SERVPRO of Marietta West: What to Do Until Help Arrives - Fire Damage

7/30/2020 (Permalink)

If you suffer a fire loss time is of the essence. Call the team that is faster to any size disaster and can make it "Like it never even happened."

Fire damage can be severe and how you respond to it dictates the success and expediency of a fire restoration project. The first 48 hours after a fire damage can make the difference between restoring versus replacing your property and personal belongings. SERVPRO of Marietta West can help prevent fire damage from creating long-term problems and get you back into your home quickly and safely. SERVPRO of Marietta West responds with mitigation services ranging from fire, smoke and soot removal, document restoration and contents restoration including scoping, inventorying and documenting claims for insurance providers like State Farm, Metlife, Farmers, The Hartford and many others. These services help ensure your property, belongings and memories are restored to preloss condition when possible.

SERVPRO of Marietta West is available 24-hours a day, 365 days a year to help you regain control quickly!

What You Can Do Until Help Arrives

• Limit movement in the home to prevent soot particles from spreading and additional damage from occurring. Walking from one room to the other can track soot and smoke particles into non-affected areas, so keep foot traffic in damaged areas to a minimum and be mindful of what you touch with your hands. 
• Place clean towels or old linens on rugs and high traffic areas and upholstery. This can help prevent the aforementioned transfer of soot and smoke particles into non-affected areas.
• Coat chrome faucets, trim and appliances with petroleum jelly or oil. This protective coating can help prevent oxidation, rust, and corrosion that could take place as a result of soot and smoke particles that come in contact with chrome fixtures or building materials.
• Place aluminum foil or wood blocks between furniture legs and wet carpet. This can lessen the likelihood of fire/water damage to both the furniture and the carpet.
• Do not wash any walls or painted surfaces. Washing walls could cause smearing and/or set the smoke smells into building materials like drywall making restoration more difficult, time consuming, and expensive.
• Do not shampoo carpet or upholstery. Shampooing  carpet or upholstery could cause smearing and/or set the smoke smells into building materials like carpet and upholstered furniture and window treatments making restoration more difficult, time consuming, and expensive.
• Do not clean any electrical equipment. Smoke and fire damage electronics pose a real fire hazard and should not be turned on without a thorough cleaning, preformed by a competent restoration specialist who has specialized training and tools intended for the restoration of electronic devices.
• Do not send clothing to a dry cleaner since improper cleaning may set smoke odor.

A back-draft of emotions can overcome homeowners after a fire ravages their home. Fear, uncertainty, stress and doubt about the future of the property can seem overwhelming to the homeowner long after the flames have been extinguished and the smoke has cleared.

So after the first wave of heroes (the Marietta Fire Department) have rescued the property by extinguishing the fire, let SERVPRO of Marietta West help you restore it. With our IICRC certified training for employees, an industry leading rapid response time, utmost professionalism, cutting-edge technology and open communication, we strive to restore not only the homeowner’s property, but the homeowner’s peace of mind, as well.

SERVPRO System Services - Residential & Commercial

Restoration Services: 

• Fire, Smoke, and Soot

• Water Removal, Drying and Dehumidification

• Mold Mitigation and Remediation

• Reconstruction; Catastrophic Storm Response

• Move-Outs and Contents Restoration

• Electronics and Equipment

• Document Drying

• Contents Claim Inventory Service

Cleaning: 

• Air Duct and HVAC

• Deodorization

• Carpet, Upholstery, Drapes, and Blinds

• Ceilings, Walls, and Hard Floors

• Biohazard, Crime Scene, and Vandalism

So, before you risk doing further damage by attempting to clean up the fire damage yourself, call the fire damage cleanup and restoration professionals at SERVPRO of Marietta West, we have worked for over fifteen years to help make fire damage “Like it never even happened.”

Different Types of Commonly Found Smoke Damage:

• Wet Smoke - Low heat, smoldering, pungent odor, sticky, and smeary. Smoke webs are more difficult to clean. Examples include plastic and rubber fires.

• Dry Smoke - Fast-burning, high temperatures; heat rises, therefore smoke rises. Examples include paper and wood fires

• Protein Fire Residue - Virtually invisible, discolors paints and varnishes, extreme pungent odor. Produced by evaporation of materials rather than from a fire.

• Fuel Oil Soot -  While “puff backs” can create havoc for homeowners, SERVPRO of Marietta West professionals can, in most cases, restore the contents and structure quickly.

• Other Types - Special loss situations require special care. Examples include tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residue

Our staff is highly trained in property damage restoration for both residential and commercial properties. From initial and ongoing training at SERVPRO’s Corporate Training Facility to regular IICRC industry certifications, rest assured our staff is equipped with the knowledge to restore your property. Our training program includes the following:

• IICRC Training

• Employee Certification Training

• Initial Franchise Training

• e-Learnings

• Continuing Education Classes

Floors, furniture, walls, etc. are particularly susceptible to water damage. Water can be invasive and can quickly spreading throughout your property, being absorbed into the aforementioned items. SERVPRO of Marietta West will arrive quickly and starts the water extraction process almost immediately.

Check out some of our previous customers Before & After Fire Restoration Photos: “Fire Restoration Project in Marietta, GA - Staircase”; “Fire Restoration project in Marietta GA - Living Room & Fireplace”; “Fire Restoration project in Marietta GA - Home Gym”; “Kitchen Fire”; “Fire & Smoke Damage In Family’s Living Room”; “Amazing Masonry Work On Fire Damage Home”; “Living Room Fireplace”; “Soot Damage From Minor Home Fire”

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