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What Causes Mold Growth? Damage from fire and smoke losses vary in intensity and distribution depending on four factors that are required for combustion to occur: The amount of available oxygen Heat Fuel A chain reaction Remove one of those factors and combustion will cease. Provided there are sufficient quantities of those four factors, combustion…

Black Soot Deposition (BSD) and Furnace Puff Backs The idiom stating “where there’s smoke there’s fire” is really describing that when a group of people who suspect someone has done something wrong, there is likely good reason to believe them. The same goes in fire damage restoration; if you see smoke, there is good reason…

In our line of work customers often have parting words after we have helped them restore their home and household goods; “you guys were great and I hope I never have to see you again”. Which, on the surface, sounds rather blunt and hurtful. Once you realize what they are really trying to say is…

No two fires are identical but certain similarities suggest the damaging effects from the fire can often be called ‘typical’. We encountered a non-typical fire scenario in a townhouse in Alexandria, VA earlier this year. How did this fire start? First, this fire occurred due to a plumber’s negligence while working in a third-floor bathroom.…

Every fire is unique as there are many factors that contribute to the extent of damage and, more importantly, the extent of restorability. There is no such thing as ’typical’ fire damage. During an active fire, heat, fuel, oxygen and a chain reaction combine which causes materials to combust. Smoke is the visible product of…