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What To Do Immediately After A Water Or Fire Disaster

11/1/2024 (Permalink)

SERVPRO Disaster Team Beginning Work Post-Disaster SERVPRO Disaster Team Beginning Work Post Disaster

While nobody wants to be the victim of a water or fire disaster, nature often has other plans. What should you do as soon as possible to Mitigate as much Water Damage / Fire Damage? Assuming everyone is safe, and uninjured:

  1. Contact your insurance company: In many cases, your insurance company will direct you to an organization like SERVPRO® to assist in the clean-up and restoration in these unfortunate circumstances.
  2. After the Fire / Water Cleanup and Restoration: Check for Molds! With water damage, mold is quick to follow. In some cases, it can take as little as 24 hours for mold to begin breeding in any water. If there is mold, organizations, like SERVPRO® Team George, provide Mold Mitigation and Remediation services!
  3. Test your water: Be sure to test your water, if there was Water Damage, for contaminants before using it!
  4. Inventory your property: If there is a fire, inventory all items in the building and don’t throw anything away without your insurance company’s approval!
Avoid as we try, disaster strikes. How we handle the aftermath is just as important as prevention in many cases. When it comes to disaster cleanup and restoration SERVPRO® Team George is the #1 choice!*   *#1 Choice in cleanup & restoration based on Commercial and Residential Attitude & Usage Tracking studies. Polling 816 commercial business decision-makers and 1,550 homeowner decision-makers on first choice for future needs related to cleanup & restoration work. Studies conducted by C&R Research: Oct 2019 and Decision Analyst: Oct 2019

SERVPRO New Hire Expectations vs Reality

1/3/2023 (Permalink)

Chelsea kneeling next to her dog Our new hire Chelsea posing with her dog Bauer

I’m Chelsea and I was recently hired as the Administrative Assistant at SERVPRO. Previously, I had no experience in this type of industry or emergency services. I knew it would occasionally be fast paced, but that’s the only expectations I had. Since I have been here 3 months, I’ve learned a lot and realized that there is something new to do every day, and every job is different. I’ve also gained appreciation for our technicians! To run or assist on a project in this industry requires talent, to not only know how we can help in almost any type of situation, but also to do the work.

  Since being here we have done not only water, fire, mold, biohazard, and cleaning jobs, but also assisted and completed work I never knew SERVPRO could help with. We have worked on cleaning and reconstruction in RV’s, houses damaged from lightning strikes, and even removing mold and odor from cars. There are things that truly make SERVPRO one of a kind and truly “Ready for Whatever Happens”.

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