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Crime Scene and Biohazard Cleanup in Franklin, Wisconsin
Available 24/7 in Franklin and Milwaukee County – (888) 477-0015
Veteran-Owned – IICRC Certified – BBB A+ – 25+ Years – 800+ Scenes Restored
Whatever brought you here, we are sorry you are facing it. The biohazard cleanup that follows a death, an accident, or a crime is not something you should have to do, and not something we expect you to do. ACT Cleaners serves Franklin and Milwaukee County around the clock, stepping in so you do not have to, handling everything with discretion and care.
ACT Cleaners is a veteran-owned biohazard remediation company that has restored more than 800 scenes over 25 years. When you call, you reach a real person who does this work, not an answering service. We arrive discreetly, handle the scene, and do not consider a job finished until the space is verified clean. Call (888) 477-0015.
“This is not just a cleaning job. It is someone’s home and someone’s loved one, and we treat it that way.”
Need crime scene or biohazard cleanup near you in Franklin? ACT Cleaners covers Franklin and all of Milwaukee County around the clock. Our certified, veteran-owned team handles unattended death, suicide, homicide, blood, and trauma cleanup with discretion and respect. Call (888) 477-0015 now for an honest arrival window.
Franklin Biohazard and Crime Scene Cleanup Services
Our certified technicians serve Franklin and Milwaukee County with the full range of biohazard services:
- Crime scene and homicide cleanup
- Biohazard and trauma scene cleanup
- Unattended death and decomposition cleanup
- Suicide cleanup
- Blood and bodily fluid cleanup
- Vehicle biohazard cleanup
- Tenant death and rental property cleanup
- Drug-related and needle cleanup
- Hoarding and infectious disease decontamination
Scenes We Handle in Franklin
ACT Cleaners is equipped for the full range of biohazard situations in Franklin and the surrounding area. Each calls for trained technicians, proper containment, and verified decontamination, not ordinary cleaning.
- Accidents and medical events. A fall, an injury, or a sudden medical emergency can leave significant blood and biological material that requires proper decontamination, not ordinary cleaning.
- Homicide and violent crime scenes. After law enforcement releases the scene, we remove all biological material and contaminated materials, decontaminate the structure, and restore the space, coordinating with investigators and your insurer.
- Hoarding and gross filth. We approach hoarding cleanouts with patience and respect, addressing the biohazards, pests, and structural issues these scenes often hide.
- Unattended and undiscovered deaths. When a death goes unnoticed, decomposition spreads into the structure. We trace the full extent, remove what cannot be saved, and eliminate odor at its source.
- Vehicle biohazard. We decontaminate cars, trucks, and other vehicles after a death, accident, or crime, restoring them to a verified safe condition.
Decomposition and Odor Cleanup in Franklin
Odor after a death is not a surface problem, and no amount of air freshener resolves it. The gases and fluids released after a death move into porous materials, settle into subfloor and wall cavities, and saturate furnishings, and the smell returns until the source is reached and removed. ACT Cleaners provides decomposition and unattended death cleanup across Franklin and Milwaukee County, tracing the full extent, removing what cannot be salvaged, and treating odor at its source with the right equipment so it does not come back. Search death cleanup near me; we answer any hour.
Blood Cleanup in Franklin
Blood is more than a stain. It can carry bloodborne pathogens such as hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and HIV, and those risks are not always visible. Cleaning a significant blood spill is not a job for household products, which do not disinfect to a safe standard and leave contamination behind in seams, grout, and subfloor. ACT Cleaners provides blood cleanup and decontamination across Franklin and Milwaukee County, following the federal OSHA Bloodborne Pathogens Standard and verifying the space before we leave.
Compassionate Suicide and Trauma Cleanup in Franklin
The aftermath of a suicide is not something a family should ever have to clean, and it is not something we expect you to face. Our role is to step in so you do not have to, removing the burden gently and handling everything that follows out of sight and with respect. ACT Cleaners serves Franklin and Milwaukee County with discreet, certified suicide and trauma cleanup, decontaminating to a verified safe standard and coordinating with law enforcement, the coroner, and your insurance.
If you or someone you know is struggling or in crisis, help is available. Call or text 988 to reach the 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline, any time, day or night.
