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| More than 6,000 educational structures were damaged by fire in 2008, according to industry statistics. Property losses from these fires were estimated at $66,000,000, including damage to critical books, documents, records, and electronic media.
Given the incidence of fires in school and university structures, it is important for administrators to ensure that their emergency preparedness plans include the recovery of damaged documents. Two vital components of the best prepared plans are valuable papers insurance sufficient to cover any losses and the name of and contact information for a reputable document recovery specialist. Speed is essential to recovering books and documents because they are porous and easily absorb moisture and odor. When they are subjected to an environment with elevated humidity and soot particulates in the air, there is a heightened chance of microbial growth, permanent staining, and/or odor. Treatment methods vary for books and other documents. Vacuum freeze-drying generates the best results for books and clay-coated paper documents, which must be vacuum freeze-dried to prevent warping and adhesion. Desiccant drying is best for office files and many other documents. Rapid Refile is distinguished from many of our competitors because we offer both vacuum-freeze drying and desiccant drying to our clients. This enables us to provide the broadest range of services for recovering books, papers, and other documents. Many schools and universities take advantage of the Rapid Refile Rapid Response Program. They share information with Rapid Refile on their documents, such as number and how they are stored, in advance of a loss. Armed with this information, Rapid Refile can quickly formulate and execute a document recovery plan in time-sensitive situations should the need arise. Participants in the program have priority in disaster situations. For immediate assistance or to enroll in Rapid Refile’s no-cost Rapid Response Program, Contact Us. Members of Rapid Refile’s professional team have provided document recovery services to leading schools, school districts, and universities across the United States, including: Columbia University, New York, NY Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ Lehigh Valley Association of Independent Colleges, Allentown, PA DeSales University, Center Valley, PA |
