Guidelines on How to Deal with a Fire in the Home or Business

3/24/2020 (Permalink)

There are a few losses that are more devastating than seeing one’s home or business premises getting consumed in fire damage. When such a thing happens, one needs to have a clear action plan to help them restore the building. To achieve this, you need the help of competent commercial fire damage restoration experts such as the professionals at SERVPRO of Edmonds. Below are some tips and guidelines that can help you deal with fire restoration.

Common types of fire

The cause of the fire is what determines how fire restoration will be done. The cause also determines the fire restoration processes which will have to be put in used to bring the building back to the state it was in before the damage.

• Protein fire: This is the type of fire which happens when food from the oven or stove has overcooked and burned. The odor left behind by this type of fire is strong and can make the house almost unbearable to live in. The soot damage and smoke damage from this type of fire are also very extensive.

• Complex fire: This happens when a variety of natural and artificial items have burned inside the house. This mixture leaves behind thick black smoke damage all over the house. When doing fire restoration to such a house, the commercial fire damage company will have to do corrosion mitigation to protect certain surfaces from further damage.

• Natural fire: if the origin of the fire is shrubs, trees or other vegetation on the outside, a lot of smoke damage, soot damage and odor will be left in the house and deodorization will be necessary.

• Malfunctioning of the furnace: if the furnace or any other gas or electrical appliance malfunctions, an electrical fire will result. An electrical fire or utility room fire could cause destruction all over the house and a lot of smoke damage.

There are a few things that owners should understand about commercial fire damage before they start the restoration process. First, when smoke and ash are left behind they will continue to cause damage and corrosion to different surfaces in the home. When the fire has a lot of soot, the walls and ceiling can take a few minutes to get complete soot damage. Only professionals should handle this work. 

Another important thing to note is that smoke causes the glass to etch after a very short time. Then, if the firefighter or fire truck is going to use a fire sprinkler system or fire hose for fire suppression, the home will end up with two problems, water damage, and commercial fire damage. Both problems can be fixed by a competent fire sprinkler system damage restoration expert.

When the fire damage restoration experts get to your home, they may observe the following things;

• Identification of the cause of the electrical fire or utility room fire
• Evaluation of the areas which were left wet as a result of fire sprinkler system or fire hoses water
• Removing water left behind by the firefighter, fire sprinkler system, fire hose, and the fire truck
• Evaluating the areas affected by smoke damage and soot damage
• Removing the contents of the home
• Performing fire restoration

SERVPRO of Edmonds will respond in time and ensure that all the damage resulting from the fire is remedied. They will also ensure that the structural strength of the house is restored after the damage.
Visit http://www.SERVPROedmonds.com for more information on fire damage.