Crime Scene Cleanup Blog

Spanish Flu, Swine Flu, Bird Flu, Influenza, Hong Kong Flu or Asian Flu – regardless of the name bestowed, it’s still a flu.  It is estimated that the flu (short for influenza) kills approximately 36,000 people a year in the United States.  Another 115,000 people are hospitalized with complications from the flu.
All flus are categorized as [...]

The crime scene cleanup industry is certainly seeing an increase in the creation of new crime scene cleanup businesses.   I would assume this is due to the downturn in the economy and the desire these new business owners have to create a better lifestyle.  In talking with many of our students, four of whom are in class today, many [...]

Looking at the search results for our blog, I see that many of you want to know how much you can make for a crime scene cleanup job.  First, take time to visit The Truth About Crime Scene Cleanup, a post that will answer many of your questions.  Also, read Crime Scene Cleanup Startup Costs [...]

How much does it cost to start a crime scene cleanup business?  This is the top question my company receives from students who attend the Bio-Trauma 911 Crime Scene Cleanup Training Course.  Although it usually isn’t asked until the last day, during the business section of our training course, it’s certainly on the minds of [...]

Last week, one of our recent students and the owner of a crime scene cleanup company contacted me for advice.  Based on the information I was given, their technicians cleaned a home following a suicide.  There were a number of family members involved with the cleanup process, which made the technician’s job even more difficult.  During the course [...]

There are a lot of misconceptions about the Crime Scene Cleanup Industry.  From illusions of a six figure income to nationwide certification, and a workload requiring several technicians to “I can quit my day job” because I’ll be so in demand, misconceptions abound.  Here, I will make every effort to provide you with the honest [...]

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Today, I leaned a new term “Combustible Dust”.  I didn’t believe it at first . . . how can dust explode.  But, after further investigation, I’m convinced it’s true.  Granted, I may not be the sharpest tool in the shed, and many of you may already be experts on this subject, but here is some [...]