Articles Tagged with ''smoke cleanup''

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.

Paintings are very delicate and need to be cleaned with the utmost care. With a chem sponge, you can save a lot of them and also remove soot damage

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. 

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. 

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.

It was December 2012 when a chemical fire started in the basement of Bourbon & Tunns Tavern, a popular restaurant and bar in Milwaukee’s historic Third Ward. The fire burned for about 30 minutes, smoldering throughout the 7,860 square foot facility that was absent of any source of ventilation.

 When deciding whether to pack out or clean in-place, I ask myself the following questions: 

It was February 27, 2014 when a fire ripped into Mitchell Middle School in Racine, WI, racing through the attached elementary school and into the middle school’s multi-purpose room.