Facts About Fires in Georgia

6/22/2023 (Permalink)

Fire is among the most important element humanity has harnessed. It has changed the course of human technology and is a tool that has helped us with numerous aspects of our daily lives. In that same token, fire can also be extremely dangerous and has caused an astonishing amount of damage all across the world.

According to the National Fire Incident Reporting System (NFIRS), in May of 2021 Georgia has reported an estimate of 368,500 residential building fires and $8.1 billion in property damage. Furthermore, 51% of residential fires indicated that the primary cause of the loss was due to cooking. There also appears to be an uptick of fire losses in the cooler months, peaking in January during the hours of 5 to 8pm.

Identifying the Right Fire Restoration Company for You

There are multiple, detailed steps to mitigating and restoring a fire-damaged home, SERVPRO® of Augusta North can assist with the following:

• Board up
• Dry out
• Deodorization and emergency pre-cleaning
• Content pack out & inventory
• Dry cleaning and garment restoration
• Contents cleaning and restoration
• Structure cleaning

Doing the cleanup and deodorization may seem doable, but it can quickly become physically and emotionally overwhelming. It is vital that an experienced fire mitigation and restoration company that you can rely on, like SERVPRO® is hired.

SERVPRO of Augusta North has trained technicians that work on fires regularly and utilize specialized deodorizing techniques. If you need fire or smoke restoration, give us a call at 706-750-0200, we are available 24/7/365 to help!