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Fire damage to your home is one of the most traumatizing, frightening tragedies a person can experience. This is especially true in apartment buildings and multifamily homes, where dozens if not hundreds of families are affected by fire and smoke damage. When a fire rips through an apartment building, the property damage can be catastrophic. But the damage caused by fires doesn't end once the flames have been extinguished. Victims are left wondering what happens next now that their belongings are destroyed. When will they have a roof over their again?
In these circumstances, prompt, purpose-driven fire damage restoration is key to reducing victims' financial and emotional strain.
The National Fire Protection Association states that a structure fire is reported every 65 seconds. When the fire alarm sounds, emergency responders answer the call for help with decisive action. But once the smoke clears, Atlas National Renovations' team of fire restoration experts step in to give hope to property managers, apartment tenants, and commercial property owners.
With decades of combined experience in disaster recovery, ANR understands the complexities associated with commercial and apartment building fires. We have helped the top multifamily groups in Texas recover their tenants' homes and belongings with care and compassion. If you're a property manager and you're still reeling from a fire disaster, know that we're here to help you too.
At Atlas National Renovations, our expert project managers and technicians play key roles in complicated fire restoration projects. We specialize in restoring Class A, B, and C properties like apartment complexes, high-rise buildings, multifamily buildings, mixed-use developments, large commercial properties, and more.
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If you're looking for a top-tier fire damage restoration company in Blue Ridge, look no further than ANR. We're the top pick when it comes to large, detailed fire restoration projects because we:
- Are a Trusted Partner in Restoration and Disaster Recovery
- Adhere to OSHA Standards and State & Federal Regulations
- Use the Latest Equipment & Remediation Techniques
- Offer Innovative Solutions to Detailed Problems
- Provide Seasoned Project Managers for Each Fire Restoration Project
- Give Clients Clear and Consistent Communication
- Work with Insurance Companies
- Have a Knowledgeable & Courteous Leadership Team
Fire Damage Restoration for Apartment Buildings in Blue Ridge, TX
Owners and managers of apartment complexes know that the safety of their tenants is a major responsibility. Unfortunately, nobody can completely control when apartment fires occur. Fires in apartments and multifamily buildings may start small, but they spread quickly, often destroying several living spaces. These frightening fires destroy prized heirlooms, important documents, and can even be fatal. However, the work is only beginning once the fire is put out and lives are saved.
In the aftermath of a disaster, figuring out the next steps is hard. During this difficult time, it's important to be prepared. As a property manager or owner, having a fire damage restoration company on your checklist of resources is crucial.
Unlike residential fires, apartment and multifamily building fires add several more layers of complexity and stress. In these situations, you deserve a restoration partner that you can trust without question, and that company is Atlas National Renovations.
With years of experience guiding our technicians and project managers, the ANS team responds quickly to your fire damage emergency. Using advanced protocols and state-of-the-art restoration equipment, we get to work quickly to repair and restore your commercial property to its pre-loss condition. While restoring your property, we always keep your tenant's care and comfort in mind.
Our fire restoration services in Blue Ridge are comprehensive and include the following:
- Rapid Mobilization and Response
- Overall Catastrophe Management
- Emergency Board-Up Services
- Debris Removal and Disposal
- Apartment Content Inventory and Cleaning
- Soot and Smoke Removal Services
- Water Extraction
- Deodorization
- HVAC Cleaning and Decontamination
- Shoring Installment to Secure Buildings
- Interior & Exterior Renovations
Our Fire Damage Restoration Process
It's imperative to have someone with knowledge and experience on your side during a fire crisis.
When you call ANS, our fire restoration experts can help walk you through the steps you need to take once a fire occurs. This allows us to quickly gain control of the restoration project on your behalf. Once we have inspected your property, we'll provide a detailed report and scope of work for your fire damage restoration project.
ANS repairs all property damage caused by soot, smoke, and fire. Our IICRC-certified fire restoration teams construct the best plan to quickly get your building back to its pre-loss condition.
Because every property is different, each fire restoration project for apartment buildings is too. However, every fire disaster will have a similar process and will often include:
Contact ANS
Your fire restoration process begins when you call our headquarters. Our specialist will ask you a series of questions about the fire event that occurred. That way, we can arrive on-site with the proper resources and equipment.
Fire Damage Assessment
and Inspection
Our fire damage restoration team will carefully inspect the entirety of your apartment complex, from building to building and room to room. We do so to determine the extent of your apartment's fire, smoke, and soot damage. This step is crucial to developing a comprehensive restoration plan.
