Crime Scene Cleaning

Crime Scene Cleaning: who’s responsibility

Crime scene cleaning is not within their responsibilities. Law enforcement and medical personnel are efficient in their roles to secure the scene, provide medical assistance, and collect vital evidence. Crime scene cleaning is not within their responsibilities. This often leaves residents or property owners with the daunting task of restoring the space to safety and normalcy.

Legacy Decon has provided cleaning services for a wide range of situations, including crime scenes, let us be your plan.

We highly recommend choosing expert crime scene cleaners who can handle blood cleanup when managing the aftermath of a crime. Legacy Decon is trained to identify and handle hazardous materials and biological contaminants that the untrained eye might miss. We provide essential safety measures to ensure that we identify, remove, and dispose of biological material according to strict regulations. Managing the cleanup of a crime scene requires emotional resilience and meticulous attention to safety and hygiene standards, which is why it’s important to trust professionals like Legacy Decon.

Legacy Decon works with you to help navigate insurance or Texas Crime Victim’s Compensation to help prevent financial hardships.

Legacy Decon’s Remediation Process for Crime Scene cleaning

1 – Response and Assessment

Once Legacy Decon responds to the scene, we immediately begin to assess the scene and build a tailored remediation process. Legacy Decon will help with insurance, Crime Victims Compensation Programs to avoid financial burdens.

2 – Containment

It is important to contain the scene following first responders releasing the scene. Legacy Decon does this to prevent cross contaminating other areas and to avoid accidental exposures of any biological matter.

3 – Remediation

This is the phase where the cleanup happens. Legacy Decon practices the highest industry standards and utilizes latest technology to ensure all visual traces of the incident are removed. Our technicians exercise extreme attention to detail to ensure nothing is missed.

4 – Disinfection and Odor Remediation

Once the scene is appropriate clean and passes our field supervisors inspection, Legacy Decon moves to the disinfection process. We utilize only EPA registered disinfections and different delivery methods including electrostatic technology to ensure maximum effectiveness. This is also the step where Legacy Decon addresses any odors.

5 – Completion and Follow up

Our process doesn’t stop once the remediation is done. Legacy Decon will work with you throughout the restoration process. We promise our work is satisfactory and beyond your standard.

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Will insurance pay for crime scene cleanup??

Most home owners insurance policies will help pay for some or all of the biological remediation process. While Legacy Decon can make no guarantee to coverage we will assist you in navigating insurance.

What information should I have for the technicians?

If you are using an insurance policy, having the policy number, agent information and phone number will assist Legacy Decon in confirming and helping with claim information. If you are working with a victim advocate, name and phone number will assist Legacy Decon in the claim process.

Will Texas Crime Victims Compensation cover suicide?

The Texas Crime Victims Compensation program aims to assist victims and their families who suffer from violent crimes. This includes crime scene cleanup as part of those benefits. Law enforcement agencies have a victim advocate who will help assist with applying for those benefits.

Resources

Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry

Legacy Decon Services

Texas Crime Victim’s Compensation