Apartment Fire Damage: What to Do Next

7/14/2023 (Permalink)

Experiencing a fire is a frightening and destabilizing experience. You may have lost some precious belongings, and at the very least, your living space does not function, look, or smell anything like normal. What do you do when you live in an apartment, and this happens? Calling SERVPRO Belle Meade/West Nashville is the first step in the right direction. After a disaster, we will be on the scene, ready to clean, restore, and return your space to its pre-fire condition.

Apartment Fire Damage: What To Know

Cooking fires, lack of maintenance, or leaving candles unattended are all common causes of home and apartment fires. While it is best to be extremely cautious of fire hazards, disasters happen. Here’s what you need to know if a fire breaks out in your apartment: 

• Call your insurance company to report the situation and start a claim. This will help you secure temporary housing as soon as possible. 
• Be careful to move through the fire-damaged apartment as little as possible to avoid embedding soot particles in carpets and other fabrics. 
• Don't attempt to clean any electrical appliances that may have been close to fire, heat, or water without consulting an authorized repair service.
• Don't turn on any ceiling fixtures if the ceiling is wet. The wiring may be damaged.

SERVPRO’S Apartment Fire Damage Restoration Process

Every fire damage restoration process is different, but here are a few of the typical steps our experts take when addressing fire damage: 

• All recovery processes start with an inspection to understand the extent of the damage and create a restoration plan. 
• Your apartment may have water damage from when the fire was put out, so the water removal process begins almost immediately and removes most of the water. We then use dehumidifiers and air movers to remove the remaining moisture. 
• Next, we utilize special equipment and techniques to remove smoke and soot from ceilings, walls, and other surfaces. Smoke and soot is detrimental to your health, so we thoroughly clean, sanitize, and disinfect all of the restorable items and structures that were damaged by the fire. 
• Restoration is the final step—getting your apartment back to normal. No matter how minor or major the repairs are, we can assure you that our work will return your space to its pre-fire condition. 

Calling SERVPRO is an essential step in the first moments after a disaster. No job is too small or large for our experienced and certified technicians. We know how to best approach fire damage and restore your space so that it is as if your disaster “never even happened.” Give us a call at (615) 242-9391 for speedy assistance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. 

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