| Property Damage? Now What?! Property Damage? Now What?! Sudden property damage can cause financial and emotional hardship on both those directly affected due to loss of their living quarters and indirectly to those now losing out on income from that property. Fire, water, mold, vandalism, vehicle damage, illegal drug labs, human remains cleanup and law enforcement actions can all take place rather quickly and can have a devastating effect. They can occur to any age property, at any location and at any [read more] | |
 | Southern California Flooding January 25, 2010, Long Beach, CA – An intense series of winter storms brought widespread flooding, huge waves and evacuations throughout Southern California this week. Har-Bro Emergency Services and Restoration has been working around the clock on the more than 150 jobs that were called within the first 72 hours. A flooded senior care center, a roof collapse at a retail store, and flooding at a hospital are just a sampling of the calls that Har-Bro has responded to during this dramatic weather [read more] |
 | Flooded Condo Gets Saved Long Beach, Ca – The recent rainstorms that inundated Southern California with approximately 12 inches of rain wreaked havoc for many properties, one of which was the Action Management’s West Ocean Association On January 19th, Project Manager Marc Hepperle of Har-Bro Restoration met with West Ocean’s Chief Engineer, Dan Determan to discuss a separate, unrelated issue at the building. While on the scene, Dan received an urgent call stating that water was flooding the lobby from [read more] |
 | Crash Turns Business into Drive-Thru Crash Turns Business into Drive-Thru Garden Grove, Ca - The Orange County Register picked up a story on a suspected drunk driver that crashed his car into a dry cleaning business. The driver, a 22-year-old man crashed into a local dry cleaning store on Magnolia Street in Garden Grove California, then he tried escaping in his car but ended up running into a cinder block wall, according to the police. He apparently suffered no injuries from the two crashes, so he fled on foot [read more] |
 | HAR-BRO Provides Water Mitigation Services for Pikes Place Market Water Mitigation Services for Pikes Place Market Seattle – Helping to keep one of Seattle’s chief attractions flourishing and the fish flying, Har-Bro Emergency Services recently provided water mitigation services for Pike’s Place Market in the heart of downtown. Har-Bro completed two mitigation projects at the historic landmark, preventing any permanent water damage. The lower portion of Pike’s Place is currently being renovated and updated in a multi-year [read more] |
 | Har-Bro Boosts Successful Back-to-School Supply Drive Har-Bro Boosts Successful Back-to-School Supply Drive Los Angeles – Going back to school this fall was easier than ever for hundreds of Los Angeles kids, thanks to a back-to-school supply drive organized by BOMA/GLA, the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles, with support from local restoration and reconstruction company, Har-Bro. From back packs to calculators and flash cards to scissors, Har-Bro participated in this event, organized by the Long [read more] |
 | 50 Years of Emergency and Restoration Services! HAR-BRO CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF EXCELLENCE IN DISASTER MITIGATION AND BUILDING RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION SERVICES Expert Emergency Restoration Services Are Now Expanded Throughout California and in Oregon, Washington, Arizona and Nevada Signal Hill, Calif., (January 13, 2011) – Har-Bro, Inc., (www.HarBro.com) an award-winning, California-based emergency services and restoration company is proudly celebrating [read more] |
 | Roof Collapse from Rainstorm Har-Bro Provides Emergency Services for Roof Collapse on an Industrial Property Los Angeles, CA – The rainstorm that Southern California residential and commercial properties experienced in early January caused millions of dollars in property damage. Among hundreds of emergencies that were called into Har-Bro during the rainstorm, emergency and restoration services were provided for a large industrial property that suffered a roof collapse. One of Har-Bro’s key clients [read more] |
| Har-Bro Restores Commercial Property from Fire Damage FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Har-Bro Restores Commercial Property from Fire Damage Signal Hill, California (PRWeb) March 18, 2011 – Now celebrating its 50th year in business, HAR-BRO, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration contractors, reported the completion of the first phase of a major reconstruction project in Las Vegas, Nevada. HAR-BRO worked with the property owner, property manager, and insurance adjustor to fully restore Sunset Plaza, [read more] | |