What Happens After You Call
The hour after you call is the part nobody prepares you for. Here is exactly how it goes, so you know what to expect and what you do not have to handle yourself.
You reach a real person, any hour
You call (888) 477-0015 and talk to someone on our team, not an answering service and not a voicemail. We listen first, then ask only the questions we need to send the right crew.We tell you what to do right now
Before we arrive, we tell you how to stay safe, what not to touch, and which rooms to stay out of. If law enforcement is still on scene, we coordinate around their timeline.We give you an arrival window
We dispatch as soon as you call and are often on-site within hours, depending on where you are in Franklin and which crew is closest. You get an honest window, not a number we cannot keep.We handle the scene
Our IICRC-certified technicians contain the area, remove biological material and contaminated materials, clean and disinfect with EPA-registered hospital-grade products, and address odor at the source rather than masking it.We verify before we leave
We do not call a job done until the space is checked and confirmed clean. You are not left wondering whether something was missed.We document everything for your claim
We photograph and itemize the work for your insurance carrier and, where a violent crime is involved, for the Wisconsin Crime Victim Compensation Program. You should not be doing paperwork during the worst week of your life.
Before We Arrive: What To Do and What Not To Do
Please do
- Call us with questions, even small ones. There is no such thing as a wrong question at a time like this.
- Keep people and pets out of the affected area. Blood and bodily fluids can carry pathogens that are not always visible.
- Write down your insurance carrier and policy number. If it is a home or rental, we can start the claim for you.
- Make a list of anyone who needs to be contacted. We can coordinate with the funeral home, landlord, or family on your behalf.
Please do not
- Do not throw away belongings yet. Some items can be saved and restored, and others may matter for an insurance claim.
- Do not attempt repairs or repainting before decontamination. Sealing or covering a contaminated surface traps the problem inside the structure, where it resurfaces later.
- Do not try to clean blood or biological material yourself. Household cleaners do not disinfect to a safe standard, and the exposure risk is real.
- Do not disturb anything if police are still investigating. Wait for law enforcement to release the scene. We coordinate with them on timing.
How We Support You Through It
This is not only a cleaning job. It is someone’s home, someone’s loved one, and one of the hardest days of your life. We do this work the way we would want it done for our own family.
- Discretion. Our vehicles and uniforms are unmarked. Your neighbors do not need to know what happened, and we keep it that way.
- No judgment. Whether it is an unattended death, a suicide, a hoarding situation, or a crime, we treat you and the home with respect. We have seen it before, and we are here to help, not to judge.
- Care for belongings. We handle personal items, photographs, and keepsakes with care, set aside what can be saved, and never discard anything that matters without asking you first.
- We coordinate the hard calls. We work directly with law enforcement, the coroner or medical examiner’s office, funeral homes, and your insurer so you are not the one making every call.
- We move at your pace. If you need a moment, you take it. We are there to carry the weight, not to rush you.
Why Franklin Families Call a Specialist, Not a Cleaning Service
A general cleaning company is not equipped or permitted to handle a biohazard scene, and a family should never attempt it. Bloodborne pathogens, decomposition byproducts, and chemical hazards require containment, personal protective equipment, EPA-registered disinfectants, and disposal that follows medical-waste regulations. ACT Cleaners is built for exactly this work. We do not cut corners, we do not mask problems, and we verify the space is genuinely safe before we leave.
Serving Franklin and Milwaukee County
Franklin is a growing suburb on the southern edge of Milwaukee County, one of the area’s faster-developing communities, blending newer subdivisions and commercial growth with the parkland and open space that have long defined its southern reaches.
Franklin has grown steadily, with much of its housing dating to recent decades alongside older established pockets. Even in newer construction, biological contamination penetrates flooring, subfloor, and finishes and requires proper containment and removal rather than surface cleaning. Our technicians verify the space before the job is done.
We serve Franklin and the surrounding southern Milwaukee County communities, coordinating directly with the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office, the Franklin Police Department, families, and insurers. We return a home to a safe, documented condition discreetly, with unmarked vehicles, in a community where neighbors are close.
Franklin ZIP codes served include 53132, and the surrounding Milwaukee County communities.
