Death, crime scene and hoarding cleanup in Pennsylvania
One call arranges crime scene, death, suicide, blood and hoarding cleanup across Pennsylvania.
In Pennsylvania, 8% of residents are 75 or older.
- Calls answered 24/7
- Scope and price in writing on request
- Plain answers on cost and who pays
- State rules checked at the source
Calls from the Pennsylvania areas we cover are answered 24/7 for all six biohazard cleanup services.
The Census counts 5,779,663 housing units in Pennsylvania.
Six cleanup services, across Pennsylvania
Costs and who pays for each kind of cleanup, service by service.
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Blood and bodily fluid cleanup
When blood reached carpet, a mattress or upholstery, those materials are removed as regulated waste. Start with a call about what blood cleanup involves.
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Trauma and accident cleanup
For employers, families and vehicle owners, shop floors and car interiors are cleaned as well as homes. Start with a call about how trauma cleanup works.
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Crime scene cleanup
Once police release a scene, the blood and soaked materials are removed and every surface is disinfected; ask about crime scene cleanup, step by step.
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Unattended death cleanup
Families, executors and landlords get back a room that can be lived in, rented or sold again. Ask about unattended death cleanup, step by step on the call.
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Hoarding cleanup
From light clutter to a home with waste and pests, belongings are sorted and the rooms cleaned and disinfected. Start with a call about how hoarding cleanup works.
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Suicide cleanup
For families and landlords, the work is finished before anyone returns to the room. Start with a call about suicide cleanup steps and costs. In crisis? Call or text 988.
Call for suicide cleanup
Biohazard cleanup by Pennsylvania metro area
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Costs, who pays and first steps across Pennsylvania
Each metro area we cover in Pennsylvania, with its guides on costs, who pays and the first steps.
If you or someone you know is in crisis
Call or text 988 to reach the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, any time, day or night.
Biohazard waste rules that apply in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania requires companies that haul regulated medical waste to hold a Department of Environmental Protection transporter license, and home improvement contractors to register with the Attorney General's Home Improvement Contractor registry. Look up any registration at the Pennsylvania DEP Bureau of Waste Management.
Crime victim compensation in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's Victims Compensation Assistance Program may reimburse crime scene cleanup costs, up to $500, for eligible victims; apply at www.pa.gov/services/pcv/apply-for-victims-compensation.html.
The jobs inside crime scene cleanup
Homicide cleanup
Homicide cleanup means removing blood and other body fluids from floors, walls, furniture and fixtures after a homicide, plus the carpet, padding, drywall or subfloor they soaked into, once police and the medical examiner release the scene. It takes a few hours to a full day for most scenes; large or heavily contaminated scenes can take several days. It is usually arranged by families after a death in the home, landlords and property managers with a released rental unit, and business owners.
Assault scene cleanup
Assault scene cleanup is usually arranged by people returning home after an assault, their families, landlords, and businesses where the assault happened. It means cleaning blood from an assault where the person survived and was taken to hospital: floors, walls, doors, furniture and anything else the blood reached.
Fingerprint powder and forensic residue removal
Fingerprint powder and forensic residue removal means removing the fingerprint powder, luminol and other chemical residue investigators leave on walls, doors, glass and furniture. The powder can stain surfaces for good if it is wiped the wrong way. It is usually arranged by homeowners, renters and businesses after a break-in or any crime where police dusted for prints, even when no one was hurt.
Tear gas and pepper spray residue cleanup
Tear gas and pepper spray residue cleanup is usually arranged by owners and renters after a police standoff or arrest inside the home, and business owners. It means removing the residue tear gas or pepper spray leaves after police use it inside a home or business. The residue settles into furniture, mattresses, clothing, carpet and the HVAC system and keeps irritating the eyes, nose and throat of anyone in the home until it is removed.
Vehicle crime scene cleanup
Vehicle crime scene cleanup means cleaning blood and body fluids from a car, truck or other vehicle after a crime, including seats, carpet and other porous parts that often have to be removed. It takes a few hours to a full day for most vehicles. It is usually arranged by vehicle owners, families getting a car back from police, and fleet or rental owners.
Break-in and vandalism cleanup
Break-in and vandalism cleanup is usually arranged by homeowners, renters and business owners after a break-in. It means cleaning up after a burglary or vandalism: blood from broken glass, fingerprint powder, and paint or other material used to deface the property.
Pennsylvania at a glance
- 31% of households in Pennsylvania are one person living alone.
