http://fabricstructures.com/applications/disaster-relief Before Hurricane Rita blew ashore, adding more damage to the already storm-ravaged southern shores, Mahaffey Fabric Structures was contacted by a Fortune 100 utility company, Entergy, and told to be ready to mobilize to Texas as soon as conditions made travel safe. The day after Rita hit land, Mahaffey was on the scene in Beaumont, TX installing structures to house Entergy’s utility line workers and tree trimmers. Within 48 hours, Mahaffey Fabric Structures erected a base camp with structures to feed and shelter more than 600 disaster relief workers. http://fabricstructures.com/applications/disaster-relief/

1. Hurricane
Rita
-­‐
Disaster
Relief
Before
Hurricane
Rita
blew
ashore,
adding
more
damage
to
the
already
storm-­‐ravaged
southern
shores,
Mahaffey
Fabric
Structures
was
contacted
by
a
Fortune
100
utility
company,
Entergy,
and
told
to
be
ready
to
mobilize
to
Texas
as
soon
as
conditions
made
travel
safe.
The
day
after
Rita
hit
land,
Mahaffey
was
on
the
scene
in
Beaumont,
TX
installing
structures
to
house
Entergy’s
utility
line
workers
and
tree
trimmers.
Within
48
hours,
Mahaffey
Fabric
Structures
erected
a
base
camp
with
structures
to
feed
and
shelter
more
than
600
disaster
relief
workers.
Because
the
site
was
located
on
a
local
High
School’s
sports
complex,
there
was
an
ample
amount
of
space
for
Mahaffey’s
large
structures.
Portable
showers
were
unnecessary,
in
this
case,
as
the
showers
in
the
school
locker
rooms
remained
operable.
Mahaffey Fabric Structures 4161 Delp Street, Memphis, TN 38118 901-363-6511 (Fax) 901-362-8700
Mahaffey
provided:
ƒ
(3)
60’x150’
Sleep
Structures
ƒ
(1)
66’x82’
Cafeteria
Structure
(to
seat
500
people)
ƒ
Portable
Flooring
for
structures
ƒ
600
Sleep
Cots
ƒ
Generator
Power
ƒ
Power
Distribution
Systems,
including
perimeter
Quad
Box
Outlets
ƒ
Lighting
Systems
ƒ
Air
conditioning
and
Heating
Temporary
Housing
Camp

2. Mahaffey
was
proud
to
be
able
to
mobilize
and
finish
the
installation
quickly,
ensuring
that
Entergy’s
crews
had
safe,
comfortable
living
quarters
–
which
enabled
them
to
focus
their
energy
on
the
task
of
restoring
power,
and
some
normalcy,
to
the
people
affected
by
catastrophic
storm
damage.
Each
Sleep
Structure
was
outfitted
with
opaque
fabric,
which
maintained
a
dark
interior
during
daylight
hours
to
allow
those
workers
who
were
on
the
night
shift
to
sleep
more
easily.
Dining
Facilities
were
outfitted
with
bright,
translucent
tops
that
maintained
a
bright
and
cheery
Cafeteria
environment.
Mahaffey Fabric Structures 4161 Delp Street, Memphis, TN 38118 901-363-6511 (Fax) 901-362-8700