What Smoke From Kitchen Fires Can Do to Your Heating and Cooling System Even the smoke from a small kitchen fire can carry particles into your vents. Here's why you should get your HVAC system decontaminated after a fire. Between 2011 and 2013, commercial kitchen fires caused an estimated $116 million of property damage. Though most of that damage was done to kitchen equipment, inventory, and the structure itself, … [Read more...]
Even Kitchen Fires Can Damage Your HVAC System
What Happens During the Fire Damage Restoration Process?
Is your home about to undergo fire damage restoration? What does this consist of? In 2017, an estimated 23 billion dollars in property damage occurred due to fires. This number is slightly inflated due to the California wildfires, which are again causing untold destruction this year. While you cannot truly prepare for the devastation of a house fire, you can attempt to minimize the losses. No matter the size of … [Read more...]
Top 10 Tips to Prevent House Fires
Aside from providing you with shelter, your house serves as a place for making memories and building a life. In return, you have a responsibility to take care of it to prevent damage-causing threats like fire. Fire is one of the disasters that can devastate homes, causing material losses, injuring and killing thousands of people, and leaving extensive fire and smoke damage in its wake. But while a house fire … [Read more...]
Recovering from Tragedy: How to Get Rid of the Smoke Smell After a Fire
According to the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) there are over 358,000 home structure fires each year. For homeowners who are allowed to return to and live in their home, there's good news and bad news. Their home is salvageable, but it reeks of smoke and fire damage. Completely removing the smell of smoke after a fire is a daunting task, but it's not impossible. Read on to learn how to get rid of the … [Read more...]
Using Drones in Disaster Situations
How We Can Use the Benefit of Drones in a Disaster Situation Drones have accomplished many things since they were first introduced to the world. Find out how we can use the benefit of drones when disaster strikes. When you hear the word "drone," what do you think of? You might only associate drones with YouTubers flying cameras around. Or, maybe you're feeling apprehensive about Amazon's Drone delivery. Drones have … [Read more...]
Dealing with Fire and Smoke Damage
Dealing with Fire and Smoke Damage Even if it does not cause severe structural damage, the smoke damage caused by even a small fire can cause serious damage. The home or building often needs a thorough cleaning before it can continue functioning. BMS CAT uses cutting-edge equipment to clean and restore things like carpets, walls, ceilings, electronics and woodwork from damage caused by smoke. We can also … [Read more...]
The Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration Process
The Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration Process Blackmon Mooring & BMS CAT offer comprehensive fire and smoke damage restoration services tailored to your unique needs. Not only do you deserve a fast response, delays could prove to be costly. For example, the longer your furnishings and building materials remain waterlogged or covered in ash, the more damaged they could become. Stains may set in, mildew or mold … [Read more...]
Who We Are
Throughout my tenure working in the Recruiting Department, there have been two questions I have been asked a few times: Who is BMS CAT? What does the company you work for do? (Mostly by my family back in Missouri, where we do not currently have a location) Great questions! Today, I wanted to take the time and write a blog to provide answers, especially for those of you who have only recently been … [Read more...]
Odor Removal with Hydroxyl Generators
Odor Removal and Restoration Odor removal is a critical part of almost any restoration project. Fully eliminating odors has always been difficult since each project has unique challenges. Fire and soot restoration jobs, for example, can be particularly tricky. Fires damages more than just the burned and charred areas you can see. Soot and smoke can damage furnishings, documents, ventilation systems, electronics and … [Read more...]
Fire Damage Restoration Tips
We recently partnered with RIMKUS for a “live burn” – which basically meant we were going to burn down a box, which replicated the living room in a home. We worked closely with the kind folks from the Pasadena Fire Department to hold this controlled burn in the parking lot of the Pasadena Convention Center (right outside of Houston, Texas). The reason for holding this event there was that about 100 insurance … [Read more...]
Contain the Damage – Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration
Summary Fires are unpredictable and devastating. The safety of a facility’s occupants is the first priority, but the damage can cost an organization significantly. According to the U.S. Fire Administration, over $11 billion is lost each year to fires. Can you recover? Is anything salvageable? Why Does It Matter? Fire can damage and destroy a building and its contents, but smoke and soot also pose a considerable … [Read more...]
Hiring a Professional Cleaning Service After Smoke Damage
Few incidents are more traumatic than having a fire engulf your home or business. When a disaster of this magnitude strikes, it’s crucial that you contact a reputable fire and smoke damage restoration company to help you get back on your feet as fast as possible. At BMS CAT, our highly skilled technicians are dedicated to providing a comprehensive scope of fire and smoke damage restoration services 24/7/365. … [Read more...]