According to the National Fire Protection Association, cooking fires are the number one cause of home fires and home injuries. The leading cause of fires in the kitchen is unattended cooking. It's important to be alert to prevent cooking fires.

• Be on alert! If you are sleepy or have consumed alcohol don't use the stove or stove top.
• Stay in the kitchen while you are drying, grilling, boiling or broiling food.
• If you are simmering, baking or roasting food, check it regularly, remain in the kitchen while food is cooking, and use a timer to remind you that you are cooking.
• Keep anything that can catch fire-- oven mitts, wooden utensils, food packaging, towels or curtains-- away from the stove top.

Call us today to find out how we can help you in the wake of a fire damage! 989-705-2400

A fire broke out in this apartment complex in Northern Michigan causing extensive fire, smoke, and soot damage throughout the complex. You may be wondering if those are spider webs in the picture above, but they are actually called soot webs. These are often times found after the instance of a fire. The soot particles end up bonding together and because of the circulation of the air will then cling to a wall, ceiling, or in between rafters as seen in the picture. 

SERVPRO is available 24/7 to help with any size fire or water disaster needs. We are always here to help and pride ourselves on making it "Like it never even happened." Call us in your time of need at 989-705-2400

The leading cause of kitchen fires according to the National Fire Protection Association is unattended cooking. That is precisely what happened in the picture above as the individual had left the deep fryer unattended and caused smoke and fire damage throughout the home. Deep fryers involve larger quantities of hot cooking oil, so it creates a higher risk of injury and loss. If you happen to have damage from a fryer fire, we have specialized equipment, specific training, and certifications at SERVPRO of Gaylord & Cheboygan that allow us to restore your home to pre-fire condition "Like it never even happened."

In observance of October being Fire Awareness Month, we have played our part by teaming up with local fire departments. SERVPRO of Gaylord & Cheboygan has donated smoke alarms, carbon monoxide detectors, and fire safety materials to fire departments in our franchise territory. Here at SERVPRO we care about and believe in giving back to the communities that we service.

SERVPRO of Gaylord & Cheboygan has the training, experience, and equipment to handle large commercial fire damage emergencies. Whether your fire emergency occurs in a restaurant, motel, or office building, we will respond quickly to mitigate the damage and manage the restoration project through to its completion. 

Fire damage is especially devastating for a business or commercial property. In addition to the fire and smoke damage, significant water damage from firefighting efforts and fire suppression systems may occur. Every hour spent restoring your business back to pre-fire condition is an hour of lost revenue and productivity. If your business experiences a fire loss, call the fire and water damage restoration experts and we’ll respond immediately to get you back to business.  

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This was from a fire damage, soot carried through out the whole entire building. We are cleaning everything from ceiling to floor. You can see in the picture how white the table cloth was pre-loss.  

This was at a hotel fire, soot was everywhere in the building. Everything came clean. This was super thick soot on the wood counter top. We had to clean the room from head to toe!

Looking at one of the walls in hotel fire, this happened late at night. As you can see, a lot of damage had occurred during the fire. Lots of soot!

This also was a fire inside of a hotel, fire started in one of the room very early in the morning. Lots and lots of demo will need to be done!