Emergency Water Extraction in the United States

So mobilization stays on track, we work a fixed triage order rather than improvising it. For an always-ready response, hazards and people come first, then source control, then the lowest level of the building.

For an always-ready response, only if the source is isolated. So mobilization stays on track, if a valve can be closed, we walk you through it on the call and then extract behind it.

For an always-ready response, yes, and that is when a lot of it happens. Because we answer at any hour, we bring temporary lighting, and if the building has no usable power, a portable generator is positioned outside the building because of carbon monoxide.

Because we answer at any hour, because they solve different problems and neither one waits well. So mobilization stays on track, pumps move volume and extractors pull water out of materials.

With a crew geared up, to an approved sanitary discharge point, which is in many cases a floor drain, a cleanout or a toilet line inside the building.

Because we answer at any hour, ordinarily yes, because an inch across 1,000 square feet is still roughly 620 gallons. Because we answer at any hour, depth is not the only measure that counts, and shallow water spread across carpet and padding can be harder to remove than a deep puddle on tile.

With a crew geared up, more than most people expect. With a crew geared up, in the first hours, water is still liquid and can be vacuumed out, which is fast and cheap.