| 1961: Har-Bro Reflect on 50 Years of Service 1961: A Momentous Year. HAR-BRO Reflects on 50 Years Restoring Property from San Diego to Seattle Signal Hill, CA, February 27, 2011 - Har-Bro, Inc., (www.HarBro.com) began life in 1961 in the Torrance, California garage of founder and CEO Harold R. Brown. That year witnessed the momentous Civil Rights Freedom Riders tour of the South; the launch of the Peace Corps’ legacy of international service; and the birth of President Barack Obama. Half a century later we live in a vastly [read more] | |
 | Large Retail Roof Collapse HAR-BRO Helps Big Retail Store Rapidly Recover from Record Rain and Roof Collapse Granada Hills, Calif. – Torrential rain storms in the area last month were no match for the local Har-Bro Emergency Services team, which provided water mitigation services and a new roof to help a big department store get back to business in just three days. Following a late winter rain and wind storm, a 1,500-square-foot portion [read more] |
| Hailstorm Restoration Condominium FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE HAR-BRO Restores Homes Damaged by Historic Hailstorm Scottsdale condominium reconstruction project completed ahead of schedule without disruption Tempe, Arizona (PRWeb) May 5, 2011 – Now celebrating its 50th year in business, HAR-BRO, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies in the west, reported the near-completion of a 180-unit condominium reconstruction project. The project included a restoration of the [read more] | |
 | House Fire Restored After Devastating Fire, HAR-BRO Noted for Care, Communication, Camaraderie by Happy Client “Thanks to their knowledge and communication, we have a nicer house than we had before the fire.” – Rod Simpson, Portland It started with just one candle, but turned into a major fire. In November 2010, Rod Simpson’s rental home in Portland caught fire when some burning candles tipped over one afternoon. No one was hurt, but the house was destroyed in a matter of minutes. He [read more] |
 | jeff koscherHAR-BRO, Inc. Names Jeff Koscher as Senior Account ManagerRestoration industry veteran joins southern California leader to extend full service portfolio Long Beach, California September 21, 2011 -- Celebrating 50 years in business, HAR-BRO, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies in the west, today announced the addition of a key team member: Jeff Koscher as Senior Account Manager covering the southern California [read more] |
 | Supports Free Wheelchair Mission Har-Bro Emergency Services Supports Free Wheelchair Mission as Company Nonprofit and Donates Wheelchairs across the World Los Angeles – When a business or individual restores a damaged property, they likely think of abatement, reconstruction and repair before they consider contributing to the global nonprofit community. However, Har-Bro, a local emergency services and restoration company, has taken restoration to the next level, donating wheelchairs through the Free Wheelchair [read more] |
 | Har-Bro Wins at Toby Awards Har-Bro Awarded The Outstanding Building of the Year® (TOBY) Award for Corporate Facility by BOMA/GLA Los Angeles – In the only competition in the Los Angeles area that honors outstanding commercial office buildings and excellence in building management, Har-Bro’s corporate headquarters was recently awarded “The Outstanding Building of the Year® (TOBY)” in the Corporate Facility category by the Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Los Angeles (BOMA/GLA). [read more] |
 | People in Progress People in Progress Selects HAR-BRO to Help Restore Building with Home Depot Foundation Grant Los Angeles – After receiving a $250,000 grant from the Home Depot Foundation, Los Angeles-based nonprofit People in Progress, which provides intervention and support to people struggling with substance abuse, economic deprivation, hunger and homelessness, asked Har-Bro to help repair and remodel its headquarters. Har-Bro, a restoration and reconstruction provider, worked in conjunction [read more] |
 | Holiday Heroes Har-Bro Tempe Office Supports Holiday Heroes Radio-thon and Golf Tournament and The 100 Club of Arizona Tempe, AZ. – When it comes to prompt emergency and restoration services, Har-Bro can serve as heroes in a variety of ways for both businesses and consumers. Providing the local community with a different form of service, the Har-Bro team in Tempe supported the Holiday Heroes Radio-thon Golf Tournament during the holidays, which raised more than $262,000 for The 100 Club [read more] |
 | Hospital Sewage Leak Har-Bro Helps Keep a Large Hospital up and Runnng March 4, 2013 – Southern Calif– Exposure to raw sewage are well known in the 3rd world but largely foreign in the United States. A large hospital in the region wanted to be sure it stayed that way when a busted pipe caused a sewage leak above the cafeteria. Har-Bro Project Manager Brian Edwards was called to the scene on a Saturday evening to meet with the hospital’s Director of Food Services. “Using thermal imaging [read more] |
 | Patricia Koscher 20-Year Industry Veteran Patricia Koscher Joins Har-Bro as Account Executive Long Beach, Calif. – HAR-BRO, Inc., one of the [read more] |