- In Pennsylvania, 4% of homes stand empty for reasons other than sale, rent or seasonal use.
- 45% of homes in Pennsylvania were built before 1960.
Who pays for biohazard cleanup in Pennsylvania
Homeowners and renters policies in Pennsylvania set their own limits, and the adjuster decides what a policy covers. Call your insurer before the work starts, and keep photos and receipts.
In a Pennsylvania rental, the lease and state law decide whether the landlord or the tenant arranges cleanup. After a death, the estate or the family usually arranges it. Deductibles are never waived or rebated.
Living alone and renting in Pennsylvania
31% of homes in Pennsylvania are rented.
In Pennsylvania, 13% of households are one person aged 65 or older living alone.
- 31% Households of one personPennsylvania
- 31% Homes that are rentedPennsylvania
- 13% Households of one person 65 or olderPennsylvania
- 28% Residents 65 or older who live alonePennsylvania
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023 5-year estimates.
The call, step by step
Call (855) 675-5912
Call at any hour, day or night. Say what happened and the address.
Wait for any release
If police or the medical examiner were involved, the scene is cleaned only after they release it, so nothing needs to be moved before then.
Get the scope and price
A walkthrough comes first, so you can see the scope and price in writing before anything is removed.
Cleanup and disposal
Soaked materials are removed, every surface is cleaned, disinfected and deodorized, and the waste is hauled as regulated medical waste.
What you get with one call
Calls answered 24/7
Call (855) 675-5912 at any hour, on weekends and holidays.
One number
The same number for every kind of cleanup in every town we cover, so you say what happened once.
Plain answers on cost
Typical price ranges from published cost guides, and the scope and price in writing before work starts, so you can compare it with your policy.
Rules and who pays
Each state's rules for biohazard waste and its crime victim program, so you know what to ask a company and where help with the cost may come from.
Other states we cover
Questions about biohazard cleanup in Pennsylvania
What does biohazard cleanup in Pennsylvania cover?
Across Pennsylvania, biohazard cleanup covers crime scenes, deaths at home that went unnoticed, suicides, accidents, blood spills and hoarded homes. Anything soaked is cut out and bagged, every surface is disinfected and deodorized, and the waste leaves as regulated medical waste, never with household trash. It starts once police or the medical examiner release the home, and the scope and price can be set in writing first.
Who handles death cleanup in Pennsylvania?
The cleanup falls to whoever is responsible for the property: the family, the executor or the landlord. The funeral home takes the person into its care but does not clean the room. Death cleanup removes the affected flooring and furniture, disinfects the room and treats the odor at its source, so the home can be lived in, rented or sold again.
Who cleans up a crime scene in Pennsylvania?
For a home anywhere in Pennsylvania, the job falls to whoever is responsible for the property once police release the scene: the owner, the tenant, the family or the landlord. Crime scene cleanup removes the blood and anything it soaked into, cleans away fingerprint powder and disinfects every surface before anyone moves back in. The scope and price can be agreed in writing first, and no one in the family has to be in the room.
What should I do first after a death at home or a crime in Pennsylvania?
For a home anywhere in Pennsylvania, the first call is to 911 if it has not been made. After the home is released, close the door to the room, leave the cleaning alone, keep anything an insurer may need to see, and take photos. In a rental, tell the landlord or property manager. Then call for cleanup and ask for the scope and price in writing before any work starts.
Should I call junk removal, a cleaning service or a biohazard cleanup company in Pennsylvania?
For a home anywhere in Pennsylvania, a biohazard cleanup company, whenever the home has blood, body fluids, human or animal waste, or a death no one found for days, because soaked materials have to come out and the waste is hauled as regulated medical waste. Junk removal and house cleaners handle belongings and surfaces only. A hoarding situation with no waste or pests, levels 1 or 2 on the Clutter-Hoarding Scale, may not need a biohazard crew.
Can I clean a crime scene or a death scene myself in Pennsylvania?
For a home anywhere in Pennsylvania, you may, once the home is released, but what you can see is rarely all of it. Fluids soak into padding, subfloors and drywall, they can carry bloodborne pathogens, and the waste has to be hauled as regulated medical waste, never with household trash. Families who would rather not see the room can call a cleanup company and stay away while the work is done.
Biohazard cleanup in Pennsylvania, by phone
One call to (855) 675-5912 arranges biohazard cleanup across Pennsylvania.