Fast, Reliable Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Across Burbank
Fire damage in Burbank moves fast, and the smoke moves faster. Once the flames are out, soot starts etching into every surface within hours, and smoke odor works its way into plaster, drywall, ductwork, and the clothes hanging in your closet. If you’re standing in a fire-damaged home in Burbank right now, call (855) 915-0646. Wade’s Restoration of California has crews serving Burbank, and Wade answers his own phone, day or night.
We’ve worked in the Burbank neighborhoods around the Verdugo foothills, the Magnolia Park bungalows, and the studio-adjacent streets near Warner Bros. and Disney. We know the housing stock here, and more importantly, we know what fire and smoke do to it. You need someone who shows up fast and knows what they’re looking at. That’s what we do.
Why Wade’s Restoration of California Is Burbank’s Preferred Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Company
Burbank is not Glendale and it’s not North Hollywood. The houses are older, the hills are steeper, and the Santa Ana winds here hit harder than almost anywhere else in the San Fernando Valley. We know this because we’ve worked on fire losses in the 91504 hills above Brace Canyon Park, in the ranch homes off Burbank Boulevard, and in the commercial buildings along Olive Avenue where studio access rules change everything about how a job gets scheduled.
Wade Ferris founded this company in 2007 and he’s still the one you’ll talk to when you call. Not a call center. Not a rotating project manager. Wade. He publishes his name and his license number, and he’ll give you his cell phone number if you want it. That’s how he’s run things for the better part of two decades, and it’s why Burbank homeowners who’ve been burned before (by fire or by a national chain) call us instead.
Our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration team is IICRC-certified and works with Dri-Eaz and Phoenix equipment on every job. Every fire restoration contract includes our 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing: if it’s not done right, we make it right. One call brings Wade back.
Our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Services in Burbank
Smoke & Soot Removal
Soot is not just black dust. It’s acidic, oily, and it bonds to surfaces fast. On Burbank’s older homes with original plaster-and-lath walls, soot works into the plaster’s porous surface within hours, which means a simple wipe-down won’t get it out. We use professional-grade HEPA vacuums, chemical sponges, and Dri-Eaz air scrubbers to pull soot off walls, ceilings, trim, and fixtures before it etches permanently. Smoke and soot removal in Burbank typically runs $800 to $2,500 depending on square footage and how long the soot has been sitting.
Odor Removal & Deodorization
Smoke odor in Burbank bungalows is a stubborn problem because these 1940s and 1950s homes often have minimal insulation, meaning smoke travels through wall cavities and settles into every void. We don’t mask the smell with air freshener. We use thermal fogging, ozone treatment (where appropriate), and hydroxyl generators to neutralize the odor at its source. For homes with original plaster walls, this often means treating the wall cavity itself, not just the surface. Odor removal in Burbank generally runs $500 to $1,800 per affected room.
Contents Cleaning & Pack-Out
After a fire in a Burbank ranch home, the furniture, clothes, books, and keepsakes that survived the flames are almost always coated in soot and smelling of smoke. We do full contents cleaning on site when possible, and pack-out to our climate-controlled cleaning facility when the damage is severe. Wade’s crew inventories everything with photos, cleans each item with the right method (dry cleaning for textiles, ultrasonic for hard goods, hand-cleaning for heirlooms), and stores everything until your home is ready. Contents cleaning and pack-out in Burbank typically runs $1,200 to $5,000 depending on volume.
Fire Damage Cleanup
Before any Burbank Reconstruction & Cleanup starts, the burned materials have to go. That means removing charred drywall, insulation, flooring, and the debris the fire left behind. On Burbank’s pre-1978 homes, this is where things get complicated fast. Original asbestos floor tile, lead paint, and vermiculite insulation all trigger mandatory testing and abatement before we can even open up a wall. Skipping this step is how you end up with a stop-work order from the city and a house that sits open to the elements for weeks. Fire damage cleanup in Burbank runs $1,500 to $6,000 for a typical room-and-contents loss, before abatement.
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 Burbank
We run Dri-Eaz dehumidifiers and air scrubbers, Phoenix axial air movers, and Injectidry systems on our Burbank fire restoration jobs. These are the machines that professional restorers trust, not rental-counter equipment. We keep replacement filters, HEPA bags, and common parts stocked so we’re not waiting on a supplier when your Burbank home is sitting open. Our IICRC certification and RIA affiliation mean the work is done to the industry standard, not just “good enough.”
Common Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration Problems We See in Burbank Homes
- Skipping pre-1978 asbestos and lead testing. Burbank’s post-WWII housing stock is full of original materials that are fine when untouched but hazardous during demolition. We test before we tear into anything, because the alternative is a stop-work order and a project that stalls for weeks.
