Orange County’s Trusted Fire Damage Company

Emergency Board-Up & Roof Tarping

A fire leaves a home open to rain, wind, and trespassers. Broken windows, burned doors, and openings in the roof all need to be closed quickly. Our crews board up openings and tarp the roof as part of our emergency response. It matters for your claim too. Insurers usually require you to protect the property from further damage after a fire, and a secured home shows you did.

Fire Debris Removal & Demolition

Before cleaning or rebuilding can start, the burned material has to go. We haul out charred framing, drywall, insulation, flooring, and ruined belongings. Then we remove what can’t be saved, leave sound structure in place, and reinforce weakened areas so the building is safe to work in. If your home is a total loss, here’s what the demolition process looks like.

Soot & Smoke Damage Cleaning

Smoke goes places flames never reach. It gets inside walls that look untouched, through ductwork, and into appliances, computers, and other electronics. The soot it leaves behind is acidic. Left alone, it corrodes metal and permanently stains anything porous.

Not all soot is the same. A fast, hot fire leaves dry, powdery soot. A slow, smoldering fire leaves a wet, smeary residue. A kitchen fire can leave a film you can barely see. Each one needs its own cleaning method, and the wrong one can push the residue in deeper. Our certified technicians match the method to the residue on every surface, from walls and ceilings to your HVAC system.

Read more about the hidden dangers of smoke and soot damage. Lingering smoke odor is a separate job, and our smoke and odor removal service handles it.

Water Removal After Firefighting

Putting out a fire takes a lot of water. What hoses and sprinklers leave behind soaks into flooring, drywall, and framing the fire never touched. The EPA says wet materials need to be dried within 24 to 48 hours to prevent mold. Our water damage restoration crews extract standing water and set up structural drying right away, so mold never gets a start.

Contents Cleaning & Pack-Out

Much of what’s inside your home can be saved. Our contents specialists inventory your belongings, pack them out, and clean them off-site under controlled, uncontaminated conditions. That covers furniture, rugs, drapes, electronics, and clothing, including dry cleaning before stains set. Everything stays in secure storage until the rebuild is finished, then comes back to you. Learn more about contents restoration.

Fire Damage Repair & Reconstruction

ServiceFirst is a licensed and insured general contractor (CSLB License# 970181), so the company that cleans your home is the same one that rebuilds it. Our crews handle everything from drywall and flooring to roofing, along with windows, plumbing, electrical, and painting. See our reconstruction services for more.

Timelines depend on the damage: about one to two weeks for a minor fire, three to six weeks for moderate damage, and two to six months for severe structural damage. Our guide explains how long fire damage restoration takes.

Wildfire Ash & Smoke Residue

In Orange County, a home doesn’t have to burn to need restoration. The 2024 Airport Fire burned 23,519 acres from Trabuco Canyon into Riverside County and destroyed 160 structures. The 2022 Coastal Fire destroyed 20 homes in Laguna Niguel. Homes well outside a burn area can still end up coated in ash.

Wind-driven ash settles in attics and HVAC systems, especially in canyon and foothill neighborhoods. Sweeping it or running the air conditioner only spreads it. We remove it with HEPA vacuums and clean the ductwork so it doesn’t recirculate. Our crews have handled fire and ash remediation jobs as far away as Pacific Palisades and Altadena. For smoke that lingers indoors, see smoke and odor removal..