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Fire or Smoke Damage

If you suffer Fire or Smoke damage to your Florida property, here some guidelines to follow after the fire is contained and the ashes settle:

• Call Insurance Service Associates, Florida homeowners' and business owners' trusted Public Adjusting firm before you do anything else.
• Call a General Contractor or Restoration Specialist.
• Close and lock all doors and windows (if possible). Close or block any other openings that might allow unauthorized access to your property.
• Cover any holes or openings in the roof. This will protect your property against further damage from the elements. If you need professional assistance for this task, consult your Public Adjuster or Restoration Contractor.
• Have your restoration company change furnace filters before turning on the furnace, blower or central air conditioning.
• Make sure that your contractors use double layers of cheesecloth over all air registers to reduce the spread of soot until the furnace and air ducts are cleaned.
• Move all pets to a safe and uncontaminated location.
• Do not turn on any empty water heaters that have been fully drained. Doing so may permanently damage or destroy them.
• If the electricity is off, completely empty your refrigerator and freezer. Use rolled towels or folded newspapers to prop the doors open to ventilate stale odors. Charcoal briquettes can be used to absorb stale odors from inside the unit.
• Wash both sides of the leaves of all house plants. (Softened water is particularly useful for this).
• Do not wash walls or painted surfaces. Hire professionals who will use the proper chemicals for best results.
• Treat smoke and damaged garments with care. Improper cleaning may not only fail to remove smoke odor, but permanently set it. Cleaning experts should be told what has happened to your garments so that special deodorizing and cleaning techniques can be applied.