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Hurricane Response Time
An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: How long does it take first responders to arrive at my property after a hurricane? Jeff Chester: Well one of the nice things about hurricanes, if there are any, is that you get plenty of...
ACT Response Time
ACT Response Time An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: How long does it take first responders to arrive at my property after a disaster with no forewarning? Jeff Chester: Well with our network of 350 first responders, we are...
Creating a Disaster Plan
Creating a Disaster Plan An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: How do I put together a disaster plan in advance? Jeff Chester: Well that’s a great question. One of the things that I’ve done is realize that I’ve got my areas of...
Hurricane Building Damage
Hurricane Building Damage An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: What can I expect to happen to my business during a hurricane? Jeff Chester: Well if you think about what is happening during a hurricane, you have...
Disaster Preparation
Disaster Preperation An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: How can I prepare myself for any type of disaster? Jeff Chester: That is a great question and that is the way a risk manager or an operations manager needs to be...
What gets overlooked
What gets overlooked An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: What often gets overlooked before a hurricane? Jeff Chester: Looking into your insurance policy is vital. We’ve had clients that were hit by major hurricanes that...
Why ACT
Why ACT? An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: Why ACT? Jeff Chester: I would just say that at ACT we consider it a privilege to serve people. I mean yes, we’re a for profit company, but it’s very rewarding to us to come into...
Why prepare early?
Why prepare early? An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: Why should I prepare for a disaster ahead of time? Jeff Chester: Well, you know if you don’t prepare for a disaster you have a disaster before the disaster strikes. Risk...
Who to Trust
Who to Trust An interview excerpt with Jeff Chester, Vice President Interviewer: Who do you trust when a disaster happens? Jeff Chester: Well I always say that the worst time to exchange business cards is in the middle of a disaster. You have a lot of...
How ACT prepares
How ACT prepares An interview excerpt with Joe Rothwell, CEO Interviewer: How do restoration companies prepare for hurricane season? Joe: Well for one, our operations team make's sure that all of our equipment is properly working and all our vehicles are...