As Texas and Louisiana deal with the fallout from Hurricane Harvey, we’re receiving a lot of calls here at Portable Restroom Trailers from companies and governments in search of disaster relief services. Many of the calls are from existing clients, asking us for referrals to companies that can provide specialized units to assist with various aspects of disaster relief. And some of those clients have been surprised to learn about all the different disaster relief resources they can order direct from us here at Portable Restroom Trailers.
As is the case with any disaster relief effort, time is a critical element for those involved in rescue and relief work in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. Every passing second could result in lost property, and lost life. At this important time, we’re doing everything we can to get the word out about the resources we have available to assist first responders and corporate relief efforts as the waters continue to rise in southeast Texas.
If you’re in need of portable restroom trailers or any other mobile resources to assist with your response to Hurricane Harvey, please give us a call today and let us know what resources would help you the most. Chances are, we can help. And if we can’t help, we’ll tap into our strong referral network to find the specific units you need. Here is a brief overview of the top five resources we can ship out on short notice to help with disaster relief efforts:
#5 Portable Restroom Trailers for Disaster Relief
In the wake of a natural disaster, the basic civil infrastructure is often temporarily disrupted, resulting in a lack of critical services like plumbing and electricity. This lapse in services overlaps with a massive influx of first responders and displaced victims. Availability of sanitary restroom services can become a very serious problem when stagnant flood waters accumulate solid and liquid waste from people are trapped in the disaster area.
Our portable restroom trailers can be a silver bullet to instantly resolve this aspect of disaster relief, providing dependable plumbing and sanitary conditions – anywhere you need them. Most of our portable restroom trailers can be easily relocated by any standard towing vehicle, and setup is surprisingly fast and simple.
#4 Portable Shower Trailers for First Responders
As of Monday, the entire Texas National Guard has been deployed to the flooded areas in and around metropolitan Houston. That means 12,000 first responders living in temporary housing. When you factor in the Coast Guard, the municipal first responders, and the federal agencies who are operating onsite – there are tens of thousands of first responders helping to mitigate the damage from Hurricane Harvey.
Our portable shower trailers allow first responders to get clean and sanitize their bodies and equipment in between shifts, when rest and relaxation are critical to the success of the response effort. We have trailers that provide ten comfortable and private shower stalls, with fresh water tanks large enough to support 1,400 individual showers.
#3 Portable Laundry Trailers for Emergency Response
When first responders are wading through contaminated flood waters all day long, their clothing and equipment are filthy by the end of the day. Portable laundry trailers allow teams to refresh their gear in between shifts – helping to guard against infection and discomfort.
Our largest laundry trailers include 10 stackable washer/dryer combination units, complete with folding tables and oversized utility sinks. With great mobility, simple setup, and a small footprint – you can bring a portable laundry room straight onsite to your base of operations.
#2 Environmental Decontamination Trailers for First Responders
Flood waters are notoriously dangerous, often harboring infectious organisms and germs including typhoid, tetanus, E. coli, and Shigella. These pathogens pose a serious threat to victims and first responders alike – as they can cause vomiting, diarrhea, and fever – compounding the effects of dehydration and stress. Other contaminants can include agricultural and industrial chemicals, depending on the location of the disaster.
First responders have been trained about the importance of keeping victims out of flood water. However, in performing this task, many first responders end up in direct contact with flood water for days on end. Environmental decontamination trailers provide an orderly and efficient way for first responders to clean their bodies and equipment at the end of a shift – ensuring that they don’t carry harmful toxins back to their sleeping quarters.
#1 Mass Casualty Trailers for Disaster Relief
Mass casualty trailers are specifically designed to provide critical services during large-scale disaster relief operations. These trailers greatly improve efficiency and response times for crews working to triage and process displaced victims. Mass casualty trailers offer a fast and orderly way to decontaminate victims before being released to shelter or hospital.
We continually hope that this part of our inventory never needs to be deployed. We take great pride, however, in being able to facilitate the fast and efficient removal of victims from the site of any natural disaster. It is a discomforting service to think about, but one that we are exceptionally proud to provide, each and every time it is needed.
If you are involved in a government or corporate response to Hurricane Harvey, and any of these disaster relief services would help your team to operate more efficiently, effectively, or safely – please contact Portable Restroom Trailers now to arrange delivery. Or call us at: 1-877-600-8645 We’re standing by to help.
