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Hurricane Zeta Leaves Trail of Damage Across Southern U.S.

Updated 1/27/20: FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Alabama affected by Hurricane Zeta from October 28-29, 2020.

Alabama Hurricane Zeta (DR-4573 Amendment 2)

Updated 1/13/20: FEMA issued an update to a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Alabama affected by Hurricane Zeta from October 28-29, 2020.

Alabama Hurricane Zeta (DR-4573 Amendment 1)

Updated 1/12/21: FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Louisiana affected by Hurricane Zeta from October 26-29, 2020.

Louisiana Hurricane Zeta (DR-4577)

Updated 1/12/21: FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Georgia affected by Tropical Storm Zeta from October 28 to November 1, 2020.

Georgia Tropical Storm Zeta (DR-4579)

Updated 12/31/20: FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Mississippi affected by Hurricane Zeta from October 28-29, 2020.

Mississippi Hurricane Zeta (DR-4576)

Updated 12/10/20: FEMA issued a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration for areas in Alabama affected by Hurricane Zeta from October 28-29, 2020.

Alabama Hurricane Zeta (DR-4573)

Updated 10/30/20: The Weather Channel published a report offering a recap of Hurricane Zeta, which has directly impacted portions of the Deep South.

Hurricane Zeta Recap

Approximate locations reportedly sustaining possible structural damage (primarily wind):

Alabama
– Citronelle (Mobile County, 36522)
– Clark County (36419, 36436, 36446, 36451, 36482, 36501, 36515, 36524, 36540, 36545, 36570, 36586, 36727, 36762, 36784)
*County-wide structural damage
– Dauphin Island (Mobile County, 36528)
– Lincoln (Talladega County, 35096)
– Prattville (Autauga/Elmore counties, 36066, 36067, 36068)
– Thomasville (Clarke County, 36784)

Georgia
– Atlanta (Fulton County, 30305, 30318)
*Reported impacted ZIP codes only
– Acworth (Cherokee County, 30101, 30102)
– Buford (Gwinnett County, 30515, 30518, 30519)
– Hoschton (Jackson County, 30548)

Louisiana
– Chalmette (St. Bernard Parish, 70043, 70044)
– Chauvin (Terrebonne Parish, 70344)
– Cocodrie (Terrebonne Parish, 70344)
– Cut Off (Lafourche Parish, 70345)
– Galliano (Lafourche Parish, 70354)
– Golden Meadow (Lafourche Parish, 70357)
– Grand Isle (Jefferson Parish, 70358)
– Gretna (Jefferson Parish, 70053, 70054, 70056)
– Lafitte (Jefferson Parish, 70067)
– Leeville (Lafourche Parish, 70357)
– Marrero (Jefferson Parish, 70072, 70073)
– New Orleans (Orleans Parish, 70113, 70115, 70118, 70119, 70122, 70126)
*Reported impacted ZIP codes only
– Phoenix (Plaquemines Parish, 70040)
– St. Bernard Parish (70032, 70043, 70044, 70075, 70085, 70092)
*Hardest hit

Mississippi
– Bay St. Louis (Hancock County, 39520, 39521, 39522)
-Beaumont (Perry County, 39423)
– Biloxi (Harrison County, 39530, 39531, 39532, 39533, 39534, 39535)
– Brooklyn (Forrest County, 39425)
– D’Iberville (Harrison County, 39540)
– Janice (Perry County, 39425)
– Lakeshore (Hancock County, 39558)
– Lucedale (George County, 39452)
– New Augusta (Perry County, 39462)
– Rawls Springs (Forrest County, 39402)
– Waveland (Hancock County, 39520, 39576)

North Carolina
– Asheville (Buncombe County, 28801, 28802, 28803, 28804, 28805, 28806, 28810, 28813, 28814, 28815)

South Carolina
– Greenville (Greenville County, 29601, 29602, 29603, 29604, 29605, 29606, 29607, 29608, 29609, 29610, 29611, 29612, 29613, 29614, 29615, 29616, 29617)
– Landrum (Spartanburg County, 29356)

Updated 10/29/20: The Weather Channel issued a report detailing impacts from Hurricane Zeta, which made landfall near Cocodrie, La., on Wednesday.

