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Hollywood Beach, Broward County

After a fire in Hollywood Beach: board-up, soot, and odor

Aftermath Restoration Group is a licensed and insured fire and smoke restoration company serving Hollywood Beach and all of the Hollywood Beach area. Call (239) 688-2880 24/7 and we give you an arrival time when you call.

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Fire risks in Hollywood Beach

Fire calls on Hollywood Beach are often kitchen or electrical fires in older low-rise buildings and condo towers, where smoke moves through corridors, trash chutes, and shared HVAC. Neighboring units along the same hall frequently need soot and odor work even when the flames stayed in one unit.

Hollywood Beach is the barrier-island strip of Hollywood in Broward County, ZIP 33019, between the Atlantic Ocean and the Intracoastal Waterway. It runs along the Broadwalk and A1A, with oceanfront condo towers, older low-rise apartment buildings, small hotels, and homes on the Intracoastal side. Streets near A1A and the Broadwalk are known low spots. During the fall king tides, which peak roughly from September through November, saltwater can rise out of storm drains and over seawalls onto those streets and into garages and ground-floor units.

Technicians in protective suits cleaning soot from a living room wall after a fire

Claims paperwork

Your policy decides what is paid. We give your adjuster photos, a written scope, and a record of board-up and cleanup. We are not a public adjuster and do not take over your claim.

From board-up to odor treatment

  1. Board up broken windows and doors and secure the property.
  2. HEPA-vacuum and chemically clean soot from walls, ceilings, and fixtures.
  3. Wipe down HVAC components so the system does not keep spreading residue.
  4. Take out burned or heavily smoked materials that will keep smelling.
  5. Keep a full photo record and written scope for the claim.

Before we arrive

  • Do not go back in until the fire department says it is safe.
  • Do not run the AC; it carries soot through the ducts.
  • Do not use electrical items that got wet or hot.

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Fire and smoke damage restoration near Hollywood Beach

Emergency dispatch

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Water, mold, fire, or storm damage. We document the loss for your insurance claim. You keep the claim.

24/7 · Licensed & insured · FL mold license MRSR4195 · ★ 5.0 on Google (21 reviews)

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Common questions

Fire and smoke damage restoration questions in Hollywood Beach

Smoke from another unit got into my Hollywood Beach condo. Can you help?

Yes. Photograph the soot, report it to the association and your insurer, and call (239) 688-2880. We clean soot from walls, ceilings, and fixtures, wipe down HVAC components, and treat odor after the residue is gone, and we document your unit separately.

Why does soot need to be cleaned quickly?

Soot is acidic. On metal, stone, grout, and paint it starts to etch and stain, and the longer it sits the more has to be replaced instead of cleaned.

Can smoke odor be fully removed from a Hollywood Beach home?

Only if the residue is removed, not masked. The process is structural cleaning, HVAC cleaning, HEPA filtration, and odor treatment at the end, with ozone used only in unoccupied spaces.

Do you clean up the water from firefighting?

Yes. Hose water soaks drywall, insulation, and floors. We extract it and dry the structure along with the soot and odor work, so the fire does not turn into a mold job.

Do you handle commercial fire damage in Hollywood Beach?

Yes. We clean soot, remove odor, dry firefighting water, and board up openings for offices, restaurants, and retail spaces in Hollywood Beach, 24/7.

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