Media Releases

September 8, 2011

Red Guide to Recovery Now Available as e-Book on iTunes and Barnes & Noble

Comprehensive Handbook for Disaster Survivors Made More Accessible

San Diego, CA—September 8, 2011— With September decreed “National Preparedness Month” by FEMA, the current wildfire devastation taking place in the state of Texas, and recent hurricane and flooding troubles on the east coast, there could hardly be a better time for Sean Scott, author of the Award-Winning, “The Red Guide to Recovery – Resource Handbook for Disaster Survivors,” to announce today that the comprehensive handbook for disaster survivors has now become available in e-book format through Barnes & Noble and iTunes.

The launch of the Guide as an e-book follows on the heels of a corresponding Red Guide to Recovery disaster recovery mobile app designed to help anyone who has or potentially could go through a catastrophic event.

The Red Guide to Recovery covers everything – from raising awareness of disaster scams, safety issues, displacement and relocation, hazardous material concerns, smoke and water damage, handling of personal property inventories, dealing with contractors, interacting with insurance adjusters, finding or contacting loved ones, and much more.  The Guide is specifically designed to assist disaster survivors by making available a single source of pertinent user-friendly recovery information that expedites the recovery and rebuilding process.

The e-book edition was created so that people who need disaster recovery information can access it immediately by simply downloading the Guide onto a wide range of mobile and/or electronic devices.  In situations where a hard copy is not available, people who have an iPhone, iPad, iTouch, Android, Nook, Blackberry, PC, or other types of electronic tablets or smart devices will be able to get the information they need in minutes.

“We feel we have developed the ultimate disaster preparedness tool,” said Scott. “Too often, in an actual disaster, crucial mistakes are made by survivors that can have serious long term effects.  As a preparedness tool, The Red Guide to Recovery gives the reader insight into what the recovery process entails, which makes them far more prepared in the event a disaster should strike.  Whether the disaster is a major event like a hurricane, earthquake, or wildfire or a smaller event like a pipe burst that floods your home or a kitchen fire, those who understand the recovery process not only reduce personal stress and enhance their ability to undertake their own recovery, but can also shape the future of their communities by their resilience to an event.”

The project compiles Scott’s 30-plus years of construction and hands-on disaster restoration experience coupled with exhaustive research on resources and information from relief organizations and government agencies such as the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, FEMA, the SBA, and numerous public safety and post-disaster professionals.  Endorsed by the San Diego/Imperial Counties Chapter of the American Red Cross, and numerous regional Fire Departments, the original, award-winning printed version of The Red Guide is also available as a bulk-order item to municipalities, fire & police departments, emergency management agencies, and even companies proactively concerned with maintaining business continuity.

For more information on The Red Guide to Recovery, visit The Red Guide’s interactive, constantly updated website, at www.TheRedGuideToRecovery.com

June 14, 2011

Red Guide to Recovery Launches Mobile App for Disaster Survivors

San Diego, CA—June 14, 2011— In the wake of all the recent natural disasters, ranging from tornados and floods to wildfires and earthquakes, Sean Scott, the author of The Red Guide to Recovery – Resource Handbook for Disaster Survivors, today announced the launch of a unique disaster recovery mobile app designed to help anyone who has or potentially could go through a catastrophic event.

Now available at the Apple App Store, The Red Guide to Recovery is the first comprehensive post disaster recovery app designed for the iPhone or iPad.  Filled with at-your-fingertips information, the app enables people to be prepared in the event of an emergency and to have easy hand-held access to a full spectrum of recovery-related resources after a disaster.

“In the aftermath of a disaster, most people feel overwhelmed as to what steps to take next,” said Scott. “Too often, crucial mistakes are made that can have serious long term effects.   The Red Guide to Recovery gives disaster survivors the tools they need and raises awareness of disaster scams, safety issues, hazardous material concerns, handling of personal property inventories, dealing with contractors, interacting with insurance adjusters, and so much more.  The Red Guide to Recovery was created to assist disaster survivors by making available a single source of pertinent user-friendly recovery information that expedites the recovery and rebuilding process.”

The app, like the book it was inspired by, compiles Scott’s 30-plus years of construction and disaster restoration experience coupled with exhaustive research on resources and information from relief organizations and Government agencies such as the American Red Cross, the Salvation Army, FEMA, the SBA, and numerous public safety and post-disaster professionals.

Endorsed by the San Diego County Office of Emergency Services, the American Red Cross, and the San Diego County Fire Chiefs’ Association, the original, award-winning printed version of The Red Guide is now available as a bulk-order item to municipalities, fire departments, emergency management agencies, and even companies proactively concerned with maintaining business continuity.

“Creating this app has truly been a labor of love,” added Scott.  “It is extremely rewarding to be able to arm people with such a potent recovery tool and assist the first responders.  Thanks to mobile technology, the book that has helped so many is now available in seconds to anyone, anywhere who needs it.  Our goal now is to work with local, state, and Federal government agencies to obtain funding and/or partner with corporate sponsors who may be willing to purchase quantities of the guide on behalf of their communities”

Scott added that beyond helping people and providing first responders with valuable information, he hopes that forward–thinking businesses will adopt the Guide and app – not just as a preventive measure, but also to aid their employees at home while protecting the continuity and resiliency of their workforce.

For more information on The Red Guide to Recovery, visit The Red Guide’s interactive, constantly updated website, at www.TheRedGuideToRecovery.com

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