Emergency Cleanup Across Fort Lauderdale and Broward County
We clean up after unattended deaths and trauma in Fort Lauderdale homes, condos and businesses, starting as soon as the Broward County Medical Examiner’s Office releases the property. Our trauma cleanup removes decomposition fluids and affected flooring, fogs the space and filters the air, and disposes of the waste as biomedical waste. Technicians also trace contamination into hallways and nearby rooms, where shoes and EMS stretchers carry it. The unattended death cleanup services in Florida page explains the work before the crew arrives.
We clean homicide, assault and suicide scenes across Fort Lauderdale once law enforcement hands the property back. Inside city limits that release comes from the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, and in contract cities such as Oakland Park, Dania Beach and Lauderdale-by-the-Sea it comes from the Broward Sheriff’s Office. For the details, see the crime scene cleanup services in Florida and suicide cleanup services in Florida. Families also get free therapy for trauma survivors through BetterHelp.
Blood, bodily fluids and infectious contamination such as MRSA, C. diff and COVID-19 are what emergency biohazard cleanup in Fort Lauderdale removes. Infectious disease cleanup reaches homes, offices and medical suites from downtown to Lauderdale-by-the-Sea. Tuberculocidal disinfectants stay on each surface for their full dwell time, then technicians micro-clean with HEPA vacuums. The work falls under our professional biohazard cleanup services in Florida, with pathogen-only jobs handled as professional disinfection services in Florida.
Hoarder house cleanup in Fort Lauderdale is billed at a technician day rate, plus dumpster volume and disposal fees. The client’s list of items to find and keep guides every room. Pest-infested and animal-hoarding homes get disinfected and deodorized once the rooms are clear. Each step gets explained to the client before it starts. More detail: hoarding cleanup services in Florida.
Mold removal takes out the visible growth. Mold remediation also contains the area, removes contaminated material and clears invisible mycotoxins, and that is the service we perform in Fort Lauderdale. Visible mold over 10 square feet requires a licensed assessment, and the owner hears from us as soon as a job crosses that line. Every job ends with a licensed mold assessor’s post-remediation test. Florida licensing rules apply, as described on mold remediation services in Florida.
Sewage backups and storm floodwater are both Category 3 black water, the most contaminated class in the IICRC water scale. Fort Lauderdale sees both. Category 3 water means full PPE, removal of soaked drywall and flooring, and disinfection before drying starts. Burst supply lines are Category 1, and appliance discharge is Category 2. Our technicians measure moisture every day until each material is dry. The category rules are explained on water damage restoration services in Florida.
Fire damage cleanup in Fort Lauderdale begins once Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue releases the building. Our crew takes soot off walls, ceilings and belongings, then clears the smoke odor. A partner general contractor we trust takes on the rebuild. For the full soot and odor process, see fire damage restoration and smoke cleanup in Florida.
Diesel, oil and chemical spills at Fort Lauderdale fleet yards and industrial sites leave with cradle-to-grave tracking, from pickup to the disposal facility. Spills above the regulated volume trigger a mandatory government report, and we file it. Drug-residue sites are cleaned too, under meth lab cleanup services in Florida. Other spills fall under hazardous materials cleanup services in Florida.
Why Does Fort Lauderdale Get So Many Water and Sewage Emergencies?
Fort Lauderdale gets so many water and sewage emergencies because of record rainfall, aging sewer mains and low-lying canal neighborhoods. On April 12–13, 2023, Fort Lauderdale recorded 25.91 inches of rain in 24 hours, according to the National Weather Service Miami office. Streets and homes in Edgewood and other low-lying neighborhoods flooded.
Sewer failures add a second source. From December 2019 to February 2020, Fort Lauderdale’s aging sewer mains broke repeatedly and released 211.6 million gallons of sewage into the Tarpon River, George English Lake and neighborhood streets, according to city figures reported by NBC Miami.
Canal-front homes in Rio Vista, Las Olas Isles and Coral Ridge sit close to the waterline, so storm surge and high tides reach them first. Fort Lauderdale is a city of 182,760 people (2020 Census).
Eight Reasons Fort Lauderdale Families Pick Florida Emergency Cleaning
Owner and Operations Manager on the Phone
Around the clock, the emergency line rings to Nathan Todd or Dan. We turned down AI answering systems because these calls are too sensitive for software. A call that goes unanswered gets returned within 1 hour at most.
An Owner Who Still Makes the Quality Calls
Nathan Todd began in family cleaning businesses at age 8, launched his first cleaning company at 16 and built Florida Emergency Cleaning in 2020. He still makes the major decisions and quality calls on complex jobs himself.
Referred by Sheriff's Offices Statewide
The sheriff’s departments of most Florida counties carry our team on their preferred vendor lists, so deputies point grieving families our way.
Lived Experience With Hoarding and Loss
Florida Emergency Cleaning was built around trauma, hoarding and grief, not just scene cleaning, because its owner has lived through all three. Nathan Todd was raised in a hoarding home and experienced violent family loss.
