Spend Less Time Sourcing in Crucial Times
Acting Fast After a Fire is Critical for Saving Your Property
At Lakeside Project Solutions, we offer fire remediation as a service to restore your business damaged by fire and bring it back to life. Each of our skilled team members follows exacting protocols established by Lakeside's technical experts to ensure people's and property's safety. Lakeside workers respond with equipment and expertise to provide physical support to first responders as they stabilize client facilities so that repair and reconstruction can begin.
The Unexpected Consequences of a Fire
While the general assumption is that the worst damages caused by a fire are due to the physical flames and smoke, this isn't entirely the case. Several unexpected forms of destruction can be caused by a fire that can be time-consuming and costly to fix. Here are six of the most common unexpected damages that can be caused by even the smallest of fires:
Utility downtime: When a fire breaks out in a building, it can lead to several essential utilities being taken offline. Electrical, gas, and internet can likely be shut off to avoid further damage. The length of time these utilities are down depends on the size and impact of the fire. Oftentimes, these utilities are taken offline as a preventative safety measure. However, a fire can also knock out these utilities indefinitely.
Flooding: Every business has automatic fire safety procedures. Fire suppression sprinklers are installed for most buildings in case of an unexpected fire. While these sprinklers can do wonders to fight physical fire, they can do their damage. If a fire is on a higher level of the building and fire suppression sprinklers are used, this can cause flooding in the lower levels of your building and even cause severe water damage.
Smoke damage: While heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are imperative to install in commercial buildings, they can intensify damage if a fire breaks out. HVAC systems can push fire smoke, which contains acid and a pungent odor, throughout the entire building. Even if a fire breaks out in only one area, the smoke can be transported throughout the building and cause damage.
Lost data—Depending on where in an office building a fire breaks out, it can spread to computers, other critical data-storing electronic equipment, and file cabinets. If the fire spreads to these areas, valuable information can be lost.
Chemical residues: Some commercial buildings have chemical-based fire suppression systems that effectively stop fires but can cause additional damage. If this system is activated, chemical residues will remain that must be cleaned professionally and carefully.
Asbestos risks- If your building is older and a fire breaks out, you could be at risk from asbestos. Asbestos was a common building material in the past but has since been labeled as toxic. A fire could bring asbestos particles into the air if your building contains asbestos, leading to restricted building access and potential loss of equipment and furniture.
Why Choose Us?
o One-stop shop for all disaster preparedness and recovery needs
o 24/7 on-call support
Every work order assigned to a knowledgeable recovery team
o Crisis-trained response teams ready for deployment
A single point of contact provides "peace of mind."
o On-call Dedicated Project Manager
o Understanding the process of scopes serviced
o Tiered pricing/bundle options available
Services Include:
Smoke and soot damage Assessment
Triage of Structural Damage
Removal/Build back
Demolition/clean-up
Emergency Response
Unscheduled, after-hours facilities maintenance emergencies
Power and electrical systems
Debris removal
Medical Utility System Failure
Lakeside Project Solutions has a proven track record in the industry regarding response times and is committed to you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. With our rapid response emergency services team, distributed across the US, Canada, and Puerto Rico, Lakeside can dispatch, assess, and repair an emergency within hours.
We offer various Disaster Recovery services to help your business prepare for any emergency. Contact us at 704-483-3739 or visit us at www.lakesideps.com when you want to spend less time sourcing during critical times and more time having peace of mind.