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Modern structures are packed with high-tech materials like synthetic fabrics, plastics and hydrocarbons that burn more rapidly and poisonously than traditional materials like cotton and wood. “Thirty years ago, fires took 15 minutes to reach 800 degrees Celsius and they spread more slowly,” says Kevin Lethers, President of Paul Davis… Read more »
Featured as one of Paul Davis’ “20 Women of 2020”, Courtney Scott is the Lead ESD (Emergency Service Division) Technician at Paul Davis Restoration of Portland/Vancouver. When did you start working for Paul Davis? I started working for Paul Davis on July 18th, 2019. What were you doing before that?… Read more »
Billowing black and toxic smoke from a building fire deposits soot on everything inside a commercial structure. It seeps into concrete floors, wafts into distant areas and infiltrates items like closed refrigerators. Once soot settles – in ugly black layers or thin coatings so invisible that only testing flags its… Read more »
When shocked owners and employees survey the sodden mess after a fire guts their workplace, it’s tempting to immediately don paper masks, sturdy shoes and coveralls to rescue important items. Tempting, but ill-advised: the soot, water and char that have spread throughout the fire scene and across building contents are… Read more »
Natural and man-made disasters are truly a matter of “when.” Luckily, good business continuity plans keep your company up and running despite unexpected interruptions. Whether your place of business experiences damage due to severe storms or flooding, a fire, or even mould, the best strategy is to have an existing… Read more »
