Riverside and nearby towns

Vehicle biohazard cleanup

Blood or body fluids in a car soak into seat foam, carpet and seat belts quickly. A cleanup company can tell you what can be cleaned and what has to be replaced.

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A worker in a protective suit cleaning the back seat of a sedan in a driveway

What the work involves

Seats, carpet and headliners are made of materials that hold fluids. The company may remove seat covers or foam, clean the frame beneath and disinfect hard surfaces such as belts, buckles and the dashboard.

If the vehicle was towed after a crime or a crash, ask the police or the tow yard when it can be released and where the cleanup can be done.

Who may pay

If a crime took place in the vehicle, the California Victim Compensation Board may reimburse the cleanup, provided the company is registered with the state public health department (CalVCB).

An auto policy may also cover part of it. Call your insurer before work starts and keep every receipt.

Questions to ask the company

Is the company on the California Department of Public Health's list of registered trauma scene waste management practitioners? CDPH posts that list.
What exactly will be removed, cleaned and disinfected, and what will be left for you to decide on?
Will they give you a written scope and price before the work starts?
Will they take photos and keep paperwork that an insurer or the state compensation board may ask for?
Can they set aside papers, photos and other personal things they find?

When you are ready, call

You do not need to know what kind of cleanup it is. Say what happened and where, and an independent company that works in the Riverside area will talk it through with you. Hiring them is your choice.

Talk to a cleanup company

Call (951) 518-9569

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