The Lookout Post - Issue 13

ISSUE 13

NOVEMBER 2021 Brought to you by

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Welcome to the November 2021 Edition of The Lookout Post!

We have tons of informative content for all those following the current state of affairs in natural disaster management and emergency response. We aim for the continual distribution of this newsletter to help inform professionals in the industry about the latest happenings and innovations that are transforming how communities prepare and respond to natural disasters.

Check out what’s been coming over the horizon since our last edition!

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WEATHER UPDATE In 2021 (as of October 8), there have been 18 weather/ climate disaster events with losses exceeding $1 billion each to affect the United States. These events included 1 drought event, 2 flooding events, 9 severe storm events, 4 tropical cyclone events, 1 wildfire event, and 1 winter storm event. Overall, these events resulted in the deaths of 538 people and had significant economic effects on the areas impacted. The 1980–2020 annual average is 7.1 events (CPI-adjusted); the annual average for the most recent 5 years (2016–2020) is 16.2 events (CPI-adjusted).

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Meet the Speaker: Josh Sutton Elite Roofing & Restoration Services Josh Sutton has been in the roofing and insurance restoration industry for over 13 years. His niche has been providing turn-key solutions for roofing, and related repairs, on home values in the $1-$5mm range.

He is from the Dallas Fort Worth area, where he lives with his wife Janelle and their son Jett and daughter Jennings.

Be sure to catch Josh’s Seminar, “Roofing Contractor & Storm Repairs”, at the Natural Disaster Expo in Miami on February 7th & 8th.

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MEET THE EXHIBITOR MET ONE INSTRUMENTS Met One Instruments, Inc. designs and manufactures precision particulate measurement devices, meteorological sensors, and integrated systems for customers looking to meet national, local, and industrial standards for emergency response, regulatory compliance, health & safety, quality of life, or other applications.

Instruments, Inc. spotlights air quality monitors and samplers that can withstand and perform optimally in the face of extreme heat and wildfires.

All products listed below are invaluable tools for emergency response situations and are Cloud modem compatible for rapid data transmission.

As one of the most established and experienced instruments manufacturers in the USA, known for high quality, precision monitors and samplers used by governments, research institutes, and industry worldwide, Met One meets and exceeds the high standard required by our clients.

See more companies like Met One at our Natural Disaster Expo in February 2022!

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Our instrumentation is specially engineered for use in the most challenging environmental and weather conditions. For the 2022 Heat & Fire Expo, Met One

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INNOVATIVE TECH OF THE MONTH Weather Risk Mapping LLC Weather Risk Mapping, LLC (WRM) provides a standardized, yet highly customizable, cost-effective method of quantifying weather risk for a wide variety of weather-sensitive businesses and non-commercial enterprises. The method associates historical weather types with weathersensitive business metrics. These metrics (e.g., revenue, expense, profit, and non-monetized metrics) are ideally available from historical records from each business but maybe estimated from known or suspected links to weather. For proprietary reasons, the metrics need not be disclosed, but instead disguised through linear transformation (i.e., standardized) without affecting their weather sensitivity.

weather indices (single or multiple) in a manner analogous to a prism dispersing sunlight into color “types”. The weather risk assessment, which is performed once, produces weather-dependent metric distributions for each weather type, free from basis risk, and amenable to probabilistic estimates of loss or gain dependent on the weather.

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Historical weather types are determined algorithmically by using a selforganizing feature mapping neural network to disperse customized

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MEET THE HEROES

Check out this edition’s highlights for the heroes of The Lookout Post! These proud people and organizations are at the forefront of providing crucial industry advancements for disaster professionals.

Daniel Hill - CEO - BlueStone Supply Starting as an intern in 2006, Daniel has worked his way up to become a partner and CEO of GeoStar Technologies LLC which encompasses BlueStone Supply and Gabion Supply. With the company initially focused on uniaxial geogrids for reinforced slopes and retaining walls, Daniel has led the expansion of the company both in geographical coverage and new product groups over the last several years.

Be sure to catch Daniel’s Seminar, “Gabions and Geosynthetics on the Defense”, at the Natural Disaster Expo in Miami on February 7th & 8th.

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MEET THE HEROES Barry Faske - Florida Green Building Coalition Barry Faske has played an active role in seeking to create a better environment for future generations here in Florida for many years. He has been an active member of FGBC- (the Florida Green Building Coalition) for 10 years, on the Board of Directors since 2016, elected FGBC President for 2019 and again in 2020, and has been instrumental in revitalizing FGBC’s Legislative Committee to work on issues of importance to this organization.

The Florida Legislature has recognized the Florida Green Building Coalition’s (FGBC) “Florida Green” as one of only four Green Certifications allowed for state government and university buildings. FGBC is also the only State-Approved Certification with Florida- specific criteria.

In addition to his work with the FGBC he was elected to the Board of Directors of the Hollywood (FL) Chamber of Commerce, elected to the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee, has chaired Leadership Hollywood’s Environmental Day for the past 8 years, and received the 2019 Leadership Hollywood Award for his dedication to the Community.

Be sure to catch Barry’s Seminar “Flooding (In Florida) - If We Fail to Plan, We Plan to Fail”, at the Natural Disaster Expo in Miami on February 7th & 8th.

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MEET THE HEROES David Brooks - Differing Technologies to Measure Air Quality - Turnkey Instruments Ltd Dave Brooks has been General Manager at Turnkey Instruments UK for over 20 years. He has extensive knowledge of air quality monitoring and the technologies used to measure PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 along with ambient gases.

Dave looks after the manufacturing operations at Turnkey and is also involved in growing overseas markets.

Be sure to catch David’s Seminar “Differing Technologies to Measure Air Quality”, at the Natural Disaster Expo in Miami on February 7th & 8th.

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MEET THE HEROES ZAKA Search & Rescue Founded in 1995 by Yehuda Meshi-Zahav, ZAKA is Israel’s dominant non-governmental rescue and recovery organization, with over 3,000 volunteers deployed around the country, on-call 24/7 to respond to any terror attack, disaster, or accident immediately, professionally, and with the necessary equipment.

See more companies like ZAKA at our Natural Disaster Expo in February 2022!

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