Board-Up Services
First responders like firefighters must break windows and cut holes in roofs to slow fire growth and save lives. Once the fire is out, our team can get to work, boarding up holes and constructing temporary fencing around the property.
Water Removal
If there is water damage associated with your apartment fire, we'll remove most of the water immediately. From there, we use air movers and dehumidifiers to help complete the drying process.
Smoke and Soot Removal
Within minutes of a fire, walls, electronics, and other surfaces are covered in soot. Smoke and ash continue to cause damage to every inch of your apartment building. That's why ANS uses specialized equipment to remediate smoke damage and remove odors. This process is often labor-intensive and can take time, especially for large fire damage restoration needs.
Cleaning and Sanitizing
Using a variety of restoration and cleaning techniques, our team will help clean restorable items and sanitize units for safety.
Restoration
Getting your apartment buildings to their pre-fire conditions is our ultimate goal. Depending on the size and scope of the fire restoration job, minor repairs like painting, drywall replacement, and new carpet installation might be needed. You might also need major structural renovations like re-siding, re-roofing, new window installation, floor replacement, and more.
Tips for Preventing Apartment Fires
If you're a property manager or own multifamily residential buildings, the thought of an apartment fire is terrifying. What starts as a small fire can quickly turn into a catastrophic event, with your entire complex up in flames. However, one of the best ways of preventing these fires is to know more about them.
Share these tips with tenants to help prevent deadly apartment fires:
Turn Off Heat Sources
Data shows that a large number of apartment fires begin with cooking. Often, these fires are caused by the ignition of common items like rags, curtains, wallpapers, and bags. Encourage tenants to keep their kitchens and cooking areas clear of combustibles. Never leave a stove unattended for long, and don't leave burners on by themselves. Unintentional mishaps like leaving heat sources on are common causes of fires that can be prevented with a little forethought.
Electrical Safety
Like heat sources, electrical malfunctions are also common causes of fires in apartment complexes. It's hard to prevent all electrical malfunctions, but you can tell tenants to avoid bad habits. Tips include never using extension cords as permanent solutions and never using a cable if the third prong is missing.
Appliance Safety
Appliances are a part of everyone's lives. They're also standard equipment in most apartment units. But if tenants don't take proper precautions, these useful tools can spark deadly fires.
Tips for Preventing Apartment Fires
No matter how large or small, fires are nightmare scenarios for entrepreneurs with commercial properties. Fire damage can completely ruin storefronts and offices, leaving charred remains and burned-up files before firefighters arrive. To make matters worse, soot and smoke damage ruin your businesses' furniture, HVAC system, carpet, walls, and windows.
To eliminate health hazards and restore your business to its pre-fire condition, you need to bring in a team of professionals with years of experience in fire damage remediation. At ANR, we use commercial-grade equipment and cutting-edge tools to clean up the aftermath of your fire and rebuild your property. That way, you can get back to running your business and providing for your family.
Share these tips with tenants to help prevent deadly apartment fires:
Remove Smoke and Fire Damage
One of the most common causes of large commercial loss stems from smoke and fire damage. Of course, these disasters cause injuries and fatalities. But they also generate tremendous amounts of damage, rot, mold, and harm to structures. Not to mention the devastation that fire damage has to the appearance and livability of the facility. Fire damage restoration companies restore - and also prevent - the root cause of the fire. Electrical outlets, wires, and other fire-prone items will all be addressed to prevent a subsequent disaster.
Highly Skilled
The best fire damage restoration professionals are highly-trained, exceptionally skilled, and properly equipped to deal with every aspect of a commercial fire. From handling major renovations to taking care of the lingering effects of smoke damage, pro fire restoration companies take care of it for you. Hiring ANR means you'll be working with technicians who have the knowledge, tools, and materials to get the job done right the first time.
Insurance Claims
When you start the claim process with your businesses' insurance company, they'll ask whether you've hired a fire damage restoration company. That's because companies like Atlas prevent further damage from occurring and calculate an estimate of your total loss. You can submit this estimate to your insurance company, which may then provide you with resources to complete your company's disaster recovery mt-md-1
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Atlas Difference
Fire damage restoration is a crucial, complex process that professionals must perform. With decades of expertise, unmatched restoration quality, and the scalability for any job, Atlas National Renovations is well-equipped to be your single source for commercial fire damage restoration in Blue Ridge, TX. We are specially equipped to make difficult restoration projects easy for owners.
