Real-Life Lessons Learned from Hurricane Michael, Others [telecom]

Recalling the experiences of businesses that have gone through recovery could help you prepare for any of your own disasters.

By Tim Proctor

Being a Florida boy, I've been through many hurricanes over the years

-- the last 54 years, to be exact. The worst of these has included Hurricane Andrew (Category 5, Miami, August 1992) and Hurricane Ivan (Category 3, Pensacola, September 2004). In fact, Hurricane Ivan was part of a four-hurricane flurry in our area during a 15-month period in 2004-2005.

In my 31 years in telecom, I've had clients dealing with storms, too. It seems that almost every year, I have clients in Florida or along the Gulf Coast that must deal with storms. Today, I wanted to take you through my clients' experiences with hurricanes so that you can learn from them and possibly help your organization become better prepared for any disasters that cross your path.

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Historical notes:

The Bell System responds to hurricane Diane in 1955

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Bell/Western Electric ad about hurricane prep

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(preceding pages photo essay on storm damage)

1955 Telephone men and supplies were on their way before the winds stopped
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1951 fighting a costly flood
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