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The disaster cleanup specialists you want on your side
Over 25 years cleaning up fire, smoke, water, sewage and mold damage across eastern New York, western Massachusetts and southern Vermont — as a local, family-owned business.
Local, family owned, and still here
Certified Water, Smoke & Fire has been cleaning up property damage in this region for more than 25 years. We’re owned and run by Steve and CarolAnn Price, who between them have 25+ combined years in the restoration industry and managed Certified for ten years before taking it over.
That matters more than it sounds. Restoration is an industry full of national franchises and private-equity roll-ups, where the person who answers your call has never been to your county and the crew that shows up works for someone else entirely. We’re the other thing: the owners are reachable, the technicians are ours, and our reputation is the only marketing that has ever really worked for us.
We’re available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, because disasters don’t keep business hours. And we work directly with your insurance company and agent so that communication on your claim is thorough and nothing gets lost between parties.
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Our team
From your first contact to complete property mitigation, our whole certified team works together to serve you. We care about what’s happened to you, and we work with you and your insurance provider to restore your home or business.
Our commitment
Ethical, trustworthy property damage services. We’re in your home or business, handling your belongings. We respect that. Property owners and insurance companies have trusted us for over two decades — you can too.
Our certifications
IICRC Certified Firm #76316, with technicians certified in water damage restoration, fire and smoke restoration and applied structural drying. Licensed New York State Mold Remediation Contractor with NYS-certified supervisors and workers.
We’ll train you for a career in this industry
No experience required. We provide on-the-job and in-class IICRC training for every position — water mitigation, cleaning and restoration, and technician roles.
- Paid IICRC certification and training
- Positions from entry-level technician to team leader
- Real advancement — most of our leaders started on a truck
- Work that visibly helps people on the worst day of their year
What we look for in every hire
These aren’t poster slogans. They’re the four things that decide who joins the crew.
Farmer work ethic
A belief in the moral benefit and importance of work, and its ability to strengthen character.
“Getting it done, and then some.”
Ethical
Possessing a strong sense of right and wrong; exhibiting integrity in all actions.
“Do what is right, not what is easy.”
Responsible & accountable
Doing what is expected with excellence; accountable to the next person in the process; able to be trusted to do what is right.
“You are what you do, not just what you say you’ll do.”
Positive attitude
Possessing an attitude that drives you and the team to reach full potential.
“For success, attitude is equally as important as ability.”