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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

Hurricane Helene thrust AquaFence, a manufacturer of made-to-measure reusable flood barriers, into the spotlight after Tampa General Hospital protected their Level 1 trauma facility with the ...

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) ...