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First Response provides fire damage restoration services from beginning to end. An insurance fire damage project can consist of fire board up, smoke soot cleaning, structure cleaning, and repairs.

Water Damage Restoration

First Response Services provides water damage restoration services from beginning to end. Water removal & extraction, drying, wet material removal, and water damage repairs.

Mold Removal Remediation

First Response Services provides mold damage restoration services from beginning to end. Safe black mold removal, remediation, HEPA cleaning, proper containments, and repairs.

Contents Cleaning & Packout

First Response Services can clean your contents after any water or fire damage in your home or office. Books, documents, electronics, clothing, furniture, glassware, art and much more.

Family Owned

We work for you, not the insurance company. It’s absolutely imperative that we make you happy. We go to great lengths to communicate with you and provide quality service to make sure that you’re happy you chose us. If you’ve ever been bitten by a bad experience with a company, you know how awful the situation can become. At First Response, everything we do is designed to prevent these nightmares. We’re not in the disaster business, we’re in the smile creation business. If you’ve been there, you know what we mean… – Robert Pulliam, Owner

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What Our Customers Are Saying

First Response of Columbia SC

4.8

Based on 17 reviews

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Wesley McManus

19:00 30 Sep 19

First Response is a first class operation. They have assisted our company and myself multiple times over the years; ranging from storm damage of projects under construction, a flooded bathroom, burst hot water heaters, mold clean-up and future mitigation in rental properties, and the delivery and rental of equipment used to self perform jobs.Their response times are incredibly fast and their staff has proven themselves to be courteous, professional, knowledgeable, and always willing to help. Going the extra mile is just what they do!!!I cant recommend them enough.

Christopher Livingston

14:39 27 Sep 19

Excellent service all around! Response time was under 30 mins. If you ever have Water,Fire, Mold damage or even storm damage call First Response ! They can and will handle anything small or large !!

james johnson

14:38 27 Sep 19

Awesome company to work for. Love all of my managers and bosses. I look forward to a great day everyday at work, which I really do have a great day. Awesome work environment. Our customers are always satisfied with any work that we do for them whether it’s a fire, water, or mold damage, we always get things done in a timely manner and our customers are always happy from beginning until the end. I highly highly recommended our company for any needs that you possibly have because we are just the best at what we do 😁

Joe Berendzen

13:13 27 Sep 19

First Response was quick to send a representative out and immediately started working. The entire process was handled professionally and the employees were very knowledgeable of the work being done. I will use First Response again if needed and I have referred their work to family and friends.

Luke Godwin

11:59 27 Sep 19

First Response is a great locally owned restoration company. Fire or water damage they are professional in every way and are quick to repair damage. I trust them to take care of my home if I have any type of unforeseen damage.

Wes Shull

01:17 29 Jul 19

Jason Snyder is awesome. I can’t say enough about him. He always goes out of his way for his customers to make sure jobs are performed awesome and in a timely manner. This company is high recommended!!!

Wes Shull

01:17 29 Jul 19

Ryan Lucas

22:02 13 Jun 17

First class service! My only regret was not calling them 4 or 5 hours earlier. Brian, Chris, and team were quick to assess the situation and work with me on a custom remediation plan. They explained everything, including pros and cons of the various options, clearly and completely. I hope I never need this type of service again. But, if I do, I know who to call.

kids toys

15:01 21 Feb 17

Great service, after math recovery was great.

Stephen Shales

16:14 17 Aug 15

I have not had to used their services but I have met their staff and feel very confident they would do what they say they will do.

Amanda Duke

21:08 20 Nov 12

First Response did a superior job of remediating water damage to my home. They were the second company that I called but the only one that I will call in the future. They take their jobs seriously and completely understand the meaning and value of delivering outstanding service. Not only did they correct the problems created by the first remediation company, but they went above and beyond to ensure that their work was done properly and expertly. Robert and Josh and the entire team earn my highest recommendations for service and expertise.

Christina Myers

19:53 31 Oct 12

May 31, 2012 my husband and I were notified that we were being forced to move out of our home, at no fault of our own. Needless to say, this news caused a lot of stress for us! My employer, Robert Pulliam - President of First Response, understood the emotions I was going through and offered the company's services to assist in the process of moving. He also allowed me the time off needed to prepare for the move. My husband and I worked diligently over the next month to have everything packed up and ready to be moved out. On the afternoon of June 29th, Robert and a couple of our co-workers came to our home and moved everything out. It was such a tremendous blessing to have the extra man-power!! First Response has extraordinary leadership and support staff, and I am certainly proud to be part of such an amazing group of people!

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Columbia, SC

Water Damage Columbia, SC

First Response performs water damage cleanup services in Columbia SC for residential homes and commercial facilities. We have the core attributes that you are looking for and need in a restoration company. When your home or business is affected by a disaster like fire damage, water damage, flood damage, smoke damage, or mold damage we are always only one call away. At First Response, we understand the emotional toll damage to your property takes on you, and we work hard to make the disaster restoration process as simple and reassuring as possible. We respond 24 hours a day to help minimize the damage and focus getting you back into your property as quickly as possible.

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Commercial Water Damage

First Response is the leader in commercial fire & water restoration services. We have the experience, expertise, and equipment to handle any size commercial water damage, fire damage, and mold damage project. We can take care of your project from beginning to end and get you back in business to minimize business loss interuption.

Restoration Services

First Response has been a local partner and community member to Columbia for the past 20 years. We have been completing water damage and extraction, fire damage, mold removal, sewage damage, dry ice blasting cleaning and contents cleaning services for homeowners and business property managers. If you need someone to trust in your home, Trust First Response. We have the fastest response time in Columbia guaranteed! Call us 24/7, and we will be on site faster than anyone else. We will extract the water, dry your property quick and get back into your home. That’s our guarantee.

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4.8

Based on 17 reviews

First Response of Columbia SC

4.8

Wesley McManus

19:00 30 Sep 19

Christopher Livingston

14:39 27 Sep 19

Excellent service all around! Response time was under 30 mins. If you ever have Water,Fire, Mold damage or even storm damage call First Response ! They can and will handle anything small or large !!

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