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You’re not just dealing with what burned. There’s smoke embedded in walls, water from the fire department soaking your floors, and soot traveling through your HVAC system into rooms that never saw flames. The smell doesn’t leave on its own, and waiting even a day turns a bad situation into a worse one.
Fire damage restoration means stopping all of it—fast. We extract the water, remove contaminated materials, scrub soot from surfaces you can’t reach, and treat odors at the molecular level. Not with sprays or candles. With hydroxyl generators and thermal fogging that actually work.
Within 48 hours of the fire, secondary damage starts. Acid from soot etches into metal and glass. Moisture breeds mold in hidden cavities. That’s why speed isn’t a sales pitch—it’s the difference between restoration and replacement.
When we’re done, your home doesn’t smell like fire. It doesn’t look like fire. And you’re not wondering if something was missed.
We’ve been handling fire and smoke restoration across Hendricks County and the greater Indianapolis area since 2016. We’re IICRC-certified in water damage, applied structural drying, and mold remediation—credentials that matter when your insurance adjuster shows up.
We’re not a franchise. You call us, you get us. Our team lives and works in this area, and we know the housing stock here—older homes with crawl spaces, mixed construction, and the kind of winter freezes that make water damage from firefighting efforts even harder to manage.
We answer our line 24/7. Not a voicemail. Not a call center. A real person who dispatches a crew to Hadley in 60 to 90 minutes. Because the first two days after a fire decide how much of your home you’ll actually get back.
First, we secure the scene. That means boarding up openings, tarping the roof if needed, and making sure no one’s walking into a structural hazard. Safety first—not later.
Next comes the inspection. We document everything with photos, moisture maps, and notes your insurance company will actually accept. We use the same estimating software they do, so there’s no back-and-forth about what’s covered. You’ll have that report within 24 hours.
Then we contain the affected area with plastic sheeting and negative air pressure so soot and odor don’t spread. HEPA filtration runs the entire time we’re working. We pull out unsalvageable materials—drywall, insulation, anything too damaged to clean—and start the deep clean on what stays. That includes wiping down studs, treating HVAC ducts, and deodorizing with commercial-grade equipment.
If there’s water damage from the fire hoses, we’re extracting and drying simultaneously. Mold can start in 24 to 48 hours, so we don’t wait. Demo, dry, deodorize, and document—all happening in parallel.
You get progress updates every 48 hours. And when we’re finished, we walk the property with you and follow up two weeks later to make sure nothing was missed.
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Fire damage inspection starts the moment we arrive. We’re checking for structural compromise, hidden hotspots, and whether your electrical or plumbing systems were affected. If something’s unsafe, you’ll know immediately.
Smoke damage cleanup goes deeper than wiping down walls. Soot is acidic and keeps damaging surfaces even after the fire is out. We use dry chem sponges, HEPA vacuums, and specialty cleaners depending on what we’re treating—wood, metal, fabric, or porous stone. Your HVAC system gets cleaned too, because that’s where odor hides and recirculates.
Water extraction and drying is part of every fire job. Firefighters use thousands of gallons, and that water doesn’t just evaporate. We pull it out with truck-mounted extractors, set up industrial dehumidifiers, and monitor moisture levels in real time until everything’s dry. Hadley’s humidity in summer makes this even more critical.
Contents pack-out is available if you want belongings cleaned off-site or stored while we work. We’ll inventory, photograph, and return everything once restoration is complete. Some items can be saved. Some can’t. We’ll tell you the truth either way.
And if your insurance company needs documentation, we’ve already handled it. Transparent pricing, Xactimate-aligned estimates, and a dedicated claims liaison so you’re not translating between us and them.
Within the first hour if possible. Soot and smoke don’t stop damaging your property just because the flames are out. Acidic residue from combustion starts etching glass, tarnishing metal, and discoloring walls immediately. The longer it sits, the harder it is to reverse.