When a fire disaster strikes, you need a timely response from a trustworthy team of experts. Don't settle for a mediocre fire restoration partner. Choose ANR to get the job done right the first time. Contact our office today to learn more about our fire restoration services in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex.
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Blue Ridge looks toward football season on new field after last year’s tornado destruction
Garrett Stringfellowhttps://www.kxii.com/2023/08/19/blue-ridge-looks-toward-football-season-new-field-after-last-years-tornado-destruction/
Last December, a tornado tore through Blue Ridge, dealing serious damage to a lot of the town, including the football field and fieldhouse.Blue Ridge, Texas (KXII) - Last December, a tornado tore through Blue Ridge, dealing serious damage to a lot of the town, including the football field and fieldhouse.Senior outside linebacker Isaiah Gaddis said he was shocked to see the damage.“We were in the elementary when it happened, so as we walked out, we saw all the damage, like everything that happened,” Gaddis sai...
Last December, a tornado tore through Blue Ridge, dealing serious damage to a lot of the town, including the football field and fieldhouse.
Blue Ridge, Texas (KXII) - Last December, a tornado tore through Blue Ridge, dealing serious damage to a lot of the town, including the football field and fieldhouse.
Senior outside linebacker Isaiah Gaddis said he was shocked to see the damage.
“We were in the elementary when it happened, so as we walked out, we saw all the damage, like everything that happened,” Gaddis said. “It was crazy. I didn’t think we were going to play on this field again, but here we are.”
Interim athletic director and head football coach Chance Rodriguez said that the damage was severe, but that he was thankful that no one was hurt.
“The turf was torn up, the track was torn up, the bleachers were destroyed, the press boxes were gone,” Coach Rodriguez said. “The scoreboard actually was across the street in the cemetery.”
Clean up got started right away, and construction on the new field started shortly after.
For the Tigers, the road back has been long.
“I can’t say enough about the kids in Blue Ridge, man,” Coach Rodriguez said. “They are tough, resilient. Mental toughness was tested throughout the spring and the summer, and I think they passed that with flying colors.”
As of right now, the field is down and ready to use. In fact, players have been practicing on it for most of the summer, but there are still some hurdles to go through before games are ready to be played there.
“We’re waiting on fencing, bleachers and press box to be completely complete, and scoreboard,” Coach Rodriguez said. “It has been a process.”
While it’s still unclear how many games Blue Ridge will get to host this year, players like junior quarterback Micah Dickerson are excited for any opportunity to play in front of their home fans.
“When you play at home, it’s just a better feeling than playing away,” Dickerson said. “People are there for you, not for the other team, and it’s just what a high school kid wants: to play at their home field.”
For the Tigers, simply being back on their home field is a win.
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Floyd hired as superintendent for Texas district
Suzie Byrdhttps://www.enidnews.com/news/local_news/floyd-hired-as-superintendent-for-texas-district/article_d8ba546c-1088-11ee-812a-6b199c8e4005.html
ENID, Okla. — Retiring Enid Public Schools Superintendent Darrell Floyd was named Tuesday, June 20, 2023, as superintendent of Blue Ridge Independent School District in Blue Ridge, Texas.He was announced as the lone finalist, and now, according to rules in Texas, his hiring will be official in 21 days.“I’m really surprised this happened. I planned to be an adjunct professor and work part time but things fell into place,” Floyd said.Blue Ridge is 32 miles north of Plano. The enrollment of the Blue ...
ENID, Okla. — Retiring Enid Public Schools Superintendent Darrell Floyd was named Tuesday, June 20, 2023, as superintendent of Blue Ridge Independent School District in Blue Ridge, Texas.
He was announced as the lone finalist, and now, according to rules in Texas, his hiring will be official in 21 days.
“I’m really surprised this happened. I planned to be an adjunct professor and work part time but things fell into place,” Floyd said.
Blue Ridge is 32 miles north of Plano. The enrollment of the Blue Ridge district is close to 900 students.
The good news for Floyd is he purchased a home 30 minutes north of his family in Plano and his new job in Blue Ridge is only 20 minutes farther north from his new home.
Floyd said he did not leave Enid for another superintendent job but to be closer to his new grandson.
“This is just how it worked out,” he said. “After taking some time to think about it, I still feel excited about being a superintendent because I have more I can do.”
Floyd said he has enjoyed living in Enid and being part of Enid Public Schools. He came to Enid in 2014 and immediately started developing a strategic plan for the school system.
