Boca Raton, Florida
Biohazard cleanup and crime scene cleanup in Boca Raton
Something has happened at home, in a rental or in a car, and the room cannot be left as it is. Phone this number and you will speak with an independent biohazard cleanup company that works in Boca Raton and the towns around it.
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
- After a death, a violent crime, a suicide or a bad injury
- Houses, condos, apartments, businesses and vehicles
- You hear the plan and the price before agreeing to anything
If it happened today
Three things, and only three
- 1
Call 911 if you have not already
For a death, an assault or a serious injury, police and paramedics come first. Nobody can clean a room they have not finished with.
- 2
Leave the room exactly as it is
Do not move the person or tidy up around them. Investigators need to see the room as it was found, and Florida law requires a death like this to be reported to police or the medical examiner (section 406.12). Shut the door and wait somewhere else.
- 3
Ask the officer two questions before they go
What is the case number, and is the home released? When the answer to the second is yes, the room is yours to deal with, and that is the moment to phone.
What happened
Find the page for your situation
Each one explains the work in plain words and what to ask before you hire anyone.
- Crime scene cleanupHomicide, assault or another violent crime, once the police have released the home.See what is involved
- Unattended deathSomeone died alone and was not found for days. Odor, fluids and what has to come out.See what is involved
- Suicide cleanupSo that nobody in the family has to enter the room. Includes the 988 Lifeline.See what is involved
- Blood cleanupFalls, injuries and medical emergencies that left more than a household can handle.See what is involved
- Hoarding cleanupCrowded homes where waste, spoiled food or rodents have made the rooms unsafe.See what is involved
- Disinfection after illnessRooms disinfected after norovirus, C. diff or another contagious illness.See what is involved
- Vehicle cleanupBlood or body fluids in the seats, carpet or belts of a car, truck or SUV.See what is involved
What a biohazard cleanup company does that you cannot
Blood and body fluids do not stay on the surface. They run along grout, under baseboards, through carpet into the pad and down into a mattress. What you can see is often the smaller part.
A bio hazard crew, to use the older spelling, arrives with protective suits and respirators, closes off the area, removes whatever absorbed fluid, and cleans and disinfects what is left. The waste leaves in sealed containers. Then they deal with odor.
In Florida the Department of Health keeps a county-by-county list of trauma scene cleanup companies and marks the ones registered to transport biomedical waste. It is worth asking any company you speak to whether it is on that list.
Local offices
Who to ring about your case
Which agency holds your report depends on where the property is. Many addresses that say Boca Raton are outside the city.
Boca Raton Police
Non-emergency. For homes inside the city limits
561-368-6201
Palm Beach County Sheriff
Non-emergency. For west Boca and other unincorporated areas
561-688-3400
Palm Beach County Medical Examiner
West Palm Beach. Questions about a relative in its care, weekdays
561-688-4575
County Victim Services, Delray Beach
Advocates who help with the state compensation form after a crime
561-274-1500
In Deerfield Beach and the other Broward towns the offices are different. They are on the Deerfield Beach page.
The bill
Who usually ends up paying
After a crime
Florida's Bureau of Victim Compensation counts crime scene cleanup among the costs it can help with, provided the crime was reported in time.
Insurance
Some property and auto policies respond and some do not. Your own insurer or agent is the only one who can tell you.
Owner or estate
A landlord arranges work on a rental. After a death, the estate often bears the cost. The paying guide covers each case.
Guides
Plain answers to the hard questions
- Who pays for cleanupVictim compensation, insurance in general terms, landlords, associations and estates.Open the guide
- After a death at homeThe order of events, from 911 to death certificates, with local offices.Open the guide
- Landlords and associationsAccess, a deceased tenant's belongings, insurance and staff safety.Open the guide
- How it worksWho answers the phone, what this service is paid for and how to check a company.Open the guide
Asked most often
Is this a cleanup company?
No. Biohazard Cleanup Boca Raton is a referral service. The phone is answered by an independent company that does the work and sets its own price. How it works explains the arrangement.
Can I call in the middle of the night?
Yes. The number is answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Ask the company when it could have someone at the property.
Do the police clean up when they are done?
No. Neither the police nor the medical examiner cleans a home. That is left to the owner or the family.
What will it cost?
It depends on the room, the materials and how much time has passed, so nobody can say without seeing it. Ask for a written price before work starts.
Boca Raton and nearby
Nobody in the family has to clean this room
Wait until the officers and the medical examiner's investigator have finished. Shut the door on the room, let the air conditioning run, and pick up the phone once you feel able to talk it through.
Ready when the home is yours again
One number reaches an independent biohazard cleanup company working in south Palm Beach County. Describe the room in your own words. Hiring them is up to you.
Call (728) 500-1824Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Your call may be recorded. The referral disclosure and privacy policy explain why.