Are There Significant Hazards My Family and I Might Encounter After a Fire Damages Our Syracuse Home?

9/9/2020 (Permalink)

Safety is a priority as SERVPRO of East Onondaga County assesses, plans, and implements fire damage strategies in homes.

SERVPRO Always Assesses for Hazards and Implements Controls to Keep Syracuse Residents Safe During Fire Damage Mitigation and Remediation

A fire in your Syracuse home is not merely an inconvenience or a challenge to your cleaning expertise. The airborne and settled residues left after the combustion of a broad range of building materials and contents can pose health concerns. Heat and flames, plus the chemicals and water used to beat them back, can damage structures severely, weakening supports and exposing your family, you, and workers to many dangers.

What Kinds of Hazards Are Present After a Household Fire?
    •    Overhead hazards that might result in a collapse created by
    •    Partial or complete burn through
    •    Collection of firefighting water in ceilings and wall cavities
    •    Electric shock hazards due to pooled water and wet wires, cords, and outlets
    •    Slip, trip, and fall hazards because of wet or flooded floors and submerged debris
    •    Exposure to hazardous materials such as chemical, asbestos, or lead that, although perhaps previously encapsulated, was disturbed by the fire damage, water pressure, or mitigation and remediation efforts
    •    Airborne smoke residues, including toxic gasses released during combustion

How Do Professional Fire Damage Recovery Crews Control the Hazards?
SERVPRO evaluates the types and severity of fire damage hazards present in your home during our initial assessment. We approach each fire individually and adapt our controls and procedures during the project as necessary if new issues surface. To keep your family safe and our workers protected, we might:

    •    Shut off the power until electrical shock issues resolve
    •    Prioritize water removal
    •    Recommend a temporary evacuation of occupants, always working with your and your insurance company
    •    Contain the fire site and work areas with heavy plastic sheeting, adding air scrubbing technology to trap contaminants in HEPA filters before exhausting to the outside
    •    Employ personal protective equipment (PPE)

Use our master of the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) training to match appropriate and efficient cleaning products, tools, and methodology to remove toxic and corrosive residues from the surfaces and contents of your home

Safety is a priority as SERVPRO of East Onondaga County assesses, plans, and implements fire damage strategies in homes. Call (315) 446-8776 before the firefighters wind up their duties so we can be onsite fast and ready to make it “Like it never even happened.”

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