The Expanding Impact Of Wildfires
Thursday, December 12th, 2019 Education & Training PropertyMore wildfires are impacting homes, businesses, and communities every year, and their impacts go well beyond the area of direct exposure to the fire and burning.
Smoke and wildfire residues can travel long distances and settle on surfaces or infiltrate building structures, potentially causing damages and impacting human health.
With a lack of recognized standards or generally accepted minimum-threshold values for cleaning and remediation, it can be difficult to determine the actual impact to a property and how to determine how “clean” is clean for post remediation clearance testing and re-occupancy.
Therefore, wildfire impact assessments are an important aspect to the insurance claims process, where the ultimate goal is returning the claimant’s property and indoor environment to its pre-wildfire condition. Here is how these assessments can be conducted to ensure an efficient and successful remediation process.
