While working at the Orange Show, San Bernardino, Fire Evacuation Center today I met several people who had lost their homes in the Lake Arrowhead/Crestline fires. What a heartbreaking experience this was for me to speak with these individuals, clearly in shock from this experience. I met many more who had simply been displaced by the raging fires and were seeking shelter and help.
Through it all today, I became once again sooooo..... proud to be associated with Farmers Insuance. What a class act group of people I associated with today... Professionals who were serving others in obviously a most difficult time... The experience clearly hallmarks what Farmers does best,
"Getting You Back Where You Belong".
A FoxNews report on the internet tonight gave this summary of the fires:
Sixteen fires burning for four days across seven counties stretching from Malibu, north of Los Angeles, to the Mexican border, have killed five people, destroyed 1,500 homes, consumed 426,000 acres— or about 665 square miles— and forced almost one million people from their homes—the largest evacuation in the state's history. More than 70,000 homes remained threatened.
New evacuations were ordered Wednesday in San Diego County, the hardest hit area where, officials said, five separate fires have caused more than $1 billion in property damage. The largest of the San Diego County fires has consumed 196,420 acres — about 300 square miles — from Witch Creek to Rancho Santa Fe, destroying 650 homes.
Many emotions flood one's mind during this kind of tradegy, but one topic pressed upon my mind all day...and that was the topic of: PREPAREDNESS.
Are you prepared? Are your clients prepared?
Have you done your best to educate and prepare your clients for the variety of tragic circumstances that can occur in their lives? A house fire, the loss of a loved one, a lawsuit, a frightful auto accident, a long-term illness, etc...
We can always do more, can't we...
Let it always be said of us that we did our best, that each day we took the time to assist in anyway possible to explain, exhort and teach our clients the principles of preparedness and self reliance. What a great opportunity we have. Certainly, the insurance and financial service products you represent can make a big difference in someone's life...
They sure did today.
About Me
- Mark McKell
- Riverside, CA, United States
- In addition to Mark’s involvement in the insurance industry he is anxiously engaged in a variety of leadership activities helping other organizations grow and contribute. Some of these activities are as follows: BYU Alumni Chapter Chair • Serving over 4,000 Riverside/San Bernardino County Alumni and their families. Coordinating various local alumni events, leading Chapter Board, establishing endowment fund, etc…, Rotary Club of Riverside • Serve as an active Rotarian & current Board Member, Boy Scouts of America • Have Coached and Mentored Young Men for over 25 years • Wood Badge Trained • Accomplished Trainer of Trainers in the Inland Empire Council, Goal Cultivator Community • Active for nearly three years in a West Coast, Dan Sullivan Goal Cultivator Community, GAMA – General Agency Manager’s Association • Professional Development Committee Member, NAIFA – National Association of Insurance & Financial Advisors • Inland Empire Chapter, Board Member, Mark and his lovely wife Susan of 25 years live in Riverside, CA. Their children Adam, Aaron, Austin and Annie are anxiously engaged as well...