This week, Annissa walks us through the first day in a fire/smoke damage job in Minnesota.

Should you thermal fog your contents jobs before you pack out? If you use hydroxyl, is thermal fog necessary?

There are many obstacles, hazards, and perils we encounter on job sites as cleaners and restorers. Whether it’s the homeowner’s dog trying to bite you, the hoarder who has trash stockpiled for years, or the wonderful smell of sewage on a category 3 loss, the seasoned veterans of our industry have seen and experienced things that the average citizen can’t even conceive in their wildest imagination.

Annissa shares some important things to know when doing a packout and cleaning contents for restoration contractors.

A true understanding of a product offering in this space begs only three questions – especially for those now contemplating the intro-duction of a technology infrastructure to help power their contents division – and specifically, which solution to choose.