Water damage from firefighting efforts is just as urgent. If that water isn’t extracted within 24 to 48 hours, you’re looking at mold growth in wall cavities, under flooring, and inside insulation. Once mold takes hold, your restoration project just became a remediation project—bigger scope, higher cost.
We respond to Hadley in 60 to 90 minutes, even in the middle of the night. That speed isn’t a convenience—it’s a strategy. The sooner we contain the damage, the more of your home we can actually save.
Most homeowner policies cover fire and smoke damage, including the water damage caused by putting the fire out. But coverage depends on your specific policy, your deductible, and how the fire started. That’s where documentation matters.
We create detailed estimates using Xactimate, the same software your insurance adjuster uses. That means our numbers match theirs, and there’s less room for disputes. We’ll photograph everything, map out moisture levels, and provide a scope of work your carrier can approve quickly.
We also work as a liaison between you and your insurance company. You shouldn’t have to translate construction terms or argue about line items while you’re dealing with the aftermath of a fire. We’ll handle those conversations and keep you in the loop. If it’s not an insurance job, we offer discounts for military, first responders, and seniors.
Smoke odor doesn’t sit on surfaces—it penetrates them. That’s why air fresheners and cleaning sprays don’t work. You’re masking the smell, not removing it. Real smoke odor elimination requires breaking down the odor molecules themselves.
We use a combination of thermal fogging, hydroxyl generators, and ozone treatment depending on the materials involved and whether the space is occupied. Thermal fogging releases a deodorizing vapor that penetrates the same places smoke did—inside walls, under floors, into ductwork. Hydroxyl generators neutralize odors without requiring you to leave the property.
We also clean or remove anything that absorbed smoke—carpet, upholstery, drapes, insulation. If your HVAC system was running during the fire, we’re cleaning the ducts too. Odor that keeps coming back usually means something was missed. We don’t miss it.
Fire damage is structural—burned wood, melted materials, charred drywall. It’s visible, and it usually requires demolition and replacement. Smoke damage is everything the fire touched without burning it. Soot on walls, discoloration on ceilings, residue inside cabinets, and odor embedded in porous materials.
Smoke damage often covers a larger area than the fire itself. If your HVAC was running, smoke traveled through your ductwork into rooms that never saw flames. If windows were closed, pressure pushed smoke into closets, attics, and crawl spaces. You’ll find soot in places that don’t make sense until you understand how air moves through a house.
Both types of damage need professional restoration. Fire damage is about safety and structure. Smoke damage is about air quality and livability. You can rebuild a wall, but if your house still smells like smoke six months later, no one’s living there comfortably.
It depends on what it is, where it was, and how long smoke and heat affected it. Electronics exposed to high heat or soot infiltration are usually not salvageable. Upholstered furniture in the same room as the fire often can’t be cleaned enough to remove odor. But wood furniture, metal items, and hard-surface belongings can often be restored with the right techniques.
We offer contents pack-out and storage. That means we’ll remove items from your home, inventory and photograph them, clean what can be saved, and store everything securely while we work on the structure. When restoration is complete, we bring it all back.
We don’t make promises we can’t keep. If something’s too damaged, we’ll tell you up front. But we’ve restored family heirlooms, antique furniture, and sentimental items that homeowners thought were gone. It’s worth the evaluation, and we don’t charge to assess what’s salvageable.
Small fires with limited smoke damage can be cleaned and deodorized in three to five days. Larger fires that require demolition, water extraction, and structural drying typically take two to four weeks. If there’s mold growth from firefighting water that wasn’t addressed immediately, add another week for remediation.
Timeline depends on the extent of damage, how quickly we’re called, and how fast your insurance company approves the scope of work. We can’t control the insurance piece, but we can control our response time and how efficiently we work once we’re on-site.
You’ll get a realistic timeline during the initial inspection. We update you every 48 hours so you’re never guessing where things stand. And if something changes—good or bad—you’ll hear it from us the same day, not three days later.
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