Water Damage Recovery Inc

What Water Damage Recovery Inc does

Fire & Water Damage Recovery (F&WDR), founded in 1998 and headquartered in San Leandro, California, is a private emergency property-restoration services firm serving residential, commercial, and institutional customers across the San Francisco Bay Area, the North Bay, and the Central Valley. The company operates from four service locations (San Leandro, San Francisco, San Jose, and Stockton/Santa Rosa) and provides 24/7/365 response with a documented 1-1.5 hour on-site commitment, addressing water, fire, smoke, mold, sewage, storm, trauma/biohazard, and animal-droppings damage. Underlying service delivery rests on professional-grade physical equipment (industrial extractors, air movers, dehumidifiers, thermal imaging cameras, moisture meters, negative air machines) and the use of an EPA-registered botanical disinfectant (Benefect Decon 30) for sanitization.

The business model is fundamentally transactional: one-time project fees priced by quote and scope, with a Wisetack-integrated consumer financing option for projects up to $25,000. The firm layers content handling and storage in climate-controlled vaults, licensed general-contractor reconstruction, and a pre-arranged Emergency Response Plan on top of the core emergency-response offering. Go-to-market is direct-to-consumer, supported by 24/7 phone dispatch, an SEO/blog presence, Yelp/Google review accumulation, and referral relationships with enterprise property managers and insurers (CBRE, JLL, Cushman & Wakefield, ACT). The company reports 30,000+ properties restored since 1998 and a 20% annual growth rate over the last four years, with a stack of regulatory credentials (IICRC #207827, EPA RRP #NAT-F108441-1, CSLB #980890, CA DPH Trauma Scene #595, WBENC) that gate entry into portions of the service mix.

Name

Water Damage Recovery Inc

Legal name

Fire & Water Damage Recovery, Inc.

Website

https://waterdamagerecovery.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Fire & Water Damage Recovery is a private, 24/7 emergency property-restoration firm serving residential, commercial, and institutional customers across the San Francisco Bay Area and Central Valley from four service locations, with rapid response and full-scope water, fire, mold, and biohazard services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Property Restoration Services

NAICS

Remediation Services (56291), Remediation and Other Waste Management Services (5629)

SIC

Services-To Dwellings & Other Buildings (7340)

akta.pro primary industry

Disaster Recovery & Restoration General Contracting (IMAFAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Emergency Mitigation & Site Stabilization (Board-Up, Tarping, Water Extraction) (HSAPAOAA), Insurance Claims Estimation, Documentation & Managed Repair (HSAPAOAL), Structural Repair & Framing Reconstruction (HSAPAOAG), Interior Rebuild & Finishing (Drywall, Flooring, Paint, Trim) (HSAPAOAI)

Keywords

• Water damage restoration
• Fire damage restoration
• Mold remediation services
• Emergency cleanup services
• Property restoration services

Headquarters

HQ city

San Leandro

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Emergency Restoration Services: One-time service fees for water damage restoration, fire damage restoration, mold removal, sewage cleanup, trauma scene cleanup, storm damage, catastrophe recovery, and animal droppings cleanup. Pricing is quote-based and varies by project scope. Services may be covered by homeowners insurance or financed through Wisetack partner.
2. Financing Services: Partnership with Wisetack enables customers to pay for restoration projects over time (3-120 months) rather than all at once. Projects up to $25,000 with APR from 0% to 35.9%. No hidden fees or compounding interest.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Water Damage Recovery Inc (dba Fire & Water Damage Recovery, F&WDR) provides 24/7/365 emergency restoration and cleanup services for residential and commercial properties affected by water, fire, smoke, mold, sewage, storms, trauma, and catastrophe damage. Services span mitigation, extraction, drying, sanitization, structural repair, and reconstruction, supported by four Bay Area offices with a guaranteed 90-minute on-site response time.

Product overview

Fire & Water Damage Recovery (F&WDR) is a service-based restoration company offering a unified portfolio of interconnected emergency cleanup and reconstruction services. The core offering centers on Water Damage Restoration, which encompasses Water Removal Services and Water Damage Repairs as sub-services, alongside Flood Damage Cleanup. Fire Damage Restoration similarly bundles Fire Damage Repair and Smoke Damage Cleaning. The company also provides standalone specialty services including Mold Removal & Remediation, Storm Damage Cleanup, Sewage Damage Cleanup, Trauma Scene Cleanup, Catastrophe Recovery, and Animal Droppings Cleanup. Supporting the cleanup and repair services are add-on offerings: Content Handling & Storage (with inventory management and warehouse storage in climate-controlled wood vaults), Reconstruction (managed as a licensed General Contractor), and an Emergency Response Plan for proactive disaster preparedness. The company features the third-party product Benefect Decon 30 (a botanical disinfectant) as part of its professional-grade cleaning toolkit. All services operate through four strategically located Bay Area offices with 24/7/365 availability and a 90-minute emergency response commitment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Water Damage Restoration Emergency water damage mitigation, extraction, drying, dehumidification, and structural restoration for residential and commercial properties affected by leaks, burst pipes, flooding, or fire suppression water.
• Water Removal Services High-powered pump and industrial vacuum extraction of standing water combined with thermal imaging and hygrometer-based moisture detection to locate hidden moisture in walls, floors, and ceilings.
• Water Damage Repairs Structural repair and reconstruction including framing, drywall replacement, flooring, cabinetry, and trim restoration following water damage events.
• Flood Damage Cleanup Full-scale flood cleanup including contaminated water extraction, decontamination with industrial-grade antimicrobial treatments, drying, and structural restoration for storm flooding and plumbing mishaps.
• Fire Damage Restoration Comprehensive fire damage recovery including emergency board-up and roof-tarping, smoke and soot removal, cleaning and sanitization of structures and contents, structural repairs, and full reconstruction.
• Fire Damage Repair Specialized fire repair services covering debris removal, charred material cleanup, soot and smoke residue elimination, structural repairs, and deodorization of fire-damaged properties.
• Smoke Damage Cleaning Professional smoke and odor cleanup using industrial air scrubbers, HEPA filters, soot removal, thermal fogging, and ozone treatments to neutralize smoke odors in porous materials and restore indoor air quality.
• Mold Removal & Remediation Certified mold remediation including initial inspection and moisture assessment, containment with negative air pressure, mold removal and cleanup, moisture source elimination, and final inspection and verification.
• Storm Damage Cleanup Storm damage response covering initial assessment, property securing with board-up and tarping, debris and fallen tree removal, structural repairs, and final inspection for wind, hail, flooding, and fallen branch damage.
• Sewage Damage Cleanup Hazardous sewage cleanup including assessment, PPE-based safety precautions and containment, water extraction, antimicrobial sanitization, drying, and final inspection for sewage backups, broken sewer lines, and flooding scenarios.
• Trauma Scene Cleanup

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ properties restored since 1998
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature1 record

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Market position

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@firewaterdamagerecovery5789
• Facebookfacebook.com/WaterDamageRecoveryCA
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/fire-water-damage-recovery
• Instagraminstagram.com/firewaterdamagerecovery

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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