We also serve nearby Oak Creek, Greenfield, New Berlin, and the surrounding communities. See our full Wisconsin crime scene cleanup coverage.
How Death Investigation Works in Milwaukee County
In Milwaukee County, death investigations are handled by the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office rather than an elected coroner. Wisconsin counties choose between a coroner system and a medical examiner system, and both carry the same authority under Wisconsin Statutes Section 979.01, which governs the reportable deaths that must be investigated. The office investigates deaths that are sudden, violent, or unexpected and determines the cause and manner of death. Cleaning and restoring the property afterward is not a government service; it falls to the family or property owner, and that is the work ACT Cleaners does.
We Handle the Insurance, So You Do Not Have To
Most homeowner’s and commercial property policies in Franklin cover biohazard and trauma cleanup as part of the dwelling coverage, and the cost of cleanup is rarely something a family should be paying out of pocket. Here is how we take it off your plate.
- We document the scene with photographs and a line-item scope before and after the work, which is what carriers need to approve a claim.
- We bill your carrier directly wherever coverage applies, so in most cases you are not paying up front.
- We speak the carrier’s language and can talk to your adjuster directly, which usually moves the claim faster than a homeowner can on their own.
- For violent crimes, we help with state compensation. The Wisconsin Crime Victim Compensation Program, run by the Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services under Chapter 949 of the Wisconsin Statutes, allows compensation for reasonable and necessary crime scene cleanup costs up to 1,000 dollars for eligible victims, within an overall maximum award up to 40,000 dollars, and pays after insurance. We help you file. Reach the program at 1-800-446-6564.
If you are unsure what your policy covers, call us at (888) 477-0015 and we will help you figure it out before any work begins.
Local Resources for Franklin Families
In the aftermath of a death or a crime, these official resources may help. We are not affiliated with them; we share them because families often need them.
- Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office: https://county.milwaukee.gov/EN/Medical-Examiner
- Wisconsin Crime Victim Compensation Program: https://www.wisdoj.gov/Pages/CrimeVictimServices/crime-victim-compensation-program.aspx (Wisconsin Department of Justice Office of Crime Victim Services, 1-800-446-6564). Wisconsin law allows compensation for reasonable and necessary crime scene cleanup costs up to 1,000 dollars for eligible victims, with an overall maximum award up to 40,000 dollars.
Franklin Cleanup: Common Questions
How fast can you reach Franklin?
We answer the phone around the clock and dispatch the moment you call. We are often on-site within hours, depending on where in Milwaukee County you are and which crew is closest. We give you an honest window rather than a number we cannot keep.
Who investigates a death in Franklin?
Milwaukee County uses the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office under Wisconsin Statutes Section 979.01. Either way, the office determines the cause and manner of death, and the cleanup of the property afterward is the family’s responsibility, which is what we handle. Call (888) 477-0015.
Do you serve Franklin in southern Milwaukee County?
Yes. Franklin is a growing suburb on the southern edge of Milwaukee County, and we respond across the surrounding communities. We decontaminate to a verified safe standard, coordinate with the County Medical Examiner and your insurer, and work discreetly. Call (888) 477-0015.
Is it safe to stay in the home after a death or biohazard event?
Until the area is professionally decontaminated, it is safest to stay out of the affected space. Biological material can carry pathogens that are not visible, and odor is a sign that contamination is still present. We can tell you over the phone how to stay safe until we arrive.
How fast can you get there?
We answer the phone around the clock and dispatch as soon as you call. Death, trauma, and biohazard situations do not wait for business hours, and neither do we. We are often on-site within hours, depending on your location and which crew is closest.
Is biohazard cleanup covered if there was no crime?
Yes. Coverage does not depend on a crime. Most homeowner’s and property policies cover biohazard and trauma cleanup from an unattended death, an accident, or a medical event. We bill the carrier directly where coverage applies.
Call ACT Cleaners in Franklin Anytime
Whatever has happened, your family does not have to face the cleanup alone. ACT Cleaners covers Franklin and Milwaukee County around the clock with certified, compassionate technicians. Call (888) 477-0015 now.
ACT Cleaners – Veteran-Owned – 24/7 in Franklin and Milwaukee County – (888) 477-0015