Early bird registration for the IICRC’s Technical Conference has been extended through July 31. Held Sept. 27-28, at the Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, the theme for this year’s conference is ‘Trauma and Crime Scene Cleanup.’
With the legalizing of marijuana for recreational use in many states and more coming on board, as restorers we can expect to see more cleaning jobs that involve this type of residue, especially in rental situations.
What do you do if a homeowner wants items after they've been thrown away? Don't let it be your word against theirs. Document everything! Annissa will tell you how to protect your business in situations like this in this week's Ask Annissa!
What is thermal tracking? What causes it? Is it a sudden occurrence? Is it a mechanical failure? Is it a maintenance issue? Can burning candles cause it? Will your insurance cover damage caused by thermal tracking? Annissa discusses all this and more in this weeks Ask Annissa!
Odor removal is one of the more subjective parts of restoration and remediation work. What one person smells, another may not. What is offensive-smelling to one person, may smell sweet as roses to someone else (anyone want to talk about the smell of diesel fumes?!).
The IICRC is announcing the development of three new fire and smoke damage restoration standards and is seeking volunteers to serve on consensus bodies.
It was another warm and windy night in Southern California. As with any strong East wind event, we anticipated hearing about a small brush fire or two in the morning, so it wasn’t much of a surprise to hear about the one that kicked up about 20 miles away.
Like the boy that cried wolf, some fire professionals have been hearing about the first-ever internationally accredited fire restoration standard for a long time – or what feels like a long time – and a yeah, call me when it’s done reaction is understandable. Yet it seems a larger group, a majority of fire damage contractors, aren’t even aware development is underway.
