Disaster Response Cleanup

Disaster Response Cleanup

When the building is unsafe, the lot still has to get clean

After a fire, a wind event, a snow-load collapse, or a city dangerous-building order, the job is not restoration in the carpet-and-drywall sense. The job is getting an unsafe structure down and the debris off the property without making a legal mess of permits, asbestos, and landfill rules. That is the work we already do every week as a demolition contractor.

We are not a drying company and we do not rebuild kitchens. If the structure has to come down, or the lot has to be cleared so an adjuster, a city inspector, or a builder can take the next step, you want the crew that owns the excavator.

What’s included

• Emergency debris removal from fire, storm, and collapse sites
• Demolition of fire-damaged, storm-damaged, and condemned structures
• Disaster debris load-out with our own trucks and roll-offs
• Asbestos survey coordination and Spokane Clean Air notifications
• Demolition or debris-removal permits with the city or county
• Licensed disposal of ash and mixed demolition debris
• Final rough grade so the lot is safe to walk and ready for what is next

Fire debris removal

A burned house is still a demolition project, with extra rules. Spokane Clean Air treats fire debris like any other demolition load. You need a survey before most of it can go to the landfill. We coordinate the survey, pull the permit, take the structure the rest of the way down, and haul it legally. Same process for fire-damaged shops, garages, and mobile homes.

Storm cleanup and emergency debris removal

Wind, heavy snow, and ice take roofs, carports, barns, and additions. When the structure is past repair, we demolish what is left, separate metal and concrete, and haul the rest. If trees came down with the building, say so in the photos. We will tell you what we can take with the demolition and what belongs to a tree crew.

Post-disaster site cleanup

Sometimes the fire department or a prior crew already knocked the building over and left a pile. That is still our work: sort, load, haul, and grade. Property recovery, for us, means the lot is empty, the hole is backfilled if the foundation came out, and you can walk the property without stepping on nails and ash.

What we do not do

We do not extract standing water, dry framing, treat mold, or rebuild. If you need a restoration contractor for a livable house, hire one. If you need the house gone, or the debris gone so that contractor or a new builder can start, hire us. We will say so on the first call instead of pretending we do both.