Yonkers, New York and lower Westchester
Biohazard cleanup and crime scene cleanup in Yonkers
After a death, a violent crime or a bad injury, the people closest to it should not be the ones who clean the room. Call (914) 979-7472 and you are put through to an independent biohazard cleanup company that works in Yonkers. You talk to them yourself and decide whether to hire them.
Phone answered at every hour, weekends and holidays included
- Apartments, houses, co-ops, shops and cars
- An independent local company does the work
- You are not committed to anything by calling
If it happened today
Four things, in this order
Call 911 if nobody has yet
Police have to see the scene first. After a death they bring in the Westchester County Medical Examiner, and nothing should be moved or wiped until both are finished.
Shut the door and stay out
Blood and other body fluids can carry disease. Keep children and pets away from the room, and leave bedding, rugs and clothing where they are.
Keep everything for now
An insurer or the state victim compensation office may ask what was damaged. If you can see the room from the doorway, take a few photos from there. Do not go in to take them.
Phone once the officers say you may clean
Call (914) 979-7472 and tell the cleanup company what happened and what kind of building it is. They will tell you when they can come and what the work will involve.
Longer version, including the medical examiner and the funeral home: when someone dies at home.
What happened
Find the page that matches
Each page says what the cleanup involves, what to do before anyone arrives and what to ask on the phone.
- Crime scene cleanupAfter a homicide, an assault or a break-in that left blood behind, once Yonkers Police release the scene.Read this page
- Unattended death cleanupWhen someone was not found for days or weeks and the room, the floor and the air all need treating.Read this page
- Suicide cleanupHandled quietly, so that family and friends do not have to go back into the room.Read this page
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanupFalls, medical emergencies and accidents at home or at work, where more than a wipe is needed.Read this page
- Hoarding cleanupHomes where waste, spoiled food or animal mess has built up among the belongings.Read this page
- Infectious disease disinfectionDisinfecting rooms after norovirus, C. diff, MRSA or another illness that lingers on surfaces.Read this page
- Vehicle biohazard cleanupBlood or body fluids in a car, van or truck after a crash, an assault or a medical emergency.Read this page
What this is
A referral, said plainly
Biohazard Cleanup Yonkers is not a cleanup company. It is a phone number that puts you in touch with one: an independent business that handles blood, body fluids and the aftermath of a death for a living.
The company you reach gives you its own name, its own price and its own paperwork. Ask to see its insurance and any license the job needs before work starts. If you would rather not hire them, say so and hang up. You owe nothing for the call.
People sometimes search for this as "bio hazard cleanup" or "trauma cleanup". It is the same work.
What happens when you call, step by step.
Local facts worth having
Who to deal with in Yonkers
Police
Yonkers Police decide when a scene is released. For anything that is not an emergency, the department's number is 914-377-7900. Ask the officer for the incident number before they leave; insurers and the state ask for it.
Medical examiner
Sudden, violent and unexplained deaths anywhere in the county go to the Westchester County Medical Examiner at 10 Dana Road, Valhalla, phone 914-231-1600. Its staff work around the clock.
Help with the bill after a crime
The New York State Office of Victim Services lists crime scene cleanup among the costs it can reimburse. Who pays explains how that fits with insurance.
Shops, offices and rental buildings
If it happened where people work
The first steps are the same: 911, then wait for the release. After that, keep staff and customers out of the area. A federal workplace rule covers any employee who is asked to clean up blood, and it expects a written plan, protective gear and training to be in place first. A porter with a mop and a bucket does not meet it.
Owners, managing agents and boards have their own page: landlords and co-op boards.
Outside the city
Nearby towns
The same number reaches cleanup companies for these places. See the whole service area.
- Mount VernonMount Vernon Police release the scene. Death certificates come from the registrar in the City Clerk's office.
- New RochelleNew Rochelle Police, and the City Clerk at City Hall for certificates. Covers the north end with Scarsdale addresses.
- ScarsdaleA Scarsdale postal address is not always the Village of Scarsdale. Which police department came decides who to ask.
- BronxvilleVillage police on 914-337-0500, and a registrar that also records deaths at the hospital in the village.
- Hastings-on-HudsonPolice and the Village Clerk share the Municipal Building on Maple Avenue. Notes on hillside access.
- Dobbs FerryVillage police on Main Street, death records from the clerk, and homes that sit above a shop.
Asked often
Short answers
Who cleans up after a crime scene in Yonkers?
Not the police and not the medical examiner. They investigate and leave. Cleaning is left to the owner, the tenant or the family, and most people hire a private company that does this work.
How soon can someone come?
That depends on the company's schedule on the day, so ask when you call. The phone is answered at any hour, including nights and holidays.
What will it cost?
The company prices each job after hearing the details or seeing the room. Size, how long ago it happened and whether flooring or walls have to come out all change the figure. Ask for the price in writing before work begins.
Do I have to be there?
Someone has to let the company in and agree the scope. After that most people prefer to wait elsewhere, and that is fine. Say on the phone if a friend or the super will meet them instead.
Once the police hand the home back, phone
The person who answers works for an independent cleanup firm active in and around Yonkers. Put any question to them. Whether to hire them is up to you.
Phone answered at every hour, weekends and holidays included
Calls can be recorded. How that works: privacy, and how this service is paid.