The recent Los Angeles wildfires have left many homeowners—and even nearby neighbors—facing a new kind of hazard: smoke damage. Homeowners should not re-enter their homes until the fire department has ...

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Much of the work to clean up smoke damage inside homes after the L.A. fires will be done by companies that specialize in this. However, there is some difference of opinion among these companies as to ...

If you were lucky enough to get through the L.A. wildfires with your home still intact, you might be facing another problem: that smell. As anyone who ever tried concealing the clingy smell of ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich., Aug. 11, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Newly-published guidelines from the Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration Certification (IICRC) establish comprehensive standards for the ...

The L.A. County fires have destroyed thousands of homes. “The first week was really, crisis, like just sheer crisis and panic ...