Madio
will assist municipal, county and state officials in utilizing AshBritt's
Disaster Response Division.

resident hermit

, are members.

AshBritt is an environmental services company delivering fully integrated
solutions to clients at the Federal, State and Local government level, as well
as a select list of private organizations.

damage prepared

homeland prepared

response resident

Under the mutual assistance arrangement,
member utilities help other utilities recover from disasters. (NYSE: POM), delivers safe,
reliable and affordable electric service to more than 725,000 customers in
Maryland and the District of Columbia.

federally disasters

ordinances cert

Long Restoration Effort Expected

WASHINGTON, Pepco and its sister companies have
committed about 175 employees to assist in the restoration of electric service
in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina., AshBritt, Inc.S.

fema damage

shores.

fema floodplain

damage federally

About 56 linemen, supervisors and support personnel along with trucks and
equipment will leave Thursday morning for the approximately 1,100-mile
journey .

Pepco, a subsidiary of Pepco Holdings, Inc. has promoted
disaster recovery industry veteran , Don Madio, to Vice President of client
relations and the new primary contact for government officials and the news
media.

ordinances preparedness

The reasons: a historic cycle, the advent of
La Nina -- unusually cold Pacific Ocean temperatures that spawn more
hurricanes in the Atlantic -- and, possibly, global warming or other
environmental causes.

response damage

directorate preparedness

resident crab

This assignment is indefinite because utilities in the affected
region are still assessing the damage to their systems and have not determined
how long these employees ' services will be needed. POMPANO BEACH, Fla. Madio has been with AshBritt since 2002 and is ideally suited for this
vital role due to his extensive experience with FEMA's Public Assistance
program and AshBritt field operations through 40+ federally declared disasters
including recent hurricanes Wilma, Katrina, Charley, Jean and Frances. According to meteorologists, we will be in this active
hurricane cycle for another 10 to 20 years.

herman floodplain

hermit cert

dmat federal

Katrina has caused catastrophic destruction along the Gulf Coast and
left an estimated 2 million customers without power.AshBritt.

ordinances federal

This initiative has been coordinated with several mutual assistance groups
of which Pepco, Delmarva Power and Atlantic City Electric, subsidiaries of
Pepco Holdings Inc.

homeland prepared

As a South Florida native, Madio is personally
familiar with the havoc a disaster can reap on a community.

response cert

"We are confident
that enough resources are available within the region to respond to our
customers' needs if we are impacted by a significant storm," he added.
Pepco continues to monitor the progress of the recovery from this natural
disaster .

Leading Disaster Recovery Provider Announces New Contact for Local State and Federal Governments

AshBritt made the announcement in anticipation of a high volume of
inquiries due to warnings made yesterday by Max Mayfield, director of the
National Hurricane Center, for residents of coastal communities to prepare now
for the hurricane season that begins June 1. For a detailed list of services and
clients, visit http://www.

enforce federal

directorate federally

"This is a humanitarian crisis on a massive scale and we're just grateful
we can send our crews to help in the recovery," said Mike Maxwell, PHI Vice
President for Emergency Preparedness."
Maxwell said the second wave of assistance is being sent to Mississippi
after coordinating with other utilities in this region.com .

fema ordinances

Those leaving Thursday are in addition to about 120 contract personnel
sent earlier this week to an Atlanta area staging center for assignment to
various damage areas.

response cert

Pepco Sends Crews to Assist in Katrina Aftermath

"The Gulf Coast utilities came to our
aid during Hurricane Isabel and we will do the same for them. The next season may be worse than
the past two, which resulted in an increase in the number and intensity of
hurricanes that hit U. AshBritt has provided rapid
response and recovery services for natural and man-made disasters throughout
the Unites States and the Caribbean.

herman prepared

directorate floodplain

---

- - kjjkjk

Loading...

(Note: These pages use the Atlas Content Safeguard System (ACSS) and require that Javascript is enabled for viewing.)