Fire Damage and Alarming Fire Facts

3/12/2019 (Permalink)

SERVPRO of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties makes the fire damage at your home or business "Like it never even happened."

SERVPRO of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties wants you to be informed of some fire facts:

Fact: $7 billion! This is the amount of money that is accounted for in property damage as a result of a fire. And this is annually. Just to reiterate, $7 billion in property damage occurs every year. That’s a large amount of money.    

Fact: Did you know seven people die on a daily basis as a result of a home fire? That’s seven people too many.

Fact: Can you guess how many people sustain injuries as a result of home fires daily? The number is 36! Yes, 36 people suffer injuries as a result of home fires every day.

These are some alarming fire facts that came from The American Red Cross.  

The first 48 hours after fire damage can make the difference between restoring versus replacing damaged property and personal belongings. Learn about our restore vs. replace mentality. Rapid response and timely mitigation can help prevent fire damage from creating long-term problems. If your commercial or residential property comes in contact with fire damage, our highly trained fire restoration technicians here at SERVPRO of Cape Girardeau & Scott Counties can restore your home or business back to “Like it never even happened.” It’s one of our many specialties.  

A fire can strike your home or business at any given moment. This fire damage testimonial is a prime example and proves how it happens at the least unlikely times.

Happy Customer Testimonial:

“On July 15, 2013, Southeast Missouri State University experienced the unthinkable, a fire at Dempster Hall, home to the Donald L. Harrison College of Business. Without hesitation, the SERVPRO Disaster Recovery Team was on site to help assess the damage and guide the Facilities Management staff through the recovery process.

SERVPRO, with guidance from the Facilities Management staff, hired local sub-contractors to assist with the recovery effort. The cooperation and team effort between all parties involved proved to be successful as the recovery effort of roughly 117,000 sq.ft. was completed in a 6-week period, allowing the University to open the facility on time for the Fall Semester.

The highly trained and very professional SERVPRO staff went above and beyond their job responsibilities to ensure that all areas of the facility were cleaned and repaired to the satisfaction of Southeast Missouri State. The job performance and attention to detail by the SERVPRO staff exceed the expectations of their slogan "Like it never even happened."

On behalf of Southeast Missouri State University, the faculty, staff, and students, we would like to thank SERVPRO for the excellent job done to ensure that Dempster Hall was restored to its original state, allowing the University to open the doors in the short time frame required.”

When the unexpected occurs, like fire damage, having a professional and experienced team on your side can make all the difference. We service the Cape Girardeau County, Scott County, Bollinger County, Mississippi County, and Perry County areas. If your Cape Girardeau, Sikeston, Scott City, Charleston, Marble Hill, Jackson, Perryville, Chaffee, East Prairie or Benton, Missouri, home or business, is hit with fire damage, rely on the professionals that Southeast Missouri State University relied on. We’re talking about a university that had 11,978 students enrolled in 2016, and the number of enrollees is much higher now. It was important for them to act fast to help protect all those students, faculty and staff and to not interrupt the class schedule. They trusted us, and you can trust us, too. Contact us in your time of need. We’re there for you 24/7. Call today: 573-339-1948.