“It was a road map for the school and the future of education in Enid,” he said.
It was very inclusive of the community, parents and business leaders, and Floyd said there were a thousand people if not more involved in the process. The strategic plan came up with seven broad goals, leading to the feasibility of planning a bond issue. In February 2016, a $90.23 million bond issue was passed.
Floyd said he made 98 presentations on the bond issue.
“I think the improvements to the Enid Public Schools made the community proud,” Floyd said.
His favorite projects were the two marquee items of the bond issue — the gymnasium and the performing arts center.
“They are state of the art and have added so much to the enthusiasm in our school,” he said. “Success breeds success, and so many students have taken advantage of these facilities, along with the city of Enid.”
Floyd said he is glad the Oklahoma Legislature came up with pay raises for teachers and is pleased it is a tiered system based on years of teaching. He has been a longtime advocate of treating teachers as professionals and paying them appropriately.
He said he does not support merit pay.
“I do not believe this will work, and I don’t know where it has worked,” Floyd said.
He questions how it could ever be equitable and fair for all teachers.
Floyd also has worked with local colleges to find ways to fast-track teacher education and get more teachers into the classroom. He has focused attention on getting teacher aides and paraprofessionals into the classroom as full-time teachers with college degrees.
One of his big concerns, he said, is the direction education seems to be moving in Oklahoma.
“We have to keep public education out of partisan politics,” Floyd said.
Getting caught up in politics, he said, gets education stuck in the middle and painted in broad strokes with issues not relevant in the schools. He said he has some concerns with the rhetoric thrown around that does not value teachers.
“We have many great teachers who go to school every day and do a great job teaching our kids,” he said.
He said he doesn’t think the atmosphere will be much different in Texas. Floyd started as a teacher in Texas more than 37 years ago and now he will finish his career in Texas.
“I became a teacher because I was influenced and taught by great mentors who I am thankful for being a part of my life,” he said.
He said he values teaching as an important career and will continue in administration for a few more years.
“I have no idea when I will retire, especially now when I am close to my family, but I have retired before and will again someday,” he said.
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Byrd is the education reporter for the Enid News & Eagle.
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Extensive Blue Ridge tornado damage reveals the more-extensive bond of family
wfaa.comhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/news/local/extensive-blue-ridge-tornado-damage-reveals-more-extensive-bond-family/287-25deca4c-00ca-4787-bc4c-47a3bb3efad4
“How many people can rely on every single one of their children and grandchildren to drop everything and come help? Not a lot of people," said Elizabeth Diehl.BLUE RIDGE, Texas — The tornado that struck Blue Ridge in rural Collin County Tuesday morning damaged or destroyed every building on the properties shared by the Reising-Diehl families along FM 545. But the sa...
“How many people can rely on every single one of their children and grandchildren to drop everything and come help? Not a lot of people," said Elizabeth Diehl.
BLUE RIDGE, Texas — The tornado that struck Blue Ridge in rural Collin County Tuesday morning damaged or destroyed every building on the properties shared by the Reising-Diehl families along FM 545. But the same tornado also showed how quickly a family like theirs jumps into the act of rescuing each other.
The home Donald Reising and his wife have called home for more than 20 years was heavily damaged: much of its roof and the back porch ripped away. Next door a garage/shop that belongs to a son and daughter-in-law took a direct hit. The tools and appliances and boats and pieces of the walls and roof were scattered to the northeast in an adjoining pasture. Sheet metal, insulation and sheets of plywood clung to trees and power lines along FM 545 hundreds of yards away.
And to the west, Reising’s son-in-law and daughter suffered the collapse of a garage with a Camaro inside. Next to that garage debris also hit a 5th wheel trailer that granddaughter Mary Jane Newman called home.
“Me and my husband, we live in the trailer. We actually moved in two days ago,” she said. Parked behind her parent’s home, she took shelter during the tornado in her parent’s bathtub along with her dog.
“Honestly, I didn’t think about going to get in the bathtub. Tornadoes hit all the time. We’re gonna be fine,” she said of the pre-tornado attitude that quickly changed as it approached.
But as much as the tornado tore their homes apart, it also showed how closely knit this extended family is.
“How many people can rely on every single one of their children and grandchildren to drop everything and come help? Not a lot of people, said Mary Jane’s sister Elizabeth Diehl.
“It won’t take too long to get it all cleaned up. Hopefully we can still have a good Christmas because we usually have it here,” Mary Jane Newman said. “So, we’ll have to figure out a new plan for that. I’m just glad we’re all safe.”
