Fast, Reliable Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Across Woodland Hills
Fire and smoke damage in Woodland Hills isn’t like other kinds of restoration work. The homes here sit where the San Fernando Valley floor meets the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, which means most hillside and canyon addresses fall inside CalFire’s Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone. Even homes that never see a flame can end up with soot packed inside ductwork after a Santa Ana wind event. If your home has smoke inside, call Wade’s Restoration of California at (855) 915-0646. Wade Ferris answers his own phone, and in Woodland Hills, he can have a crew on the road inside the hour.
We work valley-floor Ranch homes off Oxnard and Ventura Boulevard as often as hillside custom builds off Mulholland Drive. The damage looks different in each, and you need a crew that understands both. Our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration team has worked this corridor since 2007, and we treat every job like the structure is our own.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Woodland Hills’s Preferred Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Company
Ask anyone on your street. Wade Ferris publishes his name, his address, and his license number, and he is the one who picks up the phone. That matters in Woodland Hills, where homeowners along streets like Oxnard, Ventura Boulevard, and the hillside lanes off Mulholland Drive have been burned before by national outfits that quoted one price on the phone and another at the door. With Wade, the man on the truck is the man who owns the company, and he is going to run into you again on a Saturday.
We carry backgrounds checked, uniformed crews and professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz and Phoenix. Every fire and smoke restoration job in Woodland Hills comes with the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing. If it is not done right, Wade makes it right. No wondering who to call when the smoke odor creeps back. One call brings Wade back.
Calls from Woodland Hills get answered by a live person, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. No voicemail, no answering service, no runaround. If your home smells like smoke at two in the morning, Wade heads out.
Our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Services in Woodland Hills
Fire and smoke restoration in Woodland Hills covers a lot of ground. Here is what we actually do when we show up.
Fire Damage Cleanup
When a fire hits a Woodland Hills home, the first job is protecting what is left. We remove charred debris, haul out ruined drywall and insulation, and clean every surface that can be saved. On hillside homes along the urban-wildland interface, that often means dealing with ember entry through vents, damaged rooflines near overhanging vegetation, and structures that took radiant heat even without direct flame contact. We work fast but we do not cut corners. We document everything for your insurer with photos and written scope before work starts.

Smoke & Soot Removal
Soot is not just ugly; it is corrosive and lingers for years if not handled right. In Woodland Hills, the worst soot problems we see are not from direct fires but from wind-driven smoke. Santa Ana winds channel combustion particulates down through the Simi Valley and Santa Susana passes and straight into return-air intakes on valley-floor homes. We clean walls, ceilings, trim, and every hard surface, then we open the HVAC. If we skip the ductwork, the smell comes right back. So we never skip it.

Odor Removal & Deodorization
Smoke odor is not a surface problem. It lives in ductwork, HVAC coils, insulation, and even the framing. We use HEPA air scrubbers, thermal fogging, and hydroxyl generators to neutralize odor molecules rather than masking them. For Woodland Hills homes in 91364 and 91367, where original 1950s-1970s HVAC systems pull smoke inside during every wind event, duct cleaning and coil cleaning are almost always part of the job. When a homeowner says the house still smells like smoke months later, it is usually the coils. We check them first.

Contents Cleaning & Pack-Out
Smoke gets into everything: clothes, furniture, books, electronics, family photographs. We offer full contents cleaning and pack-out. We inventory every item, pack it out, clean it, and store it until your home is ready. For Woodland Hills homes near the urban-wildland interface, contents often hold smoke even when rooms look fine, because particulate levels during a nearby burn are high enough to settle into fabric and paper. We treat every item like it matters, because it does.

