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Emergency Response
Just How Prepared Is Your Business for a Routine Power Outage or Other Emergency?
Emergencies and power outages can strike when you least expect and cost thousands of dollars in downtime and lost business. From generators to bottled water, WESCO has a broad range of products that can help you to weather the storm!
How Much Downtime Can Your Company Afford?
- Power outages due to severe storms can cause major economic losses for any industry. The true costs of an electrical outage depend on the type of industry and duration of the event
- Contingency Planning Research estimates that 72% of U.S. companies have had business operations
interrupted because of power outages
- Some experts estimate that in 2000 alone, electrical service interruptions cost U.S. companies more
than $80 billion
- Figures from the 2003 blackout that crippled the Northeast and parts of the Midwest are still being tallied, but early estimates indicate that the blackout cost the affected region more than $6 billion
Your Source for Disaster Recovery Products
With competitive pricing, quality products, and a knowledgeable and dependable staff, WESCO is your source for disaster recovery products needs.WESCO offers a broad range or disaster recovery products that can help customers get their businesses operational quickly and efficiently.
- Generators
- X-Treme Box™ power distribution centers
- Flashlights and batteries
- First aid kits
- Personal hydration
- Safety glasses and hard hats
- Hazardous cleanup
- Fans
- Caution tape
- Emergency lighting, signals, and alarms
- Circuit breakers
- Fuses
Disaster Relief for Communications Products
The WESCO Communications Support Center provides communications support and disaster relief to those affected by natural disasters and emergencies. Our support center offers the following relief services and products:- Trained communications support specialists
- Products for the repair and rebuilding of damaged networks and phone lines
- A plan to determine, locate, and quote communications materials necessary for rebuilding and repairs
- Experience in outside plant, aerial, and underground products, including copper and fiber optic applications For immediate disaster relief assistance, call WESCO at 877.668.2067 or fax 877.525.1610
