An AquaFence barrier proved essential for a Tampa hospital amidst hurricane flooding. Is this type of fence protection an ...

Oct. 9, 2024. Octavio Jones/Reuters The hospital said it has several mitigation measures in place for the storm, including its barrier, made by the company AquaFence. The fence is built to ...

It takes dozens of facilities workers to set up the nine-foot barrier made by AquaFence USA Inc. The same system went viral in a post on X as Hurricane Helene bore down on Florida's Gulf Coast.

The hospital was not evacuated during Hurricane Helene, and used a flood barrier manufactured by a Norwegian-based company AquaFence as one of the methods to protect itself, Tampa General Hospital ...

That plan includes setting up their "aquafence," a water-impermeable barrier that can withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above sea level, and stocking important supplies at all of their locations.

The hospital said it has several mitigation measures in place for the storm, including its barrier, made by the company AquaFence. The fence is built to withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above ...

But Tampa General weathered the storm, thanks in part to its AquaFence, a reusable mobile flood barrier made of panels that can fold open to be quickly deployed ahead of an emergency, and that ...

PHOTO: People transit in a vehicle next to an AquaFence barrier at Tampa General Hospital, as Hurricane Milton approaches, in Tampa, Fla., Oct. 9, 2024. (Octavio Jones/Reuters) ...