Zeta Knocks Out Power to 2.6 Million and Kills 3 People as It Races Across the South

Updated 10/28/20: FEMA issued an Emergency Declaration for areas in Mississippi affected by Hurricane Zeta beginning on October 27, 2020 and continuing.

Mississippi Hurricane Zeta (EM-3550)

Associated County ZIP Code List

Updated 10/28/20: Mississippi Governor Tate Reeves issued an emergency declaration in anticipation of Hurricane Zeta.

Mississippi governor signs emergency declaration ahead of Zeta (Media article available only)

Updated 10/28/20: The Weather Channel published a report offering the latest forecast information for Hurricane Zeta, which is expected to make landfall along the U.S. Gulf Coast within the next several hours.

Hurricane Zeta Rapidly Strengthens Into Category 2 as it Nears Landfall in Louisiana, Mississippi

Updated 10/27/20: FEMA issued an Emergency Declaration for areas in Louisiana affected by Tropical Storm Zeta beginning on October 26, 2020 and continuing.

Louisiana Tropical Storm Zeta (EM-3549)

Associated Parish ZIP Code List (Statewide)

Updated 10/27/20: Alabama Governor Kay Ivey issued a statewide emergency proclamation in anticipation of Tropical Storm Zeta.

State of Emergency: Tropical Storm Zeta

Associated County ZIP Code List (Statewide)

Updated 10/27/20: CNN published a report providing the latest forecast information for Tropical Storm Zeta, which is tracking toward the U.S. Gulf Coast after making landfall in Mexico as a Category 1 hurricane.

Tropical Storm Zeta makes its way toward the US coast after slamming into Mexico as a hurricane

Updated 10/26/20: Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards issued a statewide emergency proclamation in anticipation of Hurricane Zeta.

Gov. Edwards Declares State of Emergency in Advance of Hurricane Zeta

Associated Parish ZIP Code List

 

Disaster Alert
October 26, 2020

Source: The Weather Channel

NOTE: This has not yet been declared a FEMA Disaster.

At a Glance

  • Tropical Storm Zeta is in the northwest Caribbean.
  • Zeta is likely to become a hurricane before striking Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.
  • Zeta will bring rainfall, storm surge and winds impacts to the northern Gulf Coast.

Tropical Storm Zeta is expected to strengthen into a hurricane as it heads for a strike on Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula and the northern U.S. Gulf Coast, where it’s likely to bring heavy rainfall, strong winds and storm surge.

Current Status

Zeta is centered in the northwest Caribbean right now and is moving northwestward toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula.

A hurricane warning is in effect for Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, from Tulum to Dzilam, including Cozumel and Cancún. Hurricane conditions are expected in this area Monday night into early Tuesday.

A tropical storm warning has been issued for Pinar del Rio, Cuba, and for small areas west and south of the hurricane warning in Mexico.

Forecast Track, Intensity

Warm sea-surface temperatures and favorable upper-level winds should allow Zeta to become a hurricane as it heads toward the Yucatan Peninsula and the Gulf of Mexico Monday night into Tuesday. That would make Zeta the Atlantic’s 11th hurricane of the season.

Increasing wind shear and cooler waters should prevent additional strengthening of Zeta as it approaches the northern U.S. Gulf Coast by midweek. Zeta could be near or at hurricane strength when it makes landfall late Wednesday, somewhere from Louisiana to the western Florida Panhandle, according to the latest National Hurricane Center (NHC) forecast.

It’s important to note that impacts from rainfall, wind and storm surge along the northern Gulf Coast will largely be the same no matter whether Zeta is a strong tropical storm or a low-end hurricane when it nears landfall.

