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I am looking to hire a scanner service in the Sacramento area If you feel uncomfortable posting here please drop me a note @ kenpostudent00@yahoo.com
No, I work in the Fire and Water Restoration industry and I’m trying to find a local company who “Listens” and keeps the restorers of the industry up to date on the day by day happenings of the fire restoration community.
Your assumptions are correct - they are "fire truck chasers". Seems like a lot of folks on here doing that in one form or another. That's why there's another thread looking for "listeners" in this area for business purposes.I'm curious- is it just me, or does it sound like an "ambulance chaser" kinda gig going on? Isn't advertising for your business enough? Frankly, I would be a little upset if a restorer called me after I had a fire.
We are getting a little off Thread here but this from my point of view requires a response. If I posted this in the wrong thread to start with I humbly apologize and I hope the moderator will move it to the right category. And in response to the other posters thank you for your responses, even the one questioning the basic business model under which I work. This is often the 1st response to my entire industry and sadly at times well deserved. As I have alluded to in an earlier post I see it all the good and the bad of what happens both during and after a fire. I see the good things the police, Fire and EMS responders, the insurance company’s and the people in my field of expertise do and yes I see the bad. And believe me after 15 years I can tell stories that go both ways.
I my field and yours (I willing to bet) there are both honorable people and those less so. I strive to change this on a daily basis and behave in ways that leave a changed mind after people talk to me. Most of the time I simply introduce myself to the BC on scene and ask if the people need help would he mind pointing me out. We are also venders for most insurance companies and many property management companies
The company I work for has been in business for over 50 years and completed 65,000 fire, water and building trauma restorations and we do not even so much as have 1 complaint on file at the contractors license board.
I am proud of what I do and the people I work for and they are one of the good guys.
I agree with this mindset. Companies that operate in that manner appear "desparate" for business and would not be considered.I would be angered (to say the least) if a company showed up unsolicited if something happened to my home
If a fire restoration company arrived at my home during or shortly after a fire I would file as many complaints as possible.
Fire restoration companies should work the same way tow services work with most law enforcement agencies, on call per rotation. If my car becomes disabled I have the choice of who is going to tow my car and if one showed up without a request I would tell them to leave, no exceptions.
If my home is damaged by fire or water, I would call my insurance company first. I have a local agent that I have known for 25 years and his father before that. I would want him to give me several companies from which to choose
I agree with this mindset. Companies that operate in that manner appear "desparate" for business and would not be considered.
Businesses such as this are best left as referrals from the fire department (if they so chose to do that) or the insurance company. Anyone showing up at the scene of a disaster without being called is suspect to me. What if I don't want your services or have someone else in mind? I hate being approached by salesmen and the like especially under stress at such an emotional time. If I need your services, I will contact you. You can be available at all hours of the night - just don't be a fire truck chaser, as that is just a little too pushy at a vulnerable time for a victim of fire.
I'm sorry, JoeyC, but I think you're mistaken.