Fires may start small, but under the right conditions, a fire can spread out of control in a matter of minutes and become catastrophic and tragic.

If you discover a fire, evaluate the situation quickly. With a small controlled fire, you may be able to put it out with your extinguisher, but NEVER underestimate the danger from fire. If you’re not sure you can manage it, let the Fire Department do the work.

Swift Restoration are Experts at:

• Fire Damage Restoration

• Smoke Damage Cleaning & Restoration

• Soot Damage Cleaning & Restoration

Identifying Types of Smoke

A fire loss is devastating and complex because of the unique behavior of smoke. It is important to have trained technicians at the loss location. Swift Restoration & Cleaning knows how to handle damage in Ogden, UT from smoke, soot, and the other results of fire.

• Hot smoke migrates to cooler areas and upper levels of a structure.

• Smoke flows through plumbing systems, using holes around pipes to go from floor to floor.

• Depending on the type of smoke, it will greatly affect the restoration process.
  

Swift Restoration & Cleaning steps in, takes charge, addresses your concerns, and tests the smoke to see which of the following types of fire occurred.

• Wet Smoke – Low heat, smoldering, pungent odor, sticky, smeary. Smoke webs are more difficult to clean.

• Dry Smoke – Fast burning at high temperatures.

• Protein – Virtually invisible, discolors paints and varnishes. Extreme pungent odor.

• Fuel Oil Soot – Furnace puff backs cause fuel oil soot.

• Other Types – Tear gas, fingerprint powder, and fire extinguisher residue are other types.

Pre-testing Your Property

After Swift Restoration & Cleaning knows the type of smoke, the next step in evaluating the damage to the property is pretesting to determine:

• What can be restored and what must be replaced

• The most effective cleaning method

• Condition of the property before the damage occurred

• The full extent of the loss

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