 | Hotel Chain Water Loss Har-Bro Provides Swift Emergency Restoration Services to Major San Francisco Hotel Damaged by Water Leak San Francisco– HAR-BRO, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, provided significant water mitigation services to a large downtown San Francisco hotel chain during peak travel season. Two days prior to the Macworld/iWorld 2012 conference in late January, which had most area hotels booked for several weeks, [read more] |
 | extended stay water and fire Har-Bro Restores Extended Stay Property Following Fire and Water Damage Las Vegas –Har Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast with a growing presence in the Las Vegas metro area, recently helped repair and restore an extended stay property from a national chain following a small fire where sprinklers were activated, leading to water damage in 26 rooms. In less than four days, the local Har-Bro assisted [read more] |
 | medical office flood Har-Bro Provides Emergency Restoration and Reconstruction Services to Phoenix Medical Office Management Company Phoenix – Even in the wake of a five-story medical building flood, the management team for a local medical office management company knew that they needed to stay open while the water damage was mitigated. They contacted Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast. Late Sunday evening, a main [read more] |
| Allison Shelton Har-Bro Partners with Allison-Shelton Real Estate Services to Provide Reconstruction and Restoration for Local Apartment Buildings Phoenix – Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, and Allison-Shelton Real Estate Services, a multi-family and apartment management company in the Southwest, recently partnered to provide emergency restoration services to all of Allison-Shelton’s local properties. Currently, [read more] | |
 | Restaurant Fire Quickly Reopened Har-Bro Emergency Services Restores Vancouver Waterfront Restaurant before Busy Memorial Day Weekend “Who Song and Larry’s” was damaged by attic fire Vancouver, Wash. – When a fire broke out at a popular Mexican restaurant on the Columbia River just days before the busy Memorial Day weekend, the owners were concerned that they wouldn’t be able to reopen in time for scheduled catering events and the big holiday weekend. Har-Bro, one of the largest privately held [read more] |
 | Mmontebello Industrial Fire Har-Bro Selected to Restore Montebello Industrial Building Following a Large Fire Loss Montebello, Calif. – When an industrial building in Montebello was destroyed by fire in December 2010, Har Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, was selected to help them through the disaster. Following the successful emergency services provided by Har-Bro, they were recently chosen by the City of Montebello to help [read more] |
 | Cal State Campuses Har-Bro Named Sole Emergency Services Provider for 12 Southern Cal State Campuses San Diego, CA – Serving almost half a million students and faculty staff across the state of California, the California State University (CSU) system makes emergency preparedness a top priority. With that in mind, the system recently selected Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, as its sole emergency services provider [read more] |
 | HardRock Hotel Bar Har-Bro Rocks Remodel of Hard Rock Hotel Bar in San Diego San Diego – When the Eagles sang, “Life in the Fast Lane,” they could have been referring to the recent 10-day remodel of 207, the glamorous bar in the downtown Hard Rock Hotel. Har Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, completed a 6,000-square-foot remodel in just 10 days to minimize the impact on the hotel and popular bar. The bar, located [read more] |
 | apartment fire restored and upgraded Har-Bro Emergency Services Restores and Upgrades Oakland Apartment Building Following Significant Fire Oakland, Calif. – When a fire started in the basement of a Hayward apartment building, Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, responded immediately to help prevent building collapse, which allowed tenants to return to collect their belongings. After about one year of renovations and fire repair, the [read more] |
 | Fontana Hospital Water Loss Har-Bro Helps Restore Fontana Hospital Following Recent Flood Fontana, Calif. – When a major hospital receives extensive flood damage, responsiveness and restoration are critically important. Backed-up floor drains caused just that scenario in Fontana recently, Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, was able to dry, repair and restore the affected areas in less than three days. Within 30 minutes [read more] |
 | Pico and Main Har-Bro Completes Multi-Year Restoration of L.A. Industrial Building Destroyed by Fire Los Angeles – When a nearly 100-year-old building suffers severe fire damage, the challenges in rebuilding and restoring multiply. Har Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, managed such a challenge in its recent 2.5-year restoration of a three-story light industrial building on Main Street and Pico in the garment district [read more] |