- Underestimating studio-adjacent commercial access rules. If your fire loss is in a commercial building near the Warner Bros. or Disney lots, equipment drop-offs and dumpster placement often require facility management sign-off. We’ve learned this the hard way on Olive Avenue and Riverside Drive, and we now coordinate with lot security before we schedule anything.
- Misdiagnosing smoke odor in original plaster-and-lath walls. In Burbank bungalows with little or no insulation, smoke travels through wall cavities and lingers. A surface clean won’t touch it. We open the wall cavity, treat the void, and seal it properly.
- The fire-then-flood cycle in the 91504 hills. Burbank homes along the Verdugo Mountain interface get hit by Santa Ana winds during fire season, then by debris flows and water intrusion when winter rain hits those same fire-denuded slopes. It’s a sequential restoration problem that repeats nearly every year in the hills above Brace Canyon Park.
Pricing for Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Burbank, CA
Here’s what you can expect to pay in Burbank. Smoke and soot removal runs $800 to $2,500 for a typical single-room loss. Odor removal and deodorization runs $500 to $1,800 per affected room. Contents cleaning and pack-out runs $1,200 to $5,000 depending on volume. Full fire damage cleanup, including demolition and debris removal, runs $1,500 to $6,000 per room before abatement work. If your Burbank home was built before 1978, add $700 to $2,500 for asbestos and lead testing, plus abatement at $4 to $12 per square foot where required.
What moves the price? Square footage, how long the soot sat before we arrived, whether contents need pack-out, and whether pre-1978 materials require abatement. We give you a written scope before work starts, and our estimates are free. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will walk the job himself. If you already have a written estimate from another company, bring it. We’ll give you a free second opinion.
We Also Serve Cities Near Burbank
Beyond Burbank, our Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in Burbank service area reaches Universal City, North Hollywood, Glendale, and Studio City. If your home or commercial building sits in one of those neighboring communities, the same crew, the same equipment, and the same 90-Day Done Right Promise apply. Call us and we’ll come take a look.
Serving Burbank, CA - Our Local Coverage Area
We’re based in the Burbank 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 Burbank
They add mandatory testing and abatement steps before demolition can begin. Most of Burbank’s residential stock was built in the 1940s through 1960s, and those homes commonly contain asbestos floor tile, lead paint, and vermiculite insulation. Before we open a wall or remove flooring, we test those materials. If they come back positive, abatement has to happen first, which adds cost and time but keeps the job legal and safe. Call (855) 915-0646 if you’re dealing with fire damage in an older Burbank home and want someone who handles this correctly from day one.
Yes. In Burbank’s studio-adjacent commercial buildings, equipment drop-offs, dumpster placement, and even parking often require sign-off from studio facility management or lot security. Firms that don’t know this end up with trucks blocked and dumpsters refused. We’ve done this work around the lots long enough to coordinate access before we schedule a single piece of equipment. If you need Fire & Smoke Damage Restoration in a studio-adjacent building, call us and ask about how we handle the lot logistics.
In the Burbank hills along the Verdugo Mountain interface, Santa Ana winds drive fire risk every fall, and then winter rains hit those same burned slopes and trigger debris flows and water intrusion. Homes in the 91504 ZIP code often need fire restoration followed by water damage mitigation and Burbank Sewage Cleanup within the same season. We handle both, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise covers the whole scope. If you live in the hills above Brace Canyon Park and you’ve been through a fire, call (855) 915-0646 before the rains start.
We treat the wall cavity, not just the surface. Burbank bungalows from the 1940s and 1950s often have little or no insulation, so smoke travels through the framing voids and settles inside the walls. We open access points, use thermal fogging and hydroxyl generators to neutralize the odor inside the cavity, and then seal the plaster properly. Surface cleaning alone won’t fix it, and it’s the most common reason homeowners call us back after another company “finished” the job.
Often, yes. If the damage is limited to soot coating and smoke odor, we can clean and deodorize most contents on site using HEPA vacuums, ultrasonic cleaners for hard goods, and professional textile cleaning. If contents are heavily damaged or the home isn’t secure enough to work in, we do a pack-out with photo-documented inventory and bring everything to our climate-controlled facility. Either way, Wade’s crew handles your belongings like they’re our own. Call (855) 915-0646 for a free assessment.
Call Wade’s Restoration of California in Burbank
If your Burbank home or business has fire or smoke damage, don’t wait. The soot is etching your walls right now. Call (855) 915-0646 and Wade will answer. He’ll head out to Burbank himself, walk the property with you, and give you a straight answer about what needs to happen. Free estimates, no trip charge inside the county, and the 90-Day Done Right Promise in writing on every job. Senior and veteran discounts always apply. That’s how we do it in Burbank.
Written by Wade Ferris, Owner at Wade’s Restoration of California, serving Burbank since our founding in 2007.