SUWANNEE COUNTY

When Tropical Storm Debby hit Florida, the Suwannee County Clerk office was flooded, leaving court and land documents/records saturated and in jeopardy of further contamination. BELFOR performed microbial cleaning and document restoration on-site in sealed areas.

When Tropical Storm Debby hit the Florida coast and moved across the state, it left behind widespread flooding and more than $250 million in losses. The Suwannee River reached its highest crest since Hurricane Dora in 1964. The Suwannee County Clerk’s office in Live Oak was flooded, leaving thousands of valuable court and land documents and records saturated and in jeopardy of further contamination.

BELFOR immediately sealed off the area and mobilized a team of trained professionals to begin the very tedious and labor-intensive microbial cleaning and document restoration process. Using HEPA filtration systems, dehumidification equipment and HEPA vacuums, two packed tractor trailers of documents and photos were restored (including historic records from the 1800’s).

To accommodate county court and land record needs, and limit court system and Official Records disruption, BELFOR was able to give the Clerk’s employees access to any record on-demand within 24 hours of their request during the restoration process.

“The staff was well prepared to handle the damage to our records, and restored practically every record to a condition better than they had been in before Tropical Stormy Debby. Because of their work with our records and the competitive pricing that saved us literally tens of thousands of dollars, I have nothing but praise for Belfor.”

ERIC MUSGROVE
Historian and Records Manager
Suwannee County Clerk of the Circuit Court