Homicide Cleanup
Homicide cleanup of blood, tissue and contaminated materials after investigators leave.
See homicide cleanupGet blood, body fluids, fingerprint powder and odor removed from a home, apartment, rental or business in Downtown once police release the property. Most crime scene cleanups take one to three days.
Crime scene cleanup means taking out tissue, contaminated materials, body fluids and blood following a violent crime. Often termed trauma scene cleanup or forensic cleaning, it includes odor removal and disinfection to make the property safe for use again.
It starts where the investigation ends. Police, detectives and the medical examiner collect evidence and remove the deceased, but they do not clean. The scene is released to the property owner, the family or the landlord, and the cleanup becomes their responsibility.
Crime scene cleaners, also called forensic cleaners or a forensic clean up crew, treat every drop of blood as infectious. They trace how far it traveled, remove what cannot be disinfected, clean and treat every surface, and haul the hazardous materials away under medical waste rules. It is a form of biohazard remediation, and the right team takes care of the entire process.

Your documents, photographs and keepsakes are separated for you to check, and nothing is discarded without your permission.
You hear the cleanup steps and what affects the price before any work starts, so you can make the right decision for your family.
You can take the work scope, disposal documents and photographs to landlords or insurance companies and move forward.
Phone support is available day and night, while crews use unmarked vehicles to protect your privacy nearby.
Any violent event that leaves body fluids or blood behind calls for crime scene cleaning services. Common examples include:
Discreet cleaning keeps relatives from having to enter the affected space.
The home may contain bloody broken glass, door damage and widespread fingerprint dust.
Blood and tissue spread across floors, walls and furniture, often into more than one room.
Ceilings and walls may have blood spatter, and the carpet and subfloor beneath a person may be saturated.
Before cleanup technicians get there, your early actions can affect health, the insurance claim and what the work ultimately costs:
Call (888) 351-0904Published cost guides put most residential crime scene cleanups between $1,500 and $7,500. Most crime scene cleanup companies price by the job, not the hour. A small area of surface blood can cost less, and scenes where blood reached the subfloor or several rooms can pass $10,000. The final price is set after the on-site assessment.
Published national cost guides are the source for these ranges, rather than an inspection of your property. The price for your property is set after the on-site assessment, and you hear it before work starts.
Ask about cost: (888) 351-0904Often, yes. Crime scene cleanup is frequently covered by homeowners or renters insurance as a sudden and accidental loss. You remain responsible for the deductible.
Most homeowners and renters policies treat a violent crime as a covered event. File the report soon, then record the number for your claim.
Find out if biohazard cleanup is covered, if the cleanup company is your choice, and what records and photos the adjuster requires.
Victims of violent crime can ask the Florida Attorney General's Bureau of Victim Compensation about cleanup, since its rules count crime scene cleanup costs as a compensable loss. Insurance is usually checked first.
Property owners typically pay for and organize crime scene cleanup in shared areas and rental homes.
A safe, consistent order guides the remediation process, even though every crime scene differs. From the opening walk-through until final inspection, the crime scene cleanup process follows that sequence.
You or your representative walks through the area with technicians, who document it in photos and settle the scope before cleaning begins.
Plastic barriers and negative air isolate the affected area while technicians use complete personal protective equipment.
Crews cut away soaked mattresses, furniture, carpet, pad and drywall, then bag and seal them as medical waste.
All surfaces receive cleaning followed by an EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectant that stays wet for the full contact time.
Odors are addressed where they begin with air scrubbers, ozone or hydroxyl machines, while HVAC vents receive inspection.
Tracking documents accompany closed containers to a medical waste facility that is permitted to receive them.
You receive records and photos for the claim, and technicians can use ATP testing to check surfaces.
After cleanup, replacement drywall and flooring may be installed by your contractor or the insurance company's vendor.
Phone support stays available. Your crime scene cleanup specialist answers the phone, describes what happens next and works with you on a start time.
Blood and bodily fluids may pose serious health risks. Visible contamination is usually only part of what is present.
