Crime scene and biohazard cleanup in Fontana, CA

Fontana is a city of 208,393 people (2020 Census) in western San Bernardino County, between Rancho Cucamonga, Rialto and Jurupa Valley. Riverside Bio Clean covers Fontana ZIP codes 92335, 92336 and 92337, plus the PO box ZIPs 92331 and 92334, and connects callers with cleanup companies that handle blood and body fluid cleanup, death cleanup and odor removal, hoarding cleanup and meth or fentanyl residue decontamination.

Fontana housing and what it means for a cleanup

Fontana's housing is younger than its neighbors'. Census estimates put the median year built at 1989, and only about 28 percent of homes date from 1979 or earlier, compared with more than half in Riverside and San Bernardino. Two-thirds of homes are owner-occupied, and households are large, averaging 3.66 people.

That shapes the typical Fontana job in two practical ways:

• Insurance is usually the first call. With most homes owned, a homeowners policy is often what pays for crime scene or death cleanup. Report the loss before work starts and ask whether the cleanup company can bill the insurer directly.
• Other people live there. In a busy household, the cleanup company should seal off the affected room and plan the work so the rest of the home stays usable.

Who responds in Fontana

The Fontana Police Department, at 17005 Upland Avenue, handles crimes and death calls in the city. Its non-emergency line, staffed around the clock, is (909) 350-7700. Unattended deaths, suicides and homicides are investigated by the San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner's Coroner Division, based at 175 South Lena Road in San Bernardino, (909) 387-2978. The police or coroner release the home; cleanup starts after that.

Biohazard cleanup services in Fontana

Crime scene cleanup in Fontana

After Fontana Police release a home, car or business: blood, tissue and fingerprint powder removed, and affected carpet or drywall taken out.

Unattended death cleanup

For a death found days later. In a busy Fontana household, the affected room is sealed off so the rest of the home stays usable.

Suicide cleanup

Discreet cleanup of a room, garage or vehicle once the San Bernardino County coroner has finished.

Hoarding cleanup

Houses, garages and yards, including estate cleanouts before a Fontana home is sold.

Drug residue decontamination

Meth and fentanyl testing and cleanup for rentals between tenants, homes being sold, and vehicles.

Help with the cost

If the cleanup follows a crime in a Fontana home or vehicle, California victim compensation can reimburse up to $1,709. The San Bernardino County District Attorney's Bureau of Victim Services helps with applications from offices in Rancho Cucamonga, (909) 945-4241, and San Bernardino, (909) 382-3846. Details are in who pays for crime scene cleanup in California.

Near Fontana

The same line covers biohazard cleanup in Ontario to the west, crime scene cleanup in San Bernardino to the east, and Rialto, Bloomington, Rancho Cucamonga and Jurupa Valley. The full list of ZIP codes is on the service areas page.