What happens when you call
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A real person answersNo phone trees - you reach a local pro.
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You get an upfront price rangeHonest numbers before anyone is dispatched.
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A background-checked tech heads outLicensed & insured, dispatched right away.
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You approve before work beginsNothing starts until you say go.
Trusted Brands We Service in Woodland Hills
Our crews work with professional-grade equipment from Dri-Eaz and Phoenix, the same gear trusted by restoration pros across the country. We run Phoenix axial air movers for structural drying, Dri-Eaz HEPA 500 air scrubbers for particulate capture, and Injectidry systems for ductwork treatment. We stock replacement parts and consumables suited to the homes we see in Woodland Hills, from 1950s Ranch HVAC systems on the valley floor to custom hillside builds with vaulted ceilings and open floor plans. We do not haul homeowner-grade equipment to a fire job. We bring the right tools the first time.
Common Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Problems We See in Woodland Hills Homes
- Soot inside ductwork after Santa Ana winds. Valley-floor homes on streets like Oxnard and Ventura Boulevard look fine from the outside, but downslope katabatic winds push combustion particulates into return-air intakes. The AC kicks on and the whole house smells like a campfire.
- HVAC coils caked with soot on heat-stressed systems. Woodland Hills regularly records the highest ambient temperatures in the LA metro, often above 110°F. That stresses HVAC systems, and when smoke rolls through, the coils grab soot even faster. If the coils aren’t cleaned, odor returns with every cooling cycle.
- Mold after post-fire water intrusion. Firefighting water, broken sprinkler lines, or a post-fire leak in a heat-stressed home can turn into mold within 48 hours in Woodland Hills’s hot, dry climate when water sits in a cool, dark cavity. We handle both the fire damage and the water damage, so you’re not juggling two crews.
- Contents that hold smoke even when rooms look untouched. Upholstered furniture, clothing, books, and paper absorb smoke and soot far more than hard surfaces. In 91367 and 91364 homes with older construction, that is often the difference between “clean enough” and a lingering odor six months later.
Pricing for Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Woodland Hills, CA
Here are the ranges we see for Woodland Hills jobs. Smoke and soot removal on a single room typically runs $1,200-$4,800. Odor removal and deodorization with thermal fogging and hydroxyl treatment runs $800-$2,500 depending on square footage and ductwork. Contents cleaning and pack-out can range from $1,500 for a single closet to $12,000+ for a full home. Full fire damage cleanup including debris removal, structural cleaning, and sealing runs $4,000-$25,000, and that is driven by how much drywall and insulation has to come out, whether we need structural repair, and how far the smoke traveled through the HVAC system. We do not do a bait-and-switch. You get a written scope before work starts and the 90-Day Done Right Promise, in writing, on every fire and smoke job. Call (855) 915-0646 for an exact quote. Estimates are free.
We Also Serve Cities Near Woodland Hills
Our Woodland Hills crews regularly work in Woodland Hills and the surrounding communities, including Canoga Park, Calabasas, West Hills, and Las Flores. If you are in one of these areas and dealing with smoke or fire damage, call (855) 915-0646. Wade will be on the road in under an hour in most cases.
Serving Woodland Hills, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Woodland Hills area and know this community well. Use the map below to see our service coverage - if you’re nearby, we can almost certainly help.
FAQs - Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Woodland Hills
Because Santa Ana winds push combustion particulates downhill into valley-floor neighborhoods, and your home’s return-air intakes pull them inside. Smoke and soot settle into ductwork and HVAC coils even when you’re miles from the char line. The fix is not just cleaning surfaces; it is opening the HVAC, cleaning the coils, and treating the duct runs. Call (855) 915-0646 and we will check the coils first.
Yes, we handle full contents cleaning and pack-out for homes throughout Woodland Hills, including 91364 and 91367. We inventory everything, pack it out, clean it, and store it until your home is ready. We also coordinate with your insurer so contents claims are documented properly.
Hillside homes off Mulholland Drive hold smoke in vaulted ceilings, open floor plans, and wood features that valley-floor homes do not. We run HEPA air scrubbers to pull particulate out of the air, use thermal fogging to neutralize odor in wood and insulation, and clean ductwork and coils. Wood decking and shake-adjacent rooflines get sealed or replaced only where needed, and we document everything for your adjuster. Call (855) 915-0646 for an assessment.
We board up and tarp exposed homes in Woodland Hills following fire, wind, or ember damage. That includes covering broken windows, sealing damaged rooflines, and tarping areas where structural openings could let smoke, heat, or animals inside. We respond 24/7 during fire season, and Wade heads out himself for after-hours calls.
It does, and in two ways. First, heat above 110°F accelerates mold colonization after water intrusion from firefighting or broken lines. We treat water and fire together to stop that 48-hour clock. Second, extreme heat stresses HVAC systems, which makes coil cleaning and ductwork treatment even more critical after a smoke event. We plan for both on every Woodland Hills job.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Woodland Hills since 2007.