Commercial Fire & Soot Damage Restoration
Commercial Fire & Soot Damage Restoration
IICRC-Certified Fire & Smoke Restoration — Whole-Building Soot Removal, HVAC Decontamination & Odor Elimination for Businesses & Facilities
Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration for Businesses & Facilities
Fire and smoke damage in a commercial property rarely stays confined to the area that burned. Soot migrates through shared HVAC systems into unaffected areas, and acidic residue begins corroding metal, electronics, and finishes within hours — while every day of downtime carries a real cost to your business. AllPro Restoration's commercial fire damage team is part of our complete commercial restoration services, built to respond at that scale.
AllPro is an IICRC-certified firm, and our commercial fire restoration crews are certified in fire damage restoration and follow the ANSI/IICRC S700 Standard for Professional Fire and Smoke Damage Restoration — the recognized industry benchmark, not a proprietary in-house process.
When you call (518) 793-5311, a live commercial dispatcher answers around the clock and mobilizes the right crew immediately.
Scheduling Built Around When You Need to Be Open
Fire and smoke damage restoration usually involves more phases than a water loss — stabilization, cleaning, odor elimination, and often reconstruction — which makes scheduling around your operation even more important.
🕐 After-Hours & Weekend Work
We regularly schedule soot cleaning, HVAC decontamination, and odor treatment during evenings, overnight, and weekends to minimize disruption to your operating hours.
🚧 Containment for Occupied Buildings
Containment barriers isolate the affected area from the rest of the building wherever possible, so unaffected areas can remain open and in use during cleaning and reconstruction.
📋 A Written Scope of Work
You receive a written scope outlining the cleaning and restoration work to be performed, along with any areas that may need further assessment once demolition begins.
👷 A Large Team, Scaled to the Job
AllPro maintains a large enough crew to mobilize quickly on a major commercial fire loss while still responding efficiently to smaller, more contained events.
Commercial Fire & Soot Damage Restoration — What We Handle
A complete commercial fire damage restoration goes well beyond visible cleanup. AllPro addresses every phase, from the moment of dispatch through the final walkthrough:
- Emergency board-up and structural stabilization
- Soot and smoke residue removal from all structural and finish surfaces
- Full HVAC system cleaning and decontamination to stop soot from recirculating
- Ozone treatment and thermal fogging for smoke odor elimination
- Electronics, equipment, and document recovery coordination
- Contents cleaning and pack-out services
- Coordination with fire investigators, large-loss adjusters, and independent commercial adjusting consultants
- A written scope of work outlining repairs, followed by full reconstruction under the same contract
Commercial Fire Damage Restoration for Every Property Type
AllPro has handled commercial fire and soot losses across a wide range of property types throughout upstate New York:
🏪 Retail Stores
Protecting inventory and getting storefronts reopened with minimal disruption.
🏥 Hospitals
Fire and smoke cleanup with strict infection-control and containment protocols.
🩺 Medical Facilities
Careful decontamination around sensitive equipment and records.
📦 Storage Facilities
Large-footprint soot removal to protect stored inventory and structure.
🏭 Industrial Production Facilities
Coordinated cleanup that accounts for production downtime pressure.
🏘️ Multi-Unit Condos & Apartments
Per-unit documentation and coordination across affected units.
🍽️ Restaurants
Fast response to protect kitchens, dining areas, and reopening timelines.
♿ Special Needs Housing
Sensitive scheduling and containment around residents with additional needs.
🧓 Assisted Living Facilities
Work coordinated around resident safety and facility staff.
🏫 Schools
After-hours and weekend scheduling around the school day.
🏋️ Training Facilities & Gyms
Protecting equipment while restoring smoke- and soot-affected spaces.
🏨 Hotels
Multi-floor fire and smoke restoration with guest experience in mind.
👮 Police Departments
Coordinated access and scheduling around secure, active facilities.
🔒 Prisons
Work performed under the access and security protocols correctional facilities require.
⛪ Churches
Sensitivity around historic buildings and irreplaceable materials.
AllPro's Commercial Fire Damage Restoration Process
Emergency Dispatch & Stabilization
A live dispatcher answers 24/7. On arrival, we assess structural safety, secure the property with board-up or tarping, and establish emergency power if needed.
Damage Assessment & Containment
A full room-by-room assessment documents the extent of soot and smoke damage, and containment barriers are set up to keep unaffected areas usable wherever possible.
Contents Inventory & Pack-Out
Salvageable contents are inventoried and packed out for off-site cleaning; unsalvageable items are documented for the insurance claim.
Controlled Demolition & HVAC Isolation
Charred or unsalvageable materials are removed, and the HVAC system is inspected and either cleaned or sealed to prevent soot recirculation during the job.
Soot Removal & HVAC Decontamination
All affected surfaces are cleaned using methods matched to the soot type present, and the full HVAC system is cleaned to stop ongoing recontamination.
Odor Elimination
Thermal fogging, hydroxyl generation, or ozone treatment neutralizes smoke odor embedded in structural materials, rather than masking it temporarily.
Written Scope & Insurance Coordination
A written scope of work documents repairs needed, and our project managers coordinate directly with fire investigators, large-loss adjusters, and independent commercial adjusting consultants.
Full Commercial Reconstruction
AllPro manages the rebuild — drywall, flooring, mechanical coordination, and finishes — under the same contract, through to a final walkthrough.
Commercial Fire Damage Insurance Claims
AllPro's documentation — including a written scope of work on every job — is built to support the commercial fire claims process from the first call.
✓ Typically Covered
- Structural fire damage from accidental fires
- Smoke and soot damage throughout the building
- Water damage from firefighting efforts
- Contents cleaning, restoration, and replacement
- Business interruption losses tied to a covered cause (with BI coverage)
✗ Typically NOT Covered
- Fires resulting from intentional acts
- Damage from deferred maintenance (e.g., a known faulty electrical or heating system)
- Vacant property fires (coverage restrictions often apply)
- Preventable secondary damage from a delayed remediation response
Commercial Fire Damage Restoration — Common Questions
How quickly can AllPro respond to a commercial fire?
We provide 24/7 live commercial dispatch from our Albany and Gansevoort locations, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Crews are mobilized immediately for stabilization and board-up.
Can the cleanup be scheduled after hours so we can stay open?
In most cases, yes. We build a schedule around your operating hours — including evenings, overnight, and weekend work — and use containment barriers so unaffected parts of the building can remain in use during cleaning and reconstruction.
Do you clean the HVAC system, or just the visible soot?
Both. Soot travels through shared HVAC systems into areas that may look unaffected. AllPro cleans and decontaminates the full HVAC system as a standard part of every commercial fire job, not an optional add-on.
Do you provide a written scope of work?
Yes, on every commercial job. It outlines the cleaning and restoration work to be performed and flags any areas that may need further assessment once demolition begins.
Do you work with large-loss adjusters and independent adjusting consultants?
Yes. We regularly coordinate with large-loss adjusters and independent commercial adjusting consultants, along with fire investigators, and structure our documentation to support that process.
What types of commercial properties have you worked on?
Retail stores, hospitals, medical facilities, storage facilities, industrial production facilities, multi-unit condos and apartments, restaurants, special needs housing, assisted living facilities, schools, training facilities and gyms, hotels, police departments, prisons, churches, and more. Call (518) 793-5311 to discuss your property.
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AllPro Restoration responds 24/7 to commercial fire and soot losses across the Capital District, Saratoga, Warren, and Washington Counties — from stabilization through full reconstruction.
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