For full report, please click the source link above.

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CEO

Alan Jaffa

Alan Jaffa is the Chief Executive Officer for Safeguard Properties, steering the company as the mortgage field services industry leader. He also serves on the board of advisors for SCG Partners, a middle-market private equity fund focused on diversifying and expanding Safeguard Properties’ business model into complimentary markets.

Alan joined Safeguard in 1995, learning the business from the ground up. He was promoted to Chief Operating Officer in 2002, and was named CEO in May 2010. His hands-on experience has given him unique insights as a leader to innovate, improve and strengthen Safeguard’s processes to assure that the company adheres to the highest standards of quality and customer service.

Under Alan’s leadership, Safeguard has grown significantly with strategies that have included new and expanded services, technology investments that deliver higher quality and greater efficiency to clients, and strategic acquisitions. He takes a team approach to process improvement, involving staff at all levels of the organization to address issues, brainstorm solutions, and identify new and better ways to serve clients.

In 2008, Alan was recognized by Crain’s Cleveland Business in its annual “40-Under-40” profile of young leaders. He also was named a NEO Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® Award finalist in 2013.

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Esq., General Counsel and EVP

Linda Erkkila

Linda Erkkila is the General Counsel and Executive Vice President for Safeguard Properties, with oversight of legal, human resources, training, and compliance. Linda’s broad scope of oversight covers regulatory issues that impact Safeguard’s operations, risk mitigation, strategic planning, human resources and training initiatives, compliance, insurance, litigation and claims management, and counsel related to mergers, acquisition and joint ventures.

Linda assures that Safeguard’s strategic initiatives align with its resources, leverage opportunities across the company, and contemplate compliance mandates. She has practiced law for 25 years and her experience, both as outside and in-house counsel, covers a wide range of corporate matters, including regulatory disclosure, corporate governance compliance, risk assessment, compensation and benefits, litigation management, and mergers and acquisitions.

Linda earned her JD at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law. She holds a degree in economics from Miami University and an MBA. Linda was previously named as both a “Woman of Influence” by HousingWire and as a “Leading Lady” by MReport.

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COO

Michael Greenbaum

Michael Greenbaum is the Chief Operating Officer of Safeguard Properties, where he has played a pivotal role since joining the company in July 2010. Initially brought on as Vice President of REO, Mike’s exceptional leadership and strategic vision quickly propelled him to Vice President of Operations in 2013, and ultimately to COO in 2015. Over his 14-year tenure at Safeguard, Mike has been instrumental in driving change and fostering innovation within the Property Preservation sector, consistently delivering excellence and becoming a trusted partner to clients and investors.

A distinguished graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, Mike earned a degree in Quantitative Economics. Following his graduation, he served in the U.S. Army’s Ordnance Branch, where he specialized in supply chain management. Before his tenure at Safeguard, Mike honed his expertise by managing global supply chains for 13 years, leveraging his military and civilian experience to lead with precision and efficacy.

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CFO

Joe Iafigliola

Joe Iafigliola is the Chief Financial Officer for Safeguard Properties. Joe is responsible for the Control, Quality Assurance, Business Development, Marketing, Accounting, and Information Security departments. At the core of his responsibilities is the drive to ensure that Safeguard’s focus remains rooted in Customer Service = Resolution. Through his executive leadership role, he actively supports SGPNOW.com, an on-demand service geared towards real estate and property management professionals as well as individual home owners in need of inspection and property preservation services. Joe is also an integral force behind Compliance Connections, a branch of Safeguard Properties that allows code enforcement professionals to report violations at properties that can then be addressed by the Safeguard vendor network. Compliance Connections also researches and shares vacant property ordinance information with Safeguard clients.

Joe has an MBA from The Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University, is a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and holds a bachelor’s degree from The Ohio State University’s Honors Accounting program.

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Business Development

Carrie Tackett

Business Development Safeguard Properties