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.
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.
Smoke damage restoration is one of the primary services of our industry. Many projects are fairly cookie-cutter while others require more effort to execute.
On the morning of October 10, 2014, a dust collector fire broke out at the F.C. Dadson, Greenville, WI manufacturing facility, resulting in significant smoke and soot damage throughout the 60,000 square-foot fabrication and finished product shop, as well as the 9,000 square-foot office area.
Five floors of brewery cellars with approximately 16 beer holding tanks on each level were affected by heavy smoke, soot and a massive amount of water that was pumped in by firefighters.
On October 26, 2013, firefighters responded to a fire at Tampa, Florida’s Yuengling Brewery to discover sections of the 100-foot roof and the side of the structure engulfed in flames.
Submitted photos will be credited and used along with articles and blog posts on the IICRC website, with the winners of each category receiving a $25 gift certificate to Amazon
Starting today, the IICRC will host its first photo contest to further illustrate the important work of the inspection, cleaning and restoration industries.
I received a call the other day on a subject that is of increasing concern in the fire restoration workplace. A restoration contractor was concerned about removing particle contaminants on fire losses to prevent their progressive release into respirable air over time, along with a potential for adverse health effects for occupants and workers who may have prolonged exposure.
In the early morning 4 a.m. hour on July 23, 2014, smoke began to billow from downtown Philadelphia’s Sheraton Hotel, located at 16th and Race Street, causing officials to evacuate over 1,000 guests from all of its 26 stories and 757 rooms for precautionary purposes.