Deerfield Beach, Broward County
Biohazard cleanup in Deerfield Beach
Deerfield Beach sits just south of Boca Raton, on the Broward side of the county line. A cleanup company can be reached from this number for homes there. The public offices, though, are all different ones.
Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
A different county means different offices
People who live near the line often work, shop and see doctors on both sides of it. After a death or a crime, what counts is the county where it happened.
Policing in Deerfield Beach is done by the Broward Sheriff's Office, whose Deerfield Beach District works from 300 NE 2nd Street. Deputies, not city officers, will come to the door.
Deaths that need investigating go to Broward County's Office of Medical Examiner and Trauma Services in Fort Lauderdale, not to West Palm Beach. That office describes its remit as sudden, unexpected or unnatural deaths (Broward medical examiner).
Broward numbers
Broward Sheriff, non-emergency
To ask about a case after deputies have gone
954-764-4357
Deerfield Beach District office
300 NE 2nd Street, Deerfield Beach
954-480-4300
Broward medical examiner
5301 SW 31st Avenue, Fort Lauderdale
954-357-5200
Florida Bureau of Victim Compensation
The state program is the same in every county
800-226-6667
The city's law enforcement page and the medical examiner's site have more.
Apartments, seasonal homes and locked-up units
A unit that stands empty for part of the year is one where a problem can go unseen. If you are an owner who is away, or you look after a relative's place, these help a cleanup go smoothly:
- Leave a key and a written authorization with someone local, and tell the building office who that is.
- Keep the electricity on so the air conditioning runs. A sealed, unpowered unit is far harder to clean.
- Have the insurer's or agent's number where that local person can find it.
For a rented apartment, the tenant or the tenant's family should tell the landlord in writing. The landlord guide explains what an owner may and may not do with a unit after a tenant dies.
Farther into Broward
The same applies in parts of Coconut Creek, Parkland and Lighthouse Point: Broward's medical examiner, and whichever police agency serves that city. Whether a company is available for a particular street is something the phone call settles.
Boca Raton and nearby
Nobody in the family has to clean this room
Wait until the officers and the medical examiner's investigator have finished. Shut the door on the room, let the air conditioning run, and pick up the phone once you feel able to talk it through.
Ready when the home is yours again
One number reaches an independent biohazard cleanup company working in south Palm Beach County. Describe the room in your own words. Hiring them is up to you.
Call (728) 500-1824Answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
Your call may be recorded. The referral disclosure and privacy policy explain why.