Fast, Reliable Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Across Fresno
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Fresno costs $1,500 to $5,000 for a typical single-room trauma or unattended death scene, with more complex jobs like hoarding remediation or whole-home disinfection running $7,000 to $25,000. Wade and his crew answer calls around the clock and can usually be on site in Fresno within 60 to 90 minutes. If you’re standing in a home with blood, bodily fluids, or worse right now, call (855) 915-0646 and you’ll reach a live person, not a queue.
We’ve been doing Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup long enough to know that Fresno’s specific combination of tule fog, thermal inversions, and aging stucco housing stock changes how a scene needs to be treated. What works in a dry Sacramento suburb doesn’t work here. The moisture sits. The odor embeds. That’s the part most out-of-town crews don’t understand until they’ve already failed the first cleanup.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Fresno’s Preferred Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Company
Wade Ferris put his name on the trucks in 2007 and never took it off. That matters in Fresno, where you’ll run into the same people at the Save Mart on Blackstone or the hardware store on Shaw, and nobody wants to be the guy who did a bad job on your sister’s house. We’re Fresno based, not a franchise that sends a different crew from three counties over every time.
When you call, Wade answers. Not a dispatch center, not a chatbot. The same man who owns the company will show up at your door, walk the scene with you, and tell you straight what needs to happen and what it costs before anything starts. He’s IICRC-certified and RIA-affiliated, and he carries his credentials alongside a written scope of work on every job. That’s not a sales pitch. It’s how he’s kept the business running on referrals in Fresno for close to two decades.
We’ve cleaned trauma scenes off Herndon Avenue, hoarding situations in old Fig Garden, unattended deaths in the 93704 ZIP, and tear gas residue in southwest Fresno after law enforcement incidents. When a 1960s stucco ranch in central Fresno had an unattended death and a swamp cooler that had been running for days, we showed up with Injectidry equipment, opened the wall cavities, and found tule fog moisture already soaking the framing behind the bloodstained drywall. You can’t just spray and wipe that. You have to dry first, disinfect second, and run HEPA scrubbers long enough to pull the smell out of the building itself.
Calls are answered by a live person 24/7, including holidays, 2 a.m., and the worst days of your life. Background-checked, uniformed crew. No-hassle upfront pricing. A written scope before work starts. If it’s not done right, Wade comes back under the 90-Day Done Right Promise, stamped in writing on every contract.
Our Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Services in Fresno
Crime Scene Cleanup
After law enforcement clears a scene, the property owner still has to deal with what’s left. Blood, bodily fluids, fingerprint dust, tear gas, pepper spray, and whatever else the investigation deposited. In Fresno, we respond to everything from single-room homicides to weapons-related incidents in rural acreage properties outside the city center. We handle the removal, disinfection, and odor work, and we document everything with photos for your insurance adjuster.
A typical crime scene cleanup in Fresno runs $2,000 to $5,500 depending on how far the contamination spread and whether wall or flooring material has to be removed. We use EPA-registered hospital-grade disinfectants and run air scrubbers until the space tests clean, not until it just smells better.

Trauma & Unattended Death Cleanup
This is the hardest phone call anyone ever has to make, and we treat it that way. When someone dies alone in a Fresno home and isn’t found for days or weeks, the body begins decomposing and fluids soak through flooring, into subfloor, and into wall cavities if the death occurred on a bed near a wall. In slab-on-grade homes, which are the norm across central and southwest Fresno, fluids can seep under baseboards and into the slab-to-wall joint where you can’t see them.
Our crew wears full PPE including respirators and protective suits. We remove contaminated porous material, treat the framing and subfloor with disinfectant, and run HEPA air scrubbers typically 24 to 48 hours depending on the severity. Unattended death cleanup in Fresno generally runs $2,500 to $7,000 for a single room, more if the decomposition extended over weeks or affected multiple rooms.

