Riverside County · San Bernardino County
Biohazard cleanup in Riverside, CA and across the Inland Empire
Crime scenes, unattended deaths, suicides, hoarding and drug residue. One call and we connect you with a registered trauma scene cleanup company that covers your ZIP code. Calling is free; you pay the cleanup company directly.
Referral line: your call goes to an independent cleanup company. How it works
Biohazard and crime scene cleanup, arranged with one call
Riverside Bio Clean is one phone line for biohazard cleanup in Riverside, Fontana, San Bernardino, Ontario and the cities around them. We connect families, landlords and businesses with trauma scene cleanup companies that remove blood and body fluids after a crime or a death, clear hoarded homes, and decontaminate properties where methamphetamine or fentanyl was used.
The police, the coroner and the fire department do not clean up. Once they release a home, apartment, car or business, the cleanup falls to whoever is responsible for the property. That is usually the moment people call.
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Unattended death cleanup
Call when someone has been found days after dying alone and the coroner has taken them into care. -
Crime scene cleanup
Call once police tell you the home, car or business is released back to you. -
Suicide cleanup
Call when you are ready. Nobody in the family should have to clean the room. -
Hoarding cleanup
Call when a home is unsafe to walk through, or an estate or rental has to be cleared. -
Drug residue decontamination
Call before re-renting, buying or moving into a property where drugs were smoked or made.
Why one call beats ringing round
You explain it once
Describing a death or an assault to five different companies is exhausting. You tell one person what happened and where, and the call goes to a company that serves that ZIP code.
The company fits the job
A decomposition job, a hoarded house and a meth-contaminated rental need different equipment and different paperwork. The call is routed with that in mind.
You stay in control
Nothing is booked until you agree to a price with the company. Ask for a written estimate, and ask whether it can bill your insurer.
What the work involves
What professional biohazard cleanup actually removes
Most of the work is not visible from the doorway. These are the parts a proper cleanup covers, and the parts a quick wipe-down misses.
- Porous materials
- Carpet, padding, mattresses and upholstery absorb blood and fluids and cannot be disinfected reliably. They are cut out and disposed of, often with a margin beyond the visible stain.
- The subfloor and walls
- Fluids run along seams and under baseboards. Crews lift flooring to check, then clean and seal the subfloor or replace it.
- Regulated waste
- In California, blood-soaked material from a trauma scene is medical waste. It is bagged, labeled and taken away by a registered hauler, not left in a dumpster.
- Odor at the source
- Decomposition and hoarding odors live in materials, ducts and drywall. Deodorizing only works after the source is out, which is why odor treatment comes last.
- Residue you cannot see
- Meth and fentanyl residue sit on walls, vents and fabrics. Only lab testing of wipe samples shows whether a home or car is clean.
How it works
From the call to a clean home
Riverside Bio Clean does not do the cleanup itself. We are the phone line in the middle, and the work is done by an independent company.
You call
Tell us what happened, the type of property and the ZIP code. Calling is free.
We connect you
Your call goes straight through to an independent, registered cleanup company that covers your area. Cleanup companies pay us for these referrals.
The company quotes
It asks its own questions, usually visits or asks for photos, and gives you a price. Nothing happens until you agree.
You pay the company
You pay the cleanup company directly, or it bills your insurer or you claim through a program such as California victim compensation.
Cleanup across Riverside and San Bernardino counties
The line covers 75 ZIP codes in two counties, from Corona and Norco in the south-west to Redlands and San Bernardino in the east. Fontana, San Bernardino and Ontario have their own pages with local detail, and every ZIP code is listed on the service areas page.
Riverside County
- Riverside
- Jurupa Valley
- Moreno Valley
- Corona
- Eastvale
- Norco
- Perris
San Bernardino County
- San Bernardino
- Fontana
- Ontario
- Rancho Cucamonga
- Chino
- Guasti
- Upland
- Rialto
- Colton
- Grand Terrace
- Bloomington
- Loma Linda
- Redlands
- Patton
Before you call, or after
Answers for families and landlords
Practical guides with the public sources cited, written for Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
Biohazard cleanup questions from Riverside callers
Who cleans up after a death or a crime in Riverside?
Not the police, the coroner or the fire department. Once they release the property, cleanup is the responsibility of the owner, family or landlord. Most people hire a trauma scene cleanup company registered with the California Department of Public Health, because blood and body fluids are regulated waste in California.
How fast can someone come out?
That depends on the company that covers your ZIP code and its schedule that day. Ask on the call; the company will give you its own arrival time before you agree to anything.
Does calling cost anything?
No. Calling Riverside Bio Clean is free. If you go ahead with the cleanup, you pay the cleanup company directly, or it bills your insurer if your policy covers the loss.
Can I clean it myself?
Legally, a homeowner can clean their own home. It is rarely a good idea. Blood and body fluids can carry hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV, fluids soak further into flooring than they appear, and handling the scene of a loved one’s death is a heavy thing to take on. A professional crew does it with protective equipment and disposes of the waste correctly.
Someone to call, right now
Describe the scene and the ZIP code. You will be connected with a cleanup company that covers it.
Call (951) 555-0100