vendors demonstrate their companies products and services to you. Vendors at the expo will feature services such as catering, sleeping quarters, laundry facilities, showering facilities, generation and much more. The show is set to begin on Thursday, October 15th from noon to 5:00 p.m. and continue on Friday, October 16th from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Above excerpt taken from demo expo flier.)
For more information, please visit the expo website.
We’re Ready!
June 9, 2009. Sanford, NC
“Readiness is our motto [and] that’s why we are here today!” Brandon Poythress, Senior Incident Commander, said today in opening remarks to the 350+ contractors who attended today’s all-day training in the scorching Sanford sun. Emergency response team members from as far away as Indiana came to today’s training in Sanford to ensure that when called upon, they will perform their roles seamlessly.
The training sessions covered the myriad of roles necessary to provide for clients during disaster recovery. “We covered everything from electrical team and fuel management training to data processing ,security and running the mobile kitchen” Poythress said.
For more information on this event or about Recovery Logistics, please send an email with your contact information and will get back to you as soon as possible .
RLI in the News
NEW ORLEANS — A local disaster-recovery company deployed to Louisiana on Saturday afternoon as Hurricane Gustav remained a category 4 storm.
Read the full story at WRAL.com
How do the Winter 2008/2009 Outages Compare with Recent Years?
It seems like each week this winter, we’re provided a new storm somewhere across the fruited plains. Power outages have been a common result of these intense storms.
So far this winter, Recovery Logistics has had a primary role in response to three storms so far this winter:
- Louisville, KY and surrounding areas.
- Evansville, IN and surrounding areas.
- Charlotte, NC and Upstate South Carolina.
So how do this year’s power outages compare with recent winters? Accuweather staffer, Jesse Ferrell tackles that question at his “Weather Matrix Blog”.
Below is a graph that summarizes his findings.
Power Outages in Recent Winters
Read the full article here.
Recapping Hurricane Season ‘08
Yesterday (Sunday, 11/30) marked the end of the ‘08 hurricane season. While the season proved inactive for the east coast, the Gulf States and Caribbean took a pounding. Recovery Logistics was actively involved in business continuity and restoration for hurricanes Dolly, Gustav, Hanna and Ike. Additionally, RLI moved into position to help respond to hurricanes Fay and Edouard.
Hurricane Season 2008
NOAA provides a good recap of the full ‘08 season here.
A Continued Investment
While many corporations are focusing on tightening the belts and preparing for economic uncertainty, Recovery Logistics continues to reinvest profits in equipment and technology. In an effort to provide even higher efficiency to their clients, RLI has invested in new equipment and is working with partner firms to develop a mobile command tracking system.
Any Mission. Any Time. Any Place.
Recovery Logistics, Inc. is a national leader in business continuity, specializing in hurricanes, winter storms, floods and labor strikes.
Founded by the union of specialized entities during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, RLI brings together a highly diverse team of national leaders in the fields of telecommunications, transportation, bulk food services, construction and finance.
Immediate mobilization. The diversity of RLI’s background and their whatever it takes attitude has given them the ability to not only boast - “Any Mission, Any Time, Any Place” - but also the ability to carry it out.
Leading services include:
* Power restoration via a fleet of Portable Generators
* Fuel Resources - when normal fuel sources are unavailable
* Telecommunication restoration (Tower/L&A, E911)
* Base camps - including fencing, shelters, catering, restrooms, bulk water supply, ice, laundry and security
* Transportation Services
* Access to critical supplies
* Peacetime staging and recovery equipment maintenance