Careless Mistake Causes Fiery Catastrophe

6/15/2022 (Permalink)

Our team of fire damage experts comes as soon as possible after the Fire Marshall clears your home for cleanup.

When A Fire Strikes Your Home, SERVPRO Will Be There to Help!

The end of the heating season does not mean that mornings and evenings are always cozy. Rather than turning the furnace back on many folks simply decide to use a space heater to take off the edge of the chill. Forget about the heater for even a moment or two, and the cheery warmth transforms into a blaze. Flames extinguished, SERVPRO arrives to set things right. 

Space heaters are notorious causes of fire damage, including inside your Rocky Hill home. They are unstable and prone to tipping, especially since they need to be plugged into a wall socket, stretching their cords in under the feet of you or your family. Pets and children bump into them or drape items near them resulting in fast, hot fires that quickly get out of control. 

Our team of fire damage experts comes as soon as possible after the Fire Marshall clears your home for cleanup. SERVPRO staff take basic and advanced classes in fire restoration. Once at your home a project manager assesses the damage and designs a comprehensive plan to return the premises back to preloss condition. You are part of the plan and invited to manage tasks that do not require specialized training. 

It is wise to wait until you speak to our staff before jumping in to try to clean and restore. The nature of soot and smoke damage cleaning is sometimes counterintuitive. A homeowner is best off following specific directions rather than trying to use routine cleaning methods for extraordinary challenges. 

Our team determines which surfaces respond best to dry cleaning, using dusters, dry sponges, or HEPA vacuums to clear ash and other dry, loose debris. Stickier grime, perhaps due to an oily accelerant like kitchen grease or candles, needs a spray and wipe technique with appropriate cleansers or even an abrasive sponge or cloth. Fabrics and carpeting often require a foam cleaner, applied with a brush or pouf. Items that sport carving or complicated construction like knick-knacks or window blinds restore well after immersion. SERVPRO has units that use immersion plus ultrasonic waves for deep cleaning. Only our certified technicians qualify to use this specialized approach. 

The air itself needs scrubbing and deodorizing after a fire. SERVPRO staff members are familiar with various methods of deodorization. We match the odor “cure” with how the smell entered your home. Never a cover-up, our smoky aroma solutions remove the unpleasant stench.

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Recover quickly from a space heater disaster with help from SERVPRO of Rocky Hill / Sequoyah Hills / South Knoxville. Call a dispatcher at (865) 862-8907 to set up an appointment.