Fire & Smoke
Fire & Smoke Restoration.
Emergency board-up, smoke removal, soot cleanup, and full structural rebuild after fire damage — across Long Island and NYC. We handle your insurance claim start to finish.
Request Emergency Help →Emergency board-up, smoke removal, soot cleanup, and full structural rebuild after fire damage — across Long Island and NYC. We handle your insurance claim start to finish.
Request Emergency Help →After a fire, securing your property and stopping further damage is the priority. Our crews respond 24/7 to board up openings, tarp damaged roofs, and begin the mitigation process immediately — including the water damage left behind by firefighting and any mold risk that follows.
Secure windows, doors, and structural openings immediately after fire.
Protect exposed roof areas from weather damage.
Dry soot removal protocol before any wet cleaning begins.
Thermal fogging and ozone treatment to remove smoke odor completely.
Inventory, pack, and store salvageable belongings during restoration.
Emergency crews available any hour, any day across LI and NYC.
From soot removal and smoke remediation to full structural rebuild — we handle every phase of fire damage restoration under one license, one contract, and one insurance claim.
Remove all fire-damaged materials safely and thoroughly.
Clean and deodorize all affected surfaces, ductwork, and cavities.
Rebuild damaged areas to pre-loss condition — framing to finishes.
Document all damage, communicate with adjusters, and maximize your claim.
Not until it's been cleared as structurally safe. The fire department clears a scene for their purposes, which doesn't include confirming the building is safe to occupy — heat can weaken structural members in ways that aren't visible. A restoration crew performs a safety assessment before anyone re-enters for cleanup. After a contained fire, unaffected areas can often be re-entered fairly quickly; larger fires may require temporary displacement.
Smoke travels through ductwork, wall cavities, and air-pressure differences independent of the fire's size. A contained kitchen fire routinely deposits odor compounds throughout an entire house within hours, especially if the HVAC system was running. The size of the fire isn't a reliable indicator of how far the smoke damage spread — a professional room-by-room assessment is the only accurate way to scope it.
It depends entirely on the scope. A contained kitchen fire with moderate smoke might be fully restored in three to six weeks, while a significant fire with structural damage and full reconstruction can take three to six months. Mitigation and cleanup come first, then reconstruction after the insurance scope is settled. A restoration company gives you a realistic timeline after assessing the property.
Fire and smoke damage are covered under standard homeowners policies, including structural repair, smoke and soot cleanup, the water damage from extinguishing the fire, content cleaning or replacement, and additional living expenses if you're displaced. The key to a complete settlement is thorough documentation of every affected area and item — the restoration crews in our network document the full scope and work directly with your adjuster.
Many items people assume are total losses can be restored — clothing, upholstered furniture, electronics, documents, and artwork can often be cleaned and deodorized through professional content restoration. The key is getting them into professional care quickly, before soot continues to etch surfaces and odor bonds more permanently. Items that can't be salvaged are documented and included in the personal property claim.
Our emergency crews are available 24/7 across Long Island and NYC. Submit a request and we dispatch immediately.