Fires Are No Fun

6/21/2022 (Permalink)

Sometimes, there is no salvaging anything

House fires are absolutely awful. They can be sparked from many different types of incidents, including electrical fires, wild fires, storms, arson, and numerous other causes. Try as they might, the local fire department can only move so quickly and, in the event of their limits. Houses often experience severe or critical damage that makes them uninhabitable either temporarily or permanently, requiring a rebuild. Fires are definitely no fun.

After a fire, SERVPRO of Hacienda Heights / Rowland Heights typically will perform a pack-out. A pack-out consists of removing all soft goods and personal property from a damaged structure that are still salvageable. This can include anything from furniture to video game consoles to clothing. During this process, we record all of the contents on a handwritten list. This document is useful for both the insurance company and the homeowner.

Fires are awful and so are the processes that take place immediately after them. However, SERVPRO is there to make the process a little bit easier to tolerate.