WATCH: Tampa hospital uses ‘AquaFence’ to keep storm surge out
WEB1 day ago · TAMPA, Fla. — Heavy storm surge from Helene left the streets of downtown Tampa looking more like the open ocean – except at the base of Tampa General Hospital, which employed a special fence to keep the water out.Heavy rainfall floods roadways to Davis Islands . Video taken by a TGH employee showed the waters near the hospital, sloshing outside of the AquaFence, technology that was ...
Tampa General builds ‘AquaFence’ as area hospitals brace for Helene
WEB4 days ago · TAMPA — The barrier stands between 5 and 10 feet high. It’s sealed to the ground, secured with metal anchors and completely surrounds the grounds of Tampa General Hospital. The AquaFence, as ...
Helene storm surge Tampa: Barrier kept floodwaters away from …
WEB2 days ago · The hospital’s water-impermeable AquaFence is engineered to withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above sea level, a Tampa General Hospital said in a news release.
'AquaFence' Goes Viral as It Protects Tampa General Hospital …
WEBIn 2023, AquaFence USA President Thomas Briedis told local outlet, WTSP Tampa 10, that 100 feet of AquaFence can be installed in 30 minutes. "They come folded together, kind of like a laptop," he ...
WATCH: Aquafence protects Tampa General Hospital from heavy …
WEB“Designed to protect vulnerable area of our campus, the AquaFence is a water-impermeable barrier created to withstand storm surge up to 15 feet above sea level,” the hospital wrote on social ...
Tampa General Hospital Stands Strong Against Hurricane Helene …
WEBA Tampa General Hospital employee posted a video of the water around the hospital and how the AquaFence was keeping it out. As such, it was business as usual at Tampa General from the time ...
How the AquaFence protected Tampa’s hospital during Helene
WEB1 day ago · As surging water from Hurricane Helene inundated the Tampa Bay area Thursday, Tampa General Hospital stayed dry, thanks to a temporary floodwall that protected the hospital. In a video posted by ...
Tampa General Hospital protected by ‘AquaFence’ during ... - Yahoo
WEB4 days ago · TAMPA, Fla. - As Hurricane Helene approaches, crews work fast to build a wall against the storm at Tampa General Hospital, which is right on the Hillsborough Bay. Dustin Pasteur, the vice ...
AquaFence technology can withstand storm surges up to 15 feet
WEB2 days ago · CNN's Isabel Rosales shows how Tampa Bay's only trauma center is keeping patients and staff safe during hurricane season using AquaFence. The technology requires three days and 60 people to put it ...
Tampa General AquaFence protects hospital from Hurricane …
WEB2 days ago · Photo shows the AquaFence barricade protecting the hospital against floodwaters on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, just before landfall. The Level 1 trauma center remained dry, thanks to the Aquafence.