| Oakley Facility Har-Bro Makes Gold Medal Effort to Help Oakley Building Recover from Major Water Damage in Time to Deliver Products to London Olympics Signal Hill, Calif. – It was a relay race that earned a gold medal as Har-Bro, Inc., one of the largest privately held emergency services and restoration companies on the West coast, teamed with Oakley to help the company recover from significant water damage just in time for the recent London Olympics. Oakley, a popular sport and lifestyle [read more] | |
 | Unfortunate Christmas Disaster Restored Har-Bro Turns an Unfortunate Christmas Disaster Around January 9, 2013, San Diego, CA – A horrible Christmas Eve fire badly damaged the house of Leo Madrigal and his family. Immediately after the trauma of being displaced by the fire, a herd of unscrupulous companies misrepresented who they were and attempted to bully Mr. Madrigal into signing a contract to repair his house. Madrigal approached the one person who stood quietly surveying the damage. Har-Bro (insert title) [read more] |
 | Restores Luxury Condo from fire damage Har-Bro Restores Condo Fire in Las Vegas Las Vegas, NV – One unwatched cigarette led to a disastrous condo fire that resulted in an eight-unit condo with four units completely destroyed and 70% total damage. There were many constituencies affected by the disaster, including the individual homeowners and families, as well as the condo’s homeowner’s association and governing board. With that many interested parties, winning the contract to rebuild and renovate such extensive [read more] |
 | Har-Bro Emergency Services Dries Down a 20 Plus Floor Building Seattle, WA – In the heart of downtown Seattle, a 20 plus floor office building suffered through hours of water damage from a broken 1 ½ inch pipe on the 18th floor with thousands of gallons of water leaking all the way down to the lobby! The Chief Engineer for the property called Har-Bro Emergency Services at 6:30 am and within 90 minutes; Har-Bro arrived fully equipped. They immediately began the water extraction process and set up approximately 500 pieces of dry down equipment including [read more] |
 | Every 61 Seconds a Structure Fire is Reported! "By failing to plan, you are planning to fail...” Emergency Preparedness 101 Its 7:00 p.m, you just got home after a long day of work. You sit down to dinner with your wife and kids. The phone rings. You find out that the apartment complex you manage just had a fire that took out at least 10 apartment homes. Now what???...You can be afraid of the situation or you can be ready. It could be the event that no one wants to think about, or worse, “THE [read more] |
 | Clackamas Village - Har-Bro Rebuilds Apartment Complex Clackamas, OR – Har-Bro provided emergency and reconstruction services for an apartment fire in Clackamas Oregon. This fire severely damaged several units within the apartment community. Har-Bro was on the scene shortly after the loss to address the immediate need for emergency board-up to secure the building. Upon receiving needed permits and approvals, Har-Bro was asked to complete the reconstruction portion as well. The fire and water damage resulted in the need for the total restoration [read more] |
 | Condominium Fire Loss - Har-Bro Rebuilt Homes Walnut Creek, CA – A five alarm fire occurred at a condominium complex in Walnut, California where two buildings out of 19 sustained damage and approximately 100 units were affected by either the fire, smoke and subsequent water damage. The property management of the condo contacted Har-Bro immediately to perform emergency services such as board-up, establish temporary power as well as perform other necessary emergency services to prevent secondary damage. Other services to units were [read more] |
 | Deli Shop Fire - Har-Bro Rebuilds Small Business Montclair, CA – Har-Bro provided emergency response services and reconstruction for a dramatic shopping center fire in the city of Montclair, California. A small deli shop suffered extensive fire damages that required complete demolition and replacement of the building structure. One of Har-Bro’s Sr. Project Manager worked with the construction consultant, building owner, and the insurance adjuster to get the job done quickly and to their expectations. They reopened within a few months [read more] |
 | Fire Damage - Har-Bro Steps in to stabilize the building! Norwalk, CA – Har-Bro provided emergency shoring to a concrete tilt-up industrial building that endured a fire loss in Norwalk CA. This particular “exterior” shoring required a concrete footing to hold up the brace; otherwise known as adding a “Deadman”. Typically, “deadmen” shoring is required when no structurally suitable anchoring of the brace is available. To proceed with providing this type of stabilization to a building, a section of the asphalt or soft flooring must be [read more] |
