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Scene Cleanup: Working With Law Enforcement Agencies

Friday, June 4th, 2010

Homicide scene cleanups must be performed in strict conjunction with the law enforcement agencies running an investigation. In some cases multiple jurisdictions will participate in a single case. If a suspect is wanted by authorities outside the locality of a particular crime, city or county; or a police departments needs help to investigate a difficult case, state or federal officials may share responsibility for the case. In this event, the head of the homicide scene cleaning company’s operation must accurately delineate who is really in charge so that the appropriate release may be obtained.

It is not unusual for the state or the federal level – FBI, for example – to be brought in where the need for sophisticated analysis of particular evidence is required. The homicide scene cleaner company staff must work closely with each law enforcement agency to confirm what materials can be disposed and what needs to be left for these officials to secure. It is the vital interplay between the law enforcement agencies and the homicide scene cleaning team that ensures that vital evidence is neither tampered with or destroyed. It is the professional obligation of the murder scene cleanup operation to maintain this coordinated relationship with law enforcement.

Since homicide scene cleaner companies are also crime scene cleaner companies, murder scene cleaner companies, suicide scene cleaner companies, blood scene cleaner companies or death scene cleaner companies, they should wield the sensitivity to understand that certain materials should not be removed without authorization from law enforcement. Initially learning the specific chain of command for a job will alleviate this kind of problem.

Advanced Bio-Treatment prizes its close relationship with law enforcement professionals and other First Responders. We have established a First Responders Program to show our appreciation. If you are a emergency scene first responder we welcome your participation!

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Campus Restoration A Priority After School Shooting

Thursday, April 8th, 2010

As we commemorate the anniversary of the horrific events at Virginia Tech we recognize that many actions were required by the University, the local community and the State of Virginia to adequately respond to the tragedy after it occurred (regardless of any well-intended views one may have about the campus police and administration response as the incident was unfolding). The University set up mental health counseling for students, conducted memorials to honor the victims and cancelled classes for a few days to allow students to visit their parents and family while the wounds from the shootings were still fresh. One aspect of this effort that has not been noted is the trauma scene cleanup.

Just as the other responses each seek to mend the psychological trauma to the members of the university community, a professional trauma scene cleanup regime, executed by a crime scene cleanup company, homicide scene cleanup company, suicide scene cleanup company, blood scene cleanup company or death scene cleanup company is intended to act as a vital step in the process of getting past the horror of the tragic events of that morning. Certainly the primary objective of the death scene, suicide scene, homicide scene or crime scene cleaning is the full removal of toxic and hazardous material from the places where the shootings occurred. But that does not deny the contribution that makes to the ability of students to resume activities in those particular classrooms when they returned from the hiatus called by the university.

An essential component of the reaction to any tragic criminal event is the mental health treatment afforded its victims, witnesses and wider community around those individuals. While we generally would consider the work of a professional crime scene cleanup company, homicide scene cleanup company, suicide scene cleanup company, blood scene cleanup company or death scene cleanup company to be one of handling and removing physical substances, from a trauma scene cleanup site, the fact is the completion of their task is a necessary predicate to the community’s emotional recovery from the devastation.

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The Gritty Reality of Homicide Cleanup

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

The last thing anyone wants to have to contemplate is the need to retain a homicide scene cleanup company. However, if a tragic death occurs at your business or home, you should recognize that law enforcement will probably only process the scene to the extent necessary to obtain and safeguard evidence. If a murder or accidental death has taken place on your property, it will be your responsibility to secure the services of a homicide scene cleaner company or death scene cleaner company.

The homicide scene cleaner company will most likely come in, consult with the police to identify what they have permission to remove. Then they will dispose of all materials that have no evidential value to the police investigation. Subsequently, they will safeguard any precious items belonging to the deceased or family of the deceased. Then they will subject the vicinity to a complete and thorough cleaning. Depending on the length of time a corpse has undergone decomposition, the homicide scene clean up company may also remove flooring, drapes, parts of walls or grout if there is a chance of this type of biohazard decontamination.

Finally, the homicide scene cleaning company will advise the property owner what, if anything else, should be done to secure the premises. At this point the property owner will have taken the crucial step of making his property safe for continued occupancy. This should, at least, in the face of such a tragedy, provide some measure of relief. Furthermore, it could satisfy an insurance company that tends to view these episodes in a more detached, cold fashion.

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Trauma Scene Cleaning Requires Sensitivity and Discretion

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Trauma scene cleaning companies combine a grasp of comprehending the concrete tasks that must be performed with the sensitivities called for by the particular situation. As these trauma scene cleanup companies generally perform suicide scene clean ups, meth lab clean ups, odor removal clean ups and other death scene cleanups in addition to blood scene clean ups, they are exposed to a variety of different situations. Sometimes these trauma scene cleaners are dealing with a meth lab. Sometimes they are called to a retirement home for a staph infection cleanup. Frequently, they have to respond to a site on the highway for an accident scene clean up. And also they must occasionally go to a death scene cleanup site, whether it is a homicide cleanup or a suicide cleanup.

What this means is that a trauma scene cleaning company addresses a variety of different concrete or discrete jobs. It takes different skills to clean up a meth lab than to handle a staph infection cleaning. It also takes a different personal approach. At a meth lab cleanup site, there will usually be no victims at the location to commiserate with or to whom one would be expected to exhibit sympathy. At a retirement facility, a trauma scene cleaner would have to be respectful of the elderly residents and seek to avoid any disruption of the routine at the venue. And at a suicide scene cleanup or homicide scene cleanup, a trauma scene cleaning company would be required to show the utmost of respect and sympathy for the family or friends of the deceased.

The point is that people who work for these companies must bring an assortment of skills to the job. These include trained skills such as the proper way to dispose of a meth lab. They also include personal skills. In many cases, certain individuals are simply much better than others in this regard. But regardless of the innate skills of the employees, strict discretion in dealing with those who are grieving is advised.

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