Storm Update: Hurricane Irene & ASSIST-U.S.

Greetings!

August 27, 2011

As Hurricane IRENE makes its way up the East Coast after having made landfall earlier this morning near Cape Lookout, NC, ASSIST-U.S.® resources are positioned to help with post-Irene damage assessment and recover operations.

Please read on to learn how to secure these services in a timely manner, when they can be most effective.

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Hurricane Irene's Storm Path, August 27th, 2011

Preparing for Hurricane Irene's impact along the East Coast

ASSIST-U.S.® has positioned an aircraft at the Raleigh/Durham International Airport, 50 minutes from Cape Hatteras, to provide aerial surveillance in support
of emergency response teams in the aftermath of this devastating storm.

The aircraft is staged west of this morning's landfall so that we can be on scene as soon as the storm has passed and it is safe to fly.

We are presently available to help your disaster response and recovery teams with on-scene damage assessment, providing full motion video, in real time, to responders in the field. As the storm moves north, our flight team will follow the path of the damage and be ready to supply imagery to utillities, the insurance industry, corporations, and government agencies.

We know that when you deploy these teams in a storm's aftermath, performing post-storm damage assessment and triage are among the most difficult, dangerous and labor-intensive aspects of dealing with storms of this magnitude. Aerial imagery can help to ensure the safety of your personnel.

This video, "Natural Disaster Response," provides an example of what our services can offer you, showing before and after views of the recent Springfield, MA, tornado damage area and the Vermont spring floods.

ASSIST-U.S. Natural Disaster Response

View other examples of our post-storm damage assessment footage on our YouTube Channel (see link below) and our website, www-assist-us.com.

Contact us now to begin your Hurricane Irene mission planning process

Please contact the following individuals in the field:

David Trahan, 603-738-4310 (m)
Bruce Seibert, 978-790-3540 (m)

While our flight crews are deployed, Carolyn Abbott, Director of Marketing Communications, is our emergency communications manager. If you are unable to reach either of us, please contact her at:

Carolyn Abbott: 978-621-9427 (m) or 978-874-2408 (land)/

Carolyn will make the necessary arrangements to get you into our mission queue.

Sincerely,

David J. Trahan, Director of Sales & Marketing

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