Fire Damage - Smoke and Soot Removal

The first step at a fire scene is to calm the fears of those affected, and understand their concerns. Next, Servpro of Freehold tests the smoke to see which of the following types of fire took place and whether the site will need soot cleaning and/or smoke removal services.

Types of Smoke

• Wet Smoke - Low heat, smoldering, pungent odor, sticky, smeary. Smoke webs make this type of smoke removal more difficult
• Dry Smoke - Fast burning at high temperatures. Features a great deal of ash and soot removal.
• Protein - Virtually invisible, discolors paints and varnishes. Extreme pungent odor.
• Fuel Oil Soot - Furnace puff backs necessitate fuel oil soot removal.

A fire loss is very complex because of the unique behavior of smoke. Removal of smoky odors and proper soot cleaning require trained technicians at the loss location.

Servpro of Freehold knows their smoke!

• Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.
• Smoke flows through plumbing systems, using holes around pipes to go from floor to floor, making smoke removal an often complex task.
• Other Types - Tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residue are other types.
• The type of smoke will greatly affect the soot removal and smoke damage restoration process.
  
  Pre testing
  
  After the type of smoke is known, retesting on the property is performed to determine the following:
  
  
• What can be restored versus what can be replaced
• The most effective smoke removal and soot cleaning methods
• Conditions to the property before the damage occurred
• The full extent of the loss
• Eliminate needless replacements