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Smart Home Alabama
PO Box 9098
Mobile Ala 36691
(251) 401-6000
(251) 666-4068 (Fax)
info@smarthomealabama.org
Catastrophic events in nature occur out of our control. What we live with is their aftermath. We live
with physical destruction, physical loss, personal loss, collapse of the community's economic engine; and,
we live with the paralyzing weight of personal trauma. Physical destruction and physical loss can be mitigated;
and, in some cases completely avoided. Personal loss is largely within our control. A community economy need not
collapse if the community remains intact. Personal trauma can be managed with training.
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Smart Home Alabama - Helping Communities Build Safer, Smarter and Stronger
 The seed of Smart Home Alabama was the desire to alleviate the suffering that resulted from the collapse of the residential insurance market on the Gulf Coast following Ivan and Katrina. As that seed began to grow, Smart Home became acutely aware of the bigger picture and the fact that the means to create stronger more resilient communities exists but awareness of them does not. You cannot effectively act if you do not know what to do. The Smart Home means are education, facilitation, collaboration and partnership. Education is aimed at providing all community participants from both the private and public sectors with knowledge impacting catastrophe mitigation and avoidance. Through facilitation Smart Home will provide a forum for all stakeholders to meet, share and be heard. Collaboration means bringing diverse groups together to work on community projects. Partnerships are how the limited resources of individual groups are combined for maximum impact.  Every member of every segment of the community must be an active participant in community recovery and community readiness. Getting ready will, in large part, affect the recovery. This website will be a major conduit for information related to Smart Home for major activities. Please visit often to stay abreast of developments in your community. Smart Home belongs to the communities in which it operates. As the website matures we will seek to include more and more community specific items of interest. Like us on facebook and become our friend!  http://www.facebook.com/SmartHomeAlabama
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Governor Riley has named a panel of people to help improve the Insurance Market for the citizens of Alabama. To read the article, click here: Governor_Insurance_Reforms |
When people come to Smart Home, one of the biggest questions people want an answer to is: Why should I fortify my home? This guide made by IBHS and Fortified Homes goes over what you can do to your home, and why you should invest for the long run. Many different natural disasters occur, but there are ways to prevent destruction with research and a few simple steps. To Read about the risks in your house and how to prevent damage, Click and Download here: Is Your Home At Risk? |
One thing that all homeowner's along the Gulf Coast want to know is how to reduce their risks before hurricanes happen. This is a pamphlet that IBHS came out with to show how to reduce the risks and create a safer environment for people in their home. To read and download, click the link below: Hurricane_Risks |
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