Hoarding Cleanup
Fresno’s older housing stock is where we see most hoarding situations, and the 1940s to 1970s bungalows in central neighborhoods present a specific problem: original galvanized plumbing that corrodes in the area’s harder groundwater. When you’re moving piles of material out of a hoarded home, those old pipes can crack or start leaking, adding Water Damage Restoration in Fresno work to an already complex job.
We handle hoarding cleanup with the same rigor we’d bring to a trauma scene because the hazards are often similar: rodent droppings, mold, biohazardous material hidden under debris, and sometimes human waste. Hoarding remediation in Fresno typically runs $4,000 to $15,000 depending on the volume of material, the condition of the structure, and whether contents need sorting for salvage versus disposal. We work with the family on what to keep, what to document for insurance, and what to dispose of.

Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup
A blood spill from an injury, a medical event, or an accident might look small, but blood proteins embed in carpet fibers, grout, and raw wood. In Fresno, the tule fog season from December through February means those proteins stay damp and become a stubborn odor source much faster than they would in a drier climate. If a spill in a bathroom or hallway isn’t treated quickly and correctly, you’ll smell it for months.
We remove affected carpet and padding, cut out saturated drywall where needed, treat subfloor and framing with disinfectant, and use air scrubbers to pull airborne particles out. Most blood and bodily fluid cleanups in Fresno run $1,200 to $3,500 depending on the scope. The faster you call, the less material we have to remove.

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 Fresno
Wade’s crew works with professional-grade equipment, not rental-store machines. We use Injectidry systems for drying inside wall and ceiling cavities that other crews can’t reach, Dri-Eaz and Phoenix air movers and dehumidifiers, XPOWER air scrubbers, and B-Air filtration units. Our technicians hold IICRC certification and we carry RIA and IFA credentials on top of that, which means we follow the industry’s actual standards, not just a company handbook. For Fresno homeowners, that translates to a job done right the first time, with moisture readings logged daily and handed to you at the end.
Common Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup Problems We See in Fresno Homes
- Tule fog moisture trapped in stucco wall cavities. Fresno’s winter fog doesn’t just sit outside. It drives near-saturated air into the wall cavities of 1940s-1970s stucco ranch homes, especially those with poorly sealed building envelopes. When a biohazard scene involves blood or bodily fluids on drywall, that trapped moisture keeps the proteins damp and turns a surface spill into a persistent odor problem.
- Swamp cooler overflows saturating insulation above a trauma scene. On pre-1980s homes across central and southwest Fresno, evaporative coolers are still common. When the float valve sticks, the cooler pan overflows silently into the attic, soaking insulation and ceiling joists directly above whatever scene is below. Before pulling a single moisture reading, our crew inspects the cooler pan and water line. If the insulation is wet, we’re not just cleaning the room, we’re drying the ceiling cavity too.
- Attic PVC supply lines that softened in 105°F heat and leaked onto a scene. Fresno summers push daytime highs past 105 regularly. PVC supply lines routed through unconditioned attics soften at those temperatures and fail at joints, often days or weeks before anyone notices. We’ve walked into crime scenes where a concealed ceiling leak had been dripping onto a trauma scene, complicating cleanup and spreading contamination further than the original incident.
- Slab-on-grade construction hiding fluids beneath flooring. Most Fresno homes built before 1990 sit on concrete slabs, not crawl spaces. A significant blood or bodily fluid spill soaks through carpet and padding, hits the slab, and wicks under baseboards and into wall framing. If you only clean the visible surface, you leave a reservoir that keeps producing odor. We remove affected flooring, treat the slab, and check wall cavities along the affected wall line.
Pricing for Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup in Fresno, CA
Here’s what you can expect to pay in the Fresno market, based on the jobs we’ve done across 93715, 93716, 93717, and 93718.
