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From wildfires on the West Coast, tornados in the Midwest and floods in the South, natural disasters are affecting independent home improvement retailers and their communities nationwide. In order to help your communities prepare for and rebuild after a disaster, consider stocking these products.
Wildfires
The HOME2PRO from First Alert is a rechargeable compliance fire extinguisher ideal for meeting minimum fire extinguisher codes. It’s compact and can fight wood, fabric, paper, flammable liquid and electrical fires.
Phos-Chek Wildfire Home Defense Retardant from RDR Technologies is an environmentally-friendly wildfire home defense that changes the molecular composition of organic materials like grass, wood and vegetation to protect against fires. It comes in a concentrated formula that mixes with water and can cover around 500 square feet of fuel.
Tornados
As people affected by tornados work to clean and rebuild, work gloves like the the Impact Cut Level 5 Goatskin Leather Gloves from Milwaukee Tool are a great option to stock. The gloves offer impact protection and are ANSI Cut Level 5 rated. These gloves come in sizes small up to XXL.
The Blue Poly Tarps from Tarp Supply Inc. come in a variety of sizes and are sold in multipacks up to 40 tarps. The tarps are 4-5 mil thick, waterproof and made of a high-density woven polyethylene.
The ER310 Emergency Crank Weather Radio from Midland Radio can provide valuable information in an emergency, charge USB-compatible devices and be used as a flashlight.
Floods
The Flood Bags from Quick Dams are a quick and easy way to protect homes from incoming fresh water and are available in packs of two up to 150. When inflated with water, the bags grow to 12- x 24- x 3.5-inches in 10 minutes.
The EEAUP250 Multi-Use Pump from Wayne Pumps features a ¼-horsepower motor with a maximum flow rate of 3,100 gallons per hour. It is corrosion-resistant and is built with sealed thermoplastic. Its included iSwitch technology automatically senses water, turning the unit on and off automatically.
