Smoke Damage and Its Health Effects How often has this happened to you? You’re enjoying a good time with your family on Thanksgiving. Maybe you build a puzzle, or perhaps you’re watching a football game. You might just be floating around enjoying different conversations. You smell something, a burning smell. It’s the turkey! You rush […]
Increasing Number of House Fires This year, we’ve been seeing an increasing number of house fires that we’re called in for restoration jobs on. These are some of the causes we’ve seen in the fire restoration jobs we’ve had this summer. Causes of Some of Our Most Recent Fire Restoration Jobs 1. Exploding Hoverboard Battery […]
Fireworks Safety and Wildfire Concerns July is here and that means celebrations and fireworks! Barbecues with hot dogs and burgers! Family and friends coming for parties. It also means wildfires from people being careless, or just from the hot hot weather. Let’s take a look at what’s already going on here in Utah. Four Currently […]
Summer Is On The Way While winter might be house fire season, summer is wildfire season and it’s coming. It hasn’t even got hot yet, but already Utah’s governor has declared this year’s drought situation worthy of a state of emergency. We can count on tight water restrictions and probably hot temperatures from June to […]
There’s been an increase in fires recently. Not just from fireworks, although there is that, too, but also kitchen and grease fires. We’ve taken time to talk about safety tips for dealing with fires, but there’s another thing to ask yourself. Do you have fire insurance? Fire Insurance Might Not Cover Everything A lot of […]
Celebrate With Fireworks! All through the month of July, we’ll be setting off fireworks to celebrate Independence Day and Pioneer day. While it is legal to set off fireworks during July, keep in mind that many fires are accidentally started at home. As we’re entering the yearly summer drought, the danger of fire is getting […]
Uptick in Kitchen and Grease Fires Last winter, we posted an article on common types of fires we see in the winter. Well, since the outbreak of Covid-19, kitchen and grease fires have become the most common type of fire we encounter. I suppose it makes sense. With the social distancing and stay-at-home guidelines in […]
For all our talk about fire safety in the past, mistakes happen. Fires can have strange causes, so sometimes we get weird jobs. Okay, perhaps to call it a strange case is a bit much, as there’s nothing all that unusual about it. Mostly, it’s the name of the cause that stands out. It started […]
See Our Video Tour Fixing Fire Damage Here at Alpine Cleaning and Restoration, we pride ourselves on how well we can clean up damage from smoke and fire. Our facility is fully equipped to clean up nearly every type of item in your house. We have a video tour of the our facility which you […]
Tis the Season of Fire Thanks to California routinely catching fire in the summer months, a lot of people think of Summer as fire season. The reality is that most fires – especially house fires – occur during the winter. Why? Well, it’s actually obvious once you think about it. The cold weather that makes […]
