Getting through a fire is terrifying enough right? But just because you surrive a fire does not completely mean that you are now out of harms way. There are several health risks that involved after the after math of a serious fire and it is so important to address these issues immediately to aboid serious health complications in the future.
Did you know that when materials do not burn up completely, a black residue made up of impure carbon particles is left behind? Executive Restoration would like to inform others that this is called soot and you are bound to have quite a bit of it laying around after a fire is experienced. Soot does more than causes stains and messes. Soot poses a threat to your respiratory system. These particles are small enough to make it through your respiratory system and eventually enter into your blood stream. Once they have entered into your blood stream, they will be carried into different tissues through out your body, and can accumulate until they cause complications such as aggravated asthma, pneumonia, emphysema, birth defects and perhaps can even cause certain kinds of cancer.
Smoke particles are much smaller than other toxins we often breath in. Did you know that the human bronchial system is designed to filter out toxins in the 10+micron range, allowing them to be flushed out through the digestive system. Smoke however, is small enough and cause issues with the respiratory system. At their worst, small particles can cause enough damage to diminish lung capacity.
So, smoke and soot can hide within the surfaces and the very structure of your home. Smoke can also effect your air supply system by entering your air vents and returns and cause your returns and vent to become polluted so after a smoke damge to your home it is very advised that returns and vents be cleaned and sanitized. Also, during the smoke damage, fire damage restoration project it is also suggested to keep a new filter in the return or returns in your home and have this replaced ever week with a pleated filter as well as run air scrubbers and air purifiers as well as so much more like cleaning every thing in the home.
Although you may not feel any immediate effects from the soot and smoke damage in your home, please under stand the danger is very real and that Executive Restoration would like to take care of your home as well as look out for your family by performing the job of the smoke damage, fire damage, water damage clean up the right way the first time.
If smoke and soot damage are not dealt with as soon as possible after a fire then you and all of the folks in the home or who are staying there, are being put at a severe risk of future health complications.
So, when you think of smoke damage, fire damage, water damage, mold inspection, mold clean up, structural dry outs, crime scene clean up and more then please kindly think of Executive Restoration and call us for a no charge phone consultation.
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