Independent From Insurer Networks
Insurance companies’ preferred-vendor programs do not include us, by choice. The Broward homeowner is our only client on a claim, so we argue the scope with the adjuster.
Low-Profile Crews in Waterfront Neighborhoods
A Fort Lauderdale job gets 1 to 2 technicians, a minimally branded or unmarked vehicle, and night hours on request. Crews give neighbors no details, even when they ask.
Drying Trailers Staged Before Storms
For storm cleanup in Fort Lauderdale, we keep trailers loaded with extraction and drying equipment pre-positioned for water damage events. After a flood like April 2023, that equipment is already staged instead of in transit.
Four Insurance Policies That Name the Work
Our crews work under four policies: general liability, commercial auto, pollution liability and professional liability. Each one fully discloses hazmat, mold, water, fire and restoration work, and we hold Florida mold remediation, biomedical waste and lead remediation licenses plus an EPA ID number.
Fort Lauderdale Neighborhoods and Broward Cities on Our Route
Our route covers every Fort Lauderdale neighborhood and the surrounding Broward County cities, with biohazard services reaching beach towns such as Lauderdale-by-the-Sea:
Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Las Olas, Victoria Park, Rio Vista, Coral Ridge, Harbor Beach, Lauderdale Beach, Edgewood, Wilton Manors, Oakland Park, Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Lauderhill, Lauderdale Lakes, Plantation, Davie, Sunrise, Dania Beach, Hollywood, Pompano Beach, Coral Springs, Pembroke Pines
Wilton Manors and Oakland Park border Fort Lauderdale to the north, while Dania Beach and Hollywood sit to the south along I-95.
Serving areas:
Fort Lauderdale, all of Broward County and the rest of Florida
Broward County seat:
Fort Lauderdale
What Does a Fort Lauderdale Emergency Cleanup Involve, Start to Finish?
772-486-4100Arrival in Fort Lauderdale:
Within 24 hours, same day common
Job length:
1–3 days for biohazard work, longer for severe hoarding, mold and flood losses
Hours:
24/7/365 across Broward County
Describe the Emergency on the First Call
First-call screening covers three points: the type of incident, whether insurance covers it, and any active danger such as sewage still backing up. Trauma calls open with condolences.
Decide Between Insurance and Cash
We lay out both options. A cleanup near or below the deductible is cheaper as a cash job, and a large loss is worth a claim.
Meet the Crew at the Property
At the Fort Lauderdale property, the crew walks through with the client and sets the final quote after seeing the scene.
Let the Crew Clean and Photograph
Technicians in full PPE clean, disinfect and dry the space while photographing each stage.
Hand the Claim to Our Team
Handing us the claim means itemized invoices go straight to your adjuster. The back-and-forth regularly passes 20 hours on one claim. The bill stays open until the insurer pays.
Walk Through the Finished Space
The walkthrough flags anything the cleanup exposed, such as a leaking pipe or hidden mold, with a referral to the plumber, realtor or contractor who fixes it. Every step appears on what to expect from first call to completion.
What Fort Lauderdale Cleanup Costs, and Where Insurance Stops
Most Broward homeowners policies pay for cleanup after sudden losses such as a death, a fire or a burst pipe, and the lists below mark where that coverage stops.
Fort Lauderdale & Broward County Resources
We can help coordinate with these agencies as needed during our cleanup process.
When dealing with a death, crime, or emergency situation in Fort Lauderdale, you may need to contact:
Fort Lauderdale Emergency Cleanup: Common Questions
A crew gets to Fort Lauderdale within our 24-hour Broward County response window, and same-day arrival is common. Crews frequently set out before the first call ends.
No. Without that person’s permission or legal authority, such as a power of attorney, a living person’s things stay put. Removing belongings without that authority risks a theft charge.
Yes. Fentanyl residue in a Fort Lauderdale home gets a chemical-specific neutralizer, not a general disinfectant, and technicians apply it in full PPE before micro-cleaning the room.
Crime scene cleanup in Fort Lauderdale costs $2,500 to more than $20,000. The price depends on how far blood and fluids have spread.
A licensed biohazard company cleans it, hired by the family or property owner after the Broward County Medical Examiner releases the home. Police and the medical examiner do not clean scenes.
Yes, our technicians decontaminate cars, trucks and fleet vehicles around Fort Lauderdale, and the seat material sets the scope: leather cleans differently from cloth. Trucking companies are among our regular callers.
Storm-surge and rising-water flooding need a separate flood policy. Most homeowners policies cover sewage backup only with a water-backup endorsement, so we check the policy on the first call.
Flood and sewage cleanup costs $2,500 to $3,500 at the low end, $5,500 to $6,500 mid-range and $15,000 to $20,000 for large losses. Sewage jobs cost more than a clean-water leak, because soaked drywall and flooring come out.