Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration

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Finalists will be featured in the June issue of R&R.

Cleaning windows affected by fire damage can be very time consuming. If you are lucky enough to get a job where the windows actually lift out or fold in for cleaning, then you’ve got it easier than most of us.

Fire and smoke damage can be one of the most challenging remediation tasks. There’s the actual damage from the fire, which is relatively straightforward, and then there’s the smoke.

Cleaning cabinets after a fire usually means you will more than likely be dealing with a lot of grease and oils built up from cooking and use on top of smoke and soot. 

While the common homage to the Wizard of Oz’s “lions and tigers and bears, Oh My!” might be fun, these items are nothing to take lightly when dealing with a fire cleanup scenario.

 Contrary to what many may believe, there is more than one type of fire — and the type of fire that occurred will dictate the appropriate cleaning method.  

In part 1, Annissa explains what a cat loss situation might entail, and four things you need to know about each situation.