Port St. Lucie, Fort Pierce and Stuart
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup in Port St. Lucie
After a death, a crime or a bad injury at home, the cleanup should not fall to you. Call this number to talk with an independent biohazard cleanup company that works in Port St. Lucie.
Picked up day and night, seven days a week
- Houses, condos, rentals and vehicles
- An independent local company does the work and sets its own price
- Nothing is booked until you say yes
What happened?
Each page explains what the cleanup involves and what to do before it starts.
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or another violent crime, once police release the home.Read more
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone died alone at home and was found days or weeks later.Read more
- Suicide cleanupCareful, private work so no one in the family has to clean the room.Read more
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanupAfter a fall, an injury or an illness left blood or fluids on floors, walls or furniture.Read more
- Hoarding with biohazardsA crowded home where animal or human waste, rot or pests make it unsafe to sort alone.Read more
- Infectious disease disinfectionDisinfecting rooms after an illness, with registered products used as the label says.Read more
- Vehicle biohazard cleanupWhen fluids have soaked into the seats or carpet of a car, truck or van.Read more
What the work involves
Biohazard cleanup, sometimes written bio hazard cleanup, is the removal of blood, body fluids and anything they have soaked into, followed by cleaning and disinfecting what can be kept. Fluids travel further than they look: under tile edges and baseboards, into carpet pad, drywall and the slab's surface.
A company usually seals off the room, takes out what cannot be saved, cleans and disinfects the rest, and carries the waste away in sealed containers. In Florida, a company that transports this waste must be registered with the Department of Health as a biomedical waste transporter (Florida DOH).
Family members are often asked to keep personal items. Tell the company early which things matter, such as papers, photos or jewelry, so they are set aside rather than thrown out.
What happens when you call
You dial
An independent cleanup company that works in the area answers. Picked up day and night, seven days a week.
You say what happened
Only what you are comfortable sharing: which rooms, roughly how long, and whether police are still there.
They explain the job
Ask what is included, how they price it, how the waste leaves the home and how long it will take.
You decide
You do not have to book on the first call. Talk it over with family first if you need to.
Numbers worth having in St. Lucie County
Port St. Lucie Police
Non-emergency 772-871-5000. Ask here when the home will be released if the officers did not say (City of Port St. Lucie).
County 911 center
Non-emergency 772-465-5770. It dispatches for Fort Pierce Police, Port St. Lucie Police and the St. Lucie County Sheriff, so it can help if you are unsure which agency came (St. Lucie County).
Medical examiner
District 19, in Fort Pierce: 772-464-7378, weekdays. It handles deaths in St. Lucie and Martin counties, among others (District 19 office).
Who usually pays
If the death or injury came from a violent crime, Florida's victim compensation program can pay for cleanup at the victim's home or in their vehicle (Office of the Attorney General). Homeowner and renter policies differ, so the policy itself and your insurer decide what they cover. If you rent, bring the landlord in early; the building is theirs.
Who pays for the cleanup goes through each case in plain terms.
Nearby
This number also reaches a cleanup company in these places. Each page has the local offices.
Fort PierceCity police inside the limits, the Sheriff outside, and the medical examiner's office in town.
StuartMartin County: Stuart Police in the city, the Martin County Sheriff around it.
St. Lucie WestPart of Port St. Lucie. Gated streets and attached villas need a little planning.
TraditionPart of Port St. Lucie, west of I-95. Police and victim help, and floors that hide fluids.Common questions
Does this website do the cleanup?
No. It gives you a number that reaches an independent cleanup company. The company you speak to quotes, does the job and answers for it.
Is anyone there at 3 a.m. or on a Sunday?
Yes. Someone picks up at any hour of any day.
Do I have to own the home to call?
No. Relatives, executors, landlords and property managers call too. Expect to be asked who can sign off on the job and open the door.
Is it safe to clean a small amount myself?
Blood can carry germs such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV (OSHA). For anything beyond a small spot on a hard surface, or anything soaked into fabric or flooring, let a company do it.
Ready when you are
Call when the police and the medical examiner have finished and you are ready to talk about the cleanup. A company will ask what happened and where, then explain what it would do.
Talk to a cleanup company
An independent company that works in the Port St. Lucie area. You decide whether to hire it.
Call (772) 918-9847Picked up day and night, seven days a week
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