- Blood or bodily fluid cleanup (single room): $1,200 - $3,500
- Crime scene cleanup (single room, moderate contamination): $2,000 - $5,500
- Unattended death cleanup (single room, standard decomposition): $2,500 - $7,000
- Hoarding cleanup (whole-home, moderate to severe): $4,000 - $15,000+
- Infectious disease disinfection (whole-home): $1,800 - $4,500
- Tear gas or chemical cleanup (single room): $1,500 - $4,000
What moves the number: how far contamination spread, whether wall and flooring material has to come out, how long the scene sat before anyone found it, and whether moisture from Fog or a swamp cooler or a plumbing leak got involved. Insurance often covers biohazard and crime scene cleanup under the dwelling policy. We document everything with photos, coordinate with your adjuster directly, and never start work until you’ve approved a written scope. Estimates are free. And there’s no trip charge in our own county, so calling us out costs you nothing if you just want us to look.
We Also Serve Cities Near Fresno
Our crews handle biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Fresno and the surrounding communities, including Old Fig Garden, Clovis, Fowler, and Sanger. If you’re in an acreage property outside the city center or in a rural Fresno County neighborhood, call us and we’ll get someone headed your way.
Serving Fresno, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Fresno 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 - Biohazard & Crime Scene Cleanup in Fresno
Fresno’s winter tule fog pushes exterior humidity near saturation for weeks at a time, and that moisture seeps into wall cavities and attics, especially in older stucco homes. If your swamp cooler has been running during a biohazard incident, or if the float valve stuck and overfilled the pan, the insulation above the affected room is likely soaked. Blood and bodily fluid proteins stay damp in those conditions, creating odor that surface cleaning can’t remove. We dry the structure first, then disinfect, then run air scrubbers. Call (855) 915-0646 and we’ll explain exactly what your situation needs.
Yes. In a slab-on-grade home, fluids from a body don’t just sit on the surface. They soak through carpet and padding, hit the concrete slab, and wick sideways into wall base plates and framing. A death in one room can contaminate the adjacent room’s shared wall. We check the entire affected wall line, not just the visible area. A standard unattended death cleanup in a Fresno slab home runs $2,500 to $7,000 depending on how far fluids traveled. Call (855) 915-0646 for an exact quote after we see the scene.
Yes, and that’s a real concern we deal with regularly. Pre-1970s bungalows in central and southwest Fresno often still have original galvanized supply lines that corrode from the area’s moderately hard groundwater. Moving tons of hoarded material can disturb those old pipes and trigger pinhole leaks. We plan for it, shut off water where needed, and are already set up to dry any water intrusion before it becomes a secondary Mold Remediation - Fresno situation. Hoarding cleanups in Fresno typically run $4,000 to $15,000 plus. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will walk the property with you and give you a written scope.
Usually within 60 to 90 minutes for properties within Fresno County, including rural acreage outside the city. Wade answers the phone himself, 24/7, and starts organizing the crew while he’s still on the line with you. Longer drive times to rural county properties are factored into the estimate, but the response starts as soon as you call. If law enforcement has just released the scene and you need someone out there today, call (855) 915-0646 now.
Tear gas residue bonds to wall surfaces, ceiling texture, carpet fibers, and HVAC filters. In a southwest Fresno stucco home with unsealed wall cavities, the residue can also enter the wall assembly, where normal cleaning can’t reach it. We treat it as a chemical contamination job: HEPA vacuum surfaces, clean walls and ceilings with appropriate decontamination agents, replace affected soft materials and HVAC filters, and run air scrubbers. Tear gas cleanup in Fresno runs $1,500 to $4,000 for a single room, more for whole-home exposure. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free estimate.
If you’re dealing with a biohazard scene, a trauma situation, or a crime scene in Fresno, don’t wait. The longer it sits, the deeper the contamination goes, especially in this fog and this housing stock. Call Wade at (855) 915-0646. He’ll answer, he’ll come out, and he’ll tell you straight what it’s going to take. And if you’re a senior or a veteran, ask about the standing 10% discount. Estimates are free.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Fresno, CA and surrounding communities.