Fire and Smoke Remediation at Brea Olinda High School
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Situation
A massive wildfire caused significant fire and smoke damage at Brea Olinda High School's 15-acre campus including the gymnasium, performing arts facility, classrooms, library, swimming pool, athletic facility, outdoor track, bleachers and surrounding landscaping. The fire rendered the school uninhabitable and forced class cancellations.
Damages included the total loss of portable classrooms and contents, scorched siding, blown-out windows and smoke damage throughout the school's interior spaces.
A key concern of the insurance adjuster was that this loss was too severe and extensive for a single remediation service to handle. Our representatives proposed a comprehensive work plan ensuring the adjuster that ATI was armed with enough manpower, equipment and skill to handle the entire recovery process.
ATI Services
- Power-washed exterior surfaces with high, low, cold and hot water techniques.
- Utilized boom and scissor lifts for upper spaces.
- Cleaned large public areas with power-added vacuum trucks and attached scrubbers.
- Performed general cleaning of interior spaces and carpeting.
- Relocated and stored school equipment and contents.
- Decontaminated HVAC system utilizing charcoal-activated filters.
- Performed odor removal using negative air machines and HVAC system.
- Utilized specialized oxygen-to-ozone conversion system to destroy odors in confined spaces.
The ATI Advantage
With over 600 full-time employees, we were able to quickly assemble a crew of 270 professionals trained in all aspects of fire and smoke remediation to handle this large loss in-house, alleviating costly expenses to bring in additional recovery services.
Completed the job for 20% under the original budget, saving the school more than $300,000.
Utlilized state-of-the-art equipment and methods to ensure a complete and successful recovery.
Results
Despite the severity and extent of fire and smoke damage to Brea Olinda High School, ATI's well-staffed and technically proficient crew completed all recovery work under budget and within the school's timeframe, allowing classes and other school activities to resume just seven days after the devastating fire.
"In my 29 years as an educator, I have never before worked with an organization as efficient and professional as ATI."
Bob Parish
Assistant Principal of Student Services
Brea Olinda High School
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