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When Seconds Count: Emergency Management Lessons from the Impact Plastics Flood

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When Seconds Count: Emergency Management Lessons from the Impact Plastics Flood

October 25, 2025 Posted by in Location-Based Alerts, Business Continuity, Crisis Communications, Mass Notification, Internal Communications, Resident, Tenant & Vendor Communications tagged emergency alerts, natural disasters, emergency management

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The day the water rose On September 27, 2024, Hurricane Helene brought flash flooding to Erwin, Tennessee. At 10:39 a.m., Impact Plastics lost power as water began pooling outside. By 10:51 a.m., supervisors told workers they could leave if they felt unsafe, but it wasn’t issued as a clear evacuation order. Within the next hour, conditions changed fast. By around …

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When the Alarm Rings and No One Answers: Tenant Communications in Emergencies

December 4, 2025 Posted by in Location-Based Alerts, Business Continuity, Crisis Communications, Mass Notification, Resident, Tenant & Vendor Communications tagged resident safety, emergency alerts, tenant communications systems

Fire drill in a smoke trailer

Most property management teams feel confident about their hardware. The panels are inspected, alarms are tested, and monitoring contracts are in place. What is less clear is this. When something goes wrong at 2 a.m., how do residents actually know what to do, and how do you know who is still at risk? That gap is why many operators are …

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