“I knew it was coming,” said their grandfather Donald Reising who rode out the tornado inside his home. But he couldn’t hide his emotions when talking about his children and grandchildren.
“Scare you a bit?” I asked him.
“Oh yeah,” he said.
As Reising and his family began salvaging what they could and started temporary repairs on damaged roofs, they learned that the tornado damage that appears to have started on their property extends all the way through the town of Blue Ridge where additional homes were damaged, Blue Ridge High School and Blue Ridge Middle School suffered minor damage too, and trees were snapped and tombstones overturned at the Blue Ridge Cemetery.
“I don’t know what to say,” Donald Reising added as he watched his sons and daughters and grandchildren working together to clean up the tornado damage. “It can wake your spirit up,” he said of the brief but powerful twister.
But he could also celebrate, as he watched his little army get to work, that this momentary crisis also brought them all together.
Tuesday tornadoes: 14 confirmed so far, per surveys
wfaa.comhttps://www.wfaa.com/article/weather/tuesday-tornadoes-what-we-know/287-8a3c139c-2105-4b6c-8dcf-5c73441f2439
Multiple tornadoes occurred in North Texas on Tuesday. 14 have been confirmed so far with potentially a couple more to be confirmed on Thursday.DALLAS — Multiple tornadoes occurred in North Texas on Tuesday.14 tornadoes have been confirmed so far. Other damage areas continue to be surveyed in Parker County, so that number could increase....
Multiple tornadoes occurred in North Texas on Tuesday. 14 have been confirmed so far with potentially a couple more to be confirmed on Thursday.
DALLAS — Multiple tornadoes occurred in North Texas on Tuesday.
14 tornadoes have been confirmed so far. Other damage areas continue to be surveyed in Parker County, so that number could increase.
Here's a look at the confirmed tornadoes and the areas being investigated:
Credit: WFAA
14 Confirmed tornadoes:
- Two tornadoes were confirmed in Grapevine. Both were EF-1s with winds of up to 110 mph. The first tracked through most of Grapevine and the second was short-lived but did damage to the mall.
- 3 short-lived tornadoes happened in Northwest Fort Worth near Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base. They were an EF-0, EF-0, and EF-1. Video showed a tornado lifting and reforming 3 times, so they count as separate tornadoes.
- Near Decatur in Wise County. An EF-2 tornado has been confirmed with wind speeds up to 125mph.
- Blue Ridge to Leonard from Collin to Fannin county an EF-2 tornado occurred with max winds of 125 mph.
- Near Wolf City in northern Hunt County an EF-1 tornado did damage with max winds of 90 mph.
- From near Petty to Hopewell in Lamar County west of Paris. Tornado was rated an EF-2 with winds up to 115mph.
- Callisburg in Cooke Co. Damage to a home is consistent with an EF-0. Max winds of 85 mph.
- North Richland Hills in Tarrant County. 1.5 mile long track. EF-0 with max winds of 90 mph.
- Near Santo in Palo Pinto County. An EF-1 with winds up to 110 mph.
- South of Ranger in Eastland County. An EF-2 with winds up to 135 mph.
- EF-1 tornado with winds of 95 mph south of Bluff Dale in Erath County. Damage also occurred closer to Tolar in Hood County, but it was determined that happened because of straight-line winds.
Possible tornadoes (surveys ongoing):
- Near Hudson Oaks in Parker County
Firstly, while tornadoes are certainly not as common as they are in the spring, North Texas can see tornadoes in December and has before.
Mother Nature does not care what the calendar says. If ingredients are right, severe weather can happen any time of year.
- Most North Texans remember the events of December 26, 2015. On that day 12 tornadoes occurred in North Texas with the strongest being an EF-4, which moved through Sunnyvale-Garland-Rowlett. Unfortunately, 13 people lost their lives as a result of that day's storms.
- Another significant event happened on December 29, 2006. 23 tornadoes happened across Central into North Texas. While most tornadoes were south of D-FW compared to 2022 and 2015, it continues to show significant events can happen this time of year.
- Tornado records in North Texas do become less reliable going back in time. But since 1950, 73 tornadoes have occurred in North Texas during the month of December with another very active month in 1971 when 21 tornadoes happened during the month.
EF-1 Tornado Hits Blue Ridge in Collin County
NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worthhttps://www.nbcdfw.com/video-weather/ef-1-tornado-hits-blue-ridge-in-collin-county/2933083/
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