 | Roof Collapse - Har-Bro Steps in with Home Depot Signal Hill, CA – The New Year brought in a busy start for Har-Bro – the largest emergency and Restoration Company on the west coast. While handling 5 large emergency losses during the New Years weekend, Har-Bro also responded in full force within hours of the Home Depot flood that occurred on January 2nd in Laguna Hills. Duke Deal, a Project Coordinator for Har-Bro was at the scene within a few hours of the Home Depot roof collapse. The collapse was caused by a combination [read more] |
 | Hotel Explosion - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Dry Down San Diego, CA – A natural gas explosion caused tremendous damage to a hotel that was currently under construction. Fortunately, there was nobody hurt from the explosion. The general contractor for the hotel called upon Har-Bro to provide emergency reconstruction services to perform the drying from the water used after the explosion. Immediately, Har-Bro was on-site with personnel and equipment to stabilize the building and to establish 24 hour site security. The blast damage to the [read more] |
 | Monsoon takes out a laboratory - Har-Bro Rebuilds their Facility Phoenix, AZ – A monsoon-like storm with 80 miles per hour winds and torrential rains ripped into a commercial laboratory and Har-Bro responded immediately! The natural disaster caused major property damage and flooding throughout the entire area of the lab. The Winds tore off several roof sections of this lab and the subsequent interior flooding created the majority of the damage. The Har-Bro team provided rapid emergency services and had nearly 50 workers onsite to complete the project [read more] |
 | Palms Casino Garage Disaster - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Services Las Vegas, NV – A vehicle burned up in the parking garage of Palms Casino which caused major smoke damage to the lid on the fourth floor of the garage structure. The smoke also caused strong noxious odor to the area. Because this disaster was coming to the end of the week and the Palms Casino parking would start to fill up with visitors and travelers for the weekend, they called Har-Bro immediately to execute a cleaning and restoration plan. Har-Bro responded within the hour and started [read more] |
 | Paradise Pet Fire - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Services Las Vegas, NV – On Easter Sunday a 5000 square foot veterinary hospital suffered a major fire loss. Har-Bro was called in by the local fire department to provide security and board up to the property after they put out the fire. A Har-Bro crew of four installed fencing around the building and secured 13 openings during the first 18 hours of being called in. Har-Bro was soon asked to remain on site to assist in the fire investigation and was tasked with making the building a safe environment [read more] |
 | Pizza Kitchen Water Loss - Har-Bro Provides Emergency Dry Down Irvine, CA – An 8 inch water line burst outside a planter of a pizza kitchen that sprayed up and over the roof of the building and caused major water damage. The water and mud also came in through the windows, top plate of the walls and through the air ducts of the restaurant. The pipe rupture caused 3 inches of water and mud throughout the restaurant. Har-Bro responded to the loss and proceeded to extract the water and mud immediately along with removing affected walls. Slate tiles [read more] |
 | 100 Medical Rooms Affected by Water Damage - Har-Bro Rebuilds their Medical Facility Riverside, CA – Har-Bro was called out to a medical facility after a pipe break at their property. The pipe rupture, was caused by copper and steel pipes coming in contact with each other resulted in tremendous water damage to this hospital affecting two floors and more than 100 rooms. This water emergency also provided other challenges such as elevator shaft damage, lead lined x-ray rooms, the need for an extreme level of cleanliness and overall hospital irrigation. The Har-Bro team [read more] |
 | Venetian Hotel Water Loss - Har-Bro Provided Emergency Dry Down Las Vegas, NV – The Venetian suffered water damage during a remodel at their hotel. During a store remodel above the casino floor, Venetian’s hired general contractor company broke a fire sprinkler head. Although the sprinkler only ran for approximately three to four minutes, it flooded through the retail floor into an 8 feet high plenum over the casino floor. The plenum could not contain the water which caused it to leak through areas of mural painted ceiling and detailed coffered ceiling [read more] |
 | Chevrolet Suffered Fire Damage - Har-Bro Rebuilt Their Unique Property Alhambra, CA – A Chevrolet dealer suffered massive damage from an electrical fire in the attic that spread throughout the entire building. The damage caused an excess of $1 million dollars in damage. Har-Bro was contracted to provide emergency services such as security, bracing the exterior walls, and to provide emergency staging to ensure that no debris would fall onto the sidewalk or street. Har-Bro also provided temporary electrical services as well as office trailers to allow the [read more] |