Blood runs under baseboards, soaks through carpet into the pad and subfloor, and settles into grout. Odor and bacteria may return when hidden material remains after a surface wipe.
Saturated items count as regulated medical waste. They cannot go in household trash or a dumpster, and must go to an approved treatment facility.
Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV can be present in blood. Hepatitis B can stay infectious on surfaces for at least seven days, the CDC reports, despite blood looking dry.
When a small blood spill is safe to clean yourself. A few drops of fresh blood on a hard, non-porous surface can be cleaned with gloves and an EPA-registered disinfectant. Anything that reached fabric, carpet, wood or drywall, or any amount you cannot see the edges of, needs professional cleanup.
The rule is simple: if a material can be fully disinfected, it is cleaned. If blood soaked into it, it is removed.

Under federal rule 29 CFR 1910.1030 for blood exposure, workers need training, safe handling and protective equipment.
Disinfectants used on blood should be registered by the EPA and left on the surface for the full contact time on the label.
Florida calls it biomedical waste, and the term covers absorbent materials saturated with blood or body fluids. The Florida Department of Health's rules control packing, transport and treatment, so it cannot go in household trash.
Florida uses district medical examiners, with the Medical Examiners Commission under the Florida Department of Law Enforcement overseeing them. Cleanup starts after police or the medical examiner release the scene.
Most crime scene cleanups are completed on site in one to three days. One day may be enough for a recent, small scene. Heavy cleanup that includes structural removal may require two to five days.
The full crime scene cleanup guide covers what is cleaned or removed, odor and air quality work, and the rules that apply in your state.
Read the full crime scene cleanup guide
Containment, entry and cleanup plans can be influenced by local housing, population and access details.
Knowing that Jackson Health System is about 1.2 miles away helps households plan where to seek care before arranging scene cleanup.
Urgent medical evaluation can be sought at Jackson Health System, listed 1.2 miles away, with Miami Va Medical Center shown as an additional facility.
Connections to Riverfront, Parkwest, and Brickell Village make a precise address important for coordinating cleanup access without unnecessary neighborhood attention.
As a Miami neighborhood, Downtown may include several building styles, so cleanup planning should start with the exact property type.
During your call, ask whether cleanup is available in surrounding communities and ZIP codes.
Homicide cleanup of blood, tissue and contaminated materials after investigators leave.
See homicide cleanup
Suicide cleanup is completed privately and with care, protecting families from seeing the scene.
See suicide cleanup
Trauma scene cleanup after accidents, injuries and violent events.
See trauma scene cleanup
Blood cleanup on carpet, hard floors, walls and furniture with safe disposal.
See blood cleanup
Decomposition cleanup and odor control are needed after a death goes unnoticed for several days.
See unattended death cleanup
At the source, death odor removal uses air scrubbers plus hydroxyl and ozone treatment.
See death odor removal
Hoarding cleanup combines respectful sorting, removal and deep cleaning.
See hoarding cleanup
Sewage cleanup removes Category 3 black water from raw sewage, then disinfects and dries the area.
See raw sewage cleanupThe cleaning process for cleaning crime scenes includes isolation, soaked material removal, surface cleaning and disinfection, odor control and medical waste disposal.
Published guides say most home crime scene cleaning costs range from $1,500 through $7,500. Small surface work can cost less, but large scenes or several affected rooms may rise beyond $10,000.
Police, detectives and the medical examiner collect evidence and remove the deceased, but they do not clean. The property owner, the family or the landlord arranges crime scene cleanup, usually with professional crime scene cleaners.
Most crime scenes require one to three days of on-site cleaning. One day may cover a light scene, and up to five days may be necessary for a heavy scene that includes removing subfloor.
Someone needs to give access and agree the scope at the start. Following the opening inspection, your family can choose not to remain for the cleaning.
Many insurance policies for homeowners and renters treat the event as a sudden loss after your deductible. Contact the insurance company to report what happened and check coverage for biohazard cleanup.
You can request respectful, discreet crime scene cleanup 24 hours a day, and crews use unmarked vehicles.