A photograph of a restoration technician delicately removing wildfire soot and ash from a detailed drapery fabric in Jacksonville, Florida, using specialized HEPA tools.

The South Georgia Wildfire Playbook: Managing Ash and Soot Contamination

In Contractor & Commercial Soultions by Crystal Basford

Partnering to Solve the Pervasive Spread of Wildfire Smoke Particulates

Unlike localized structure fires, the recent wildfires in South Georgia have generated massive plumes of airborne ash and corrosive soot that have drifted deep into surrounding counties, including Ware County and areas surrounding Waycross. Local general contractors are finding homes that have no structural fire damage but are heavily contaminated with micro-fine ash embedded in air ducts, draperies, apparel, and upholstered furniture.

If you are a contractor bidding on remediation and deep-cleaning projects in these fire-impacted zones, don’t overwhelm your teams with soft-good cleaning.

FRSTeam specializes in the highly tedious extraction of airborne wildfire particulates from porous materials. We can pick up affected textiles and electronics from your South Georgia job sites, process them in our specialized facility, and keep your project moving forward without exhausting your field staff on specialized fabric deodorization.