Find Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Companies
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Before You Call
Acidic soot and smoke residue keep etching surfaces and embedding odor deeper every hour they sit.
Deal with immediate hazards first. Then compare the same written scope.
Cities
After a fire: soot on surfaces, smoke odor, and a structure that needs securing and rebuilding.
Fire Damage Restoration in Houston, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Dallas, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Tampa, FL
Fire Damage Restoration in New Orleans, LA
Fire Damage Restoration in Austin, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Orlando, FL
Fire Damage Restoration in San Antonio, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Jacksonville, FL
Fire Damage Restoration in Fort Worth, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Corpus Christi, TX
Fire Damage Restoration in Chicago, IL
Before Cleanup
Do not re-enter until the fire department or other responsible authority says the structure is safe. Ask the insurer what evidence must be preserved, photograph accessible damage from a safe location before cleanup or disposal, and confirm what temporary protection it authorizes. Board-up, firefighting-water removal, contents handling, residue cleaning, and reconstruction can be separate decisions; emergency access does not prove the whole property is ready for repair.
Sources: U.S. Fire Administration — After the Fire · American Red Cross — Home fire recovery · NAIC — Post-disaster claims guidance
What Cleanup Should Cover
A proposed scope may include temporary protection, firefighting-water removal, material-specific soot and residue cleaning, contents work, odor treatment, and reconstruction. Ask which conditions were observed, which items are being cleaned or removed, what success or completion criteria apply, and who approves changes. Structural, electrical, gas, engineering, and other regulated work may require separate licensed trades, permits, or inspections; a general restoration credential is not a substitute for those requirements.
Sources: U.S. Fire Administration — After the Fire · American Red Cross — Home fire recovery · NAIC — Post-disaster claims guidance
Directory Data
- How many fire damage companies does RestoreRadar list?
- 349 companies across 11 cities. Soot and smoke cleanup, odor removal, board-up, and structural rebuild after a house or commercial fire. Company details come from the company's website, public Google ratings, or official registries. A listing does not mean RestoreRadar recommends the company.
- How much does fire & smoke damage restoration cost?
- $3,083–$52,031 (avg $27,477). National pricing; your final cost depends on the size of the loss. Insurance coverage is not included in this estimate and depends on the cause of loss, policy terms, exclusions, and limits. (source: Angi, 2026)
- What company details can I compare?
- 318 of 349 state they offer 24/7 emergency response. Also, 120 of 349 are IICRC Certified Firms (verified in the official IICRC registry, not self-claimed), 42 of 349 have a state-roster-verified mold-remediation credential, and 227 of 349 state they bill insurance directly. Pick your city to compare companies, review source links, and decide what to ask before you call.
Methodology and aggregate downloads for fire damage directory figures.
About Fire Damage
Fire and smoke damage restoration is the cleanup and rebuild process after a fire: boarding up and securing the structure, removing soot and char, neutralizing smoke odor, cleaning salvageable contents, and repairing the damaged areas. It also addresses the water and humidity left behind by firefighting so the property can be returned to its pre-loss condition.
Process
- Assessment and safety: Evaluate structural and smoke damage and secure the site.
- Board-up and tarping: Cover broken windows, walls, and roof openings to prevent further damage.
- Water removal and drying: Extract water left by firefighting and dry the structure.
- Soot and smoke cleanup: Remove soot from surfaces and clean salvageable contents.
- Odor removal: Neutralize smoke odor with cleaning and air treatment.
- Restoration and rebuild: Repair or rebuild damaged areas to their pre-loss condition.
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Cost
Nationally, fire & smoke damage restoration typically runs $3,083–$52,031, averaging about $27,477 (source: Angi, 2026). Actual price depends on the loss and scope of work. Ask the company and your insurer what is covered and what you owe.
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Questions
- What does a fire & smoke damage restoration company do?
- Soot and smoke cleanup, odor removal, board-up, and structural rebuild after a house or commercial fire. Depending on the loss, the work may include emergency stabilization, drying, cleaning, removal of damaged materials, or repairs. Ask each company to explain the scope in writing.
- What should I look for when hiring?
- Confirm current availability, the exact scope, written pricing, insurance requirements, and credentials that apply to the work. RestoreRadar shows company statements, public Google ratings, and credentials found in official registries separately. Use the source links on each profile, then confirm the details directly.
- Is anything salvageable after a fire?
- Usually yes — often more than it first appears. Hard, non-porous items such as metal, glass, and many solid-wood pieces frequently clean up well; electronics, documents, photographs, and textiles depend on their heat, soot, and water exposure, and specialty content-restoration processes recover many of them. Porous materials that absorbed smoke or stayed wet are the most common losses. Do not throw anything away before your adjuster and the restoration crew document it — disposal decisions directly affect what your claim pays.
- Can fire damage be repaired?
- Often, but the safe repair scope depends on an inspection after the fire department releases the property. A restoration company can clean salvageable surfaces and contents, remove materials that cannot be safely restored, dry firefighting water, and rebuild damaged areas. Structural, electrical, gas, and other regulated work may require separate licensed trades, permits, or engineering. Get the clean, remove, and rebuild decisions in writing before authorizing work.
- How long does fire damage restoration take?
- There is no honest one-size-fits-all timeline. Board-up and water removal may start as emergency work, while contents cleaning, soot and odor treatment, drying, permits, inspections, materials, and reconstruction determine the full schedule. Ask for a phased written timeline with dependencies and update points; a provider-stated 24/7 response is not a completion-time promise.
- What do restoration companies charge per hour?
- For a fire loss, an hourly number alone is not enough to compare bids. Emergency response, equipment, cleaning, contents handling, demolition, specialty trades, permits, materials, and reconstruction may be priced in different units. Ask each bidder for an itemized written estimate showing labor rates where used, quantities, equipment days, materials, subcontractors, and exclusions, then compare the same documented scope.
- What is the difference between fire damage remediation and restoration?
- Fire damage remediation or mitigation stabilizes and cleans the loss: board-up, firefighting-water removal and drying, soot and char cleanup, odor control, and removal of materials that cannot be restored. Restoration is the repair and rebuild that follows. One company may perform both phases, but the scopes, required trades or permits, and insurance line items can be separate.
- How much does fire & smoke damage restoration cost?
- Nationally, fire & smoke damage restoration typically runs $3,083–$52,031, averaging about $27,477 (source: Angi, 2026). Your final price depends on the size of the loss and the scope of work. This estimate does not assume insurance coverage; coverage depends on the cause of loss, policy terms, exclusions, and limits. Get the scope in writing and confirm it with your insurer and adjuster before authorizing work.