Emergency Preparedness and Response
Critical Support When You Need It Most
Whether hurricane, blizzard, tornado, fire, or flood, Irby stands ready to provide expert disaster care at any hour. With resources to deliver when and where you need them, Irby can help rapidly restore your community and their confidence in you.
Planning and Preparedness
Starting with a risk assessment, Irby will evaluate your processes and infrastructure to develop an emergency plan, including performance objectives, response timing, and logistics requirements. With these targets in place, Irby will customize our emergency preparation services to fit your utility.
Material Management
We work with your team to establish emergency material needs. From there, Irby will keep dedicated inventories of repair and construction materials at strategic locations around your footprint, regularly updating stock so that materials are always emergency ready.
Storm Kits
Irby pre-assembles storm kits with essential materials and tools, strategically positioning them for best access in the event of flooding or road blockages. We consistently manage these kits by replacing dispensed items, forecasting needs, and placing orders early to avoid delays. Coupled with our 24/7 emergency support service, these critical supplies are primed and ready when needed.
Response
When disaster strikes, Irby becomes an extension of your team. We leverage decades of emergency response expertise, a deep understanding of your processes, and extensive resources to quickly restore your community.
On-site Material Handling and Logistics
Our team will work closely with yours to manage material handling, logistics, and real-time replenishment. We can pull from our nationwide network of warehouses for instant support and turn to trusted vendors to expedite existing orders, place new priority requests, and secure emergency production.
With thousands of manufacturer partnerships nationwide and the strength of our global parent company, Sonepar, you’ll have the broadest product and vendor selection available. If your preferred material is unavailable, we'll offer workable alternatives to keep your restoration timeline on track.
Contractor Material Management
Our team can kit and deliver materials directly to your contractors’ yards. This support ensures your contracted workforce has immediate access to essential supplies, accelerating your emergency response efforts.
Staging Support
Irby facilitates a rapid and organized staging process. Our teams can help you determine optimal mobilization locations, manage inventory, support worksite setup, issue supplies to crews, and coordinate additional labor and equipment as needed.
Recovery & Reconciliation
After every emergency, Irby helps minimize financial impacts and accelerate your return to normal operations. Our meticulous approach to recovery and reconciliation allows your team to focus on restoring services.
Looking for other support?
Our team offers additional solutions across every phase of emergency response. From managing laydown yards to securing labor resources, Irby is ready to scale to your needs.
Our support includes:
- Material clean-up
- Material returns
- Inventory and work order reconciliation
- Additional contractor coordination
“[Irby’s] commitment made an immense difference in our restoration timeline…If you want to avoid a lot of headaches and scrambling when emergencies strike, give Irby a call. It's as simple as that."
- Jean Jack, Procurement and Warehouse Supervisor, Kaukauna Utilities
Kaukauna Utilities Case Study
When an ice storm wreaked havoc on Kaukauna Utilities’ infrastructure, Irby’s storm response mobilized overnight. Delivering essential materials within hours, Irby helped KU restore their community in record time.
When hours count, trust Irby to deliver.
Our expertise, resources, and personnel are committed to your community's swift recovery in any emergency.
Connect with Irby’s emergency response team today and get storm-ready.