Fresno, California
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Fresno
After a death, a crime or a long illness at home, the cleanup should not fall to you. Call this number to talk with an independent bio hazard cleanup company that works in Fresno and nearby. They explain what they would do. You decide.
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Situations
What happened?
Each page explains what cleanup involves, who to talk to first and what is worth asking.
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, assault or other violent event at home, once police release the scene.What to expect
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone died alone and was not found for some time.What to expect
- Suicide cleanupQuiet, careful cleanup so the family does not have to go back into the room.What to expect
- Blood cleanupBlood or body fluids from an injury, a fall or an accident at home.What to expect
- Hoarding cleanupPacked homes where animal waste, human waste or spoiled food has become a health problem.What to expect
- Disinfection after illnessAfter a long illness or death at home, where body fluids reached floors, bedding or furniture.What to expect
- Vehicle cleanupBlood or body fluids inside a car, truck or van.What to expect
Who comes to the home
An independent company, registered with the state
The person you talk to works for a cleanup company, not for this site. That company sends its own trained workers, brings its own protective gear and takes the waste away in sealed containers.
In California, anyone paid to remove blood and body fluids from the scene of a serious injury, illness or death must register with the California Department of Public Health as a trauma scene waste management practitioner. Ask for the exact name the company is registered under and look for it on the state's registered practitioner list (PDF).
If you hope to be repaid through victim compensation after a crime, this matters even more: the state only reimburses cleanup done by a registered company.
Fresno numbers
Who to call besides a cleanup company
Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner
Investigates sudden, unnatural and unattended deaths across the county. Deputy coroners answer (559) 600-3400 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., every day. The office is not open to walk-in visitors. Fresno County Sheriff-Coroner
Police, not an emergency
Fresno Police: (559) 621-7000. In county areas outside city limits, the Sheriff's Office: (559) 600-3111. For an emergency, call 911.
Help after a crime
The county's Crime Victim Assistance Center on Tulare Street helps victims and families. An advocate there can help you apply for state victim compensation: (559) 600-2822.
Victim compensation
The California Victim Compensation Board (CalVCB) can repay crime scene cleanup when the crime happened in a home or a vehicle. How that works.
The first call
What the call is like
Someone from the cleanup company answers. They ask what happened, where the home or vehicle is, and whether police or the coroner have released it. You can keep the details short. They have heard hard things before.
Ask what they would remove, how they handle the waste, what name they are registered under with the state and how they bill. If you are not ready, say so. You can call back.
Where
Fresno and the places around it
All of Fresno, plus Clovis, the county neighborhoods inside and around the city, and Madera. See the full area.
ClovisClovis police for the scene, the Fresno County coroner for a death, and a victim advocate office in town for older adults.
Old Fig GardenA Fresno address, but county ground: the Sheriff's Office answers here, not Fresno police.
MaderaIn Madera County, with its own Sheriff-Coroner and its own rules for a sealed home.Common questions
Do I have to clean up after police or the coroner leave?
No. Police and the coroner do not clean the scene. The family or the property owner arranges cleanup, and you can hire a company to do all of it.
Can a family member clean it instead?
California's registration rule covers people who are paid for this work. A relative is not breaking that rule, but blood and body fluids can carry disease, and the work can stay with a person for a long time. Most families hand it to a company.
Is crime scene cleanup ever paid for by the state?
Sometimes. CalVCB can repay cleanup after a crime in a home or vehicle, if a registered company did the work. See who pays.
What does cleanup cost?
It depends on how far fluids spread, what has to be removed, how much waste there is and how long the work takes. Ask the company to explain its charges before work starts.
When you are ready
One call, then a plan you can say yes or no to
You do not have to clean this yourself, and you do not have to decide anything tonight. If the home has been released, a company can talk you through the next steps.
Talk it through with a cleanup company
Say what happened and where. The company will tell you what it would do and what it needs from you. Nothing is agreed until you say so.
Call (559) 555-0101Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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