Blood and biohazard cleanup in Southaven, Mississippi

Southaven is in DeSoto County, Mississippi. Neighborhoods and districts include the older sections near Stateline Road and the newer east side. Nearby towns people ask about include Horn Lake, Hernando, and Olive Branch.

A request can cover a house, apartment, business, or vehicle in Southaven and those nearby communities. Matching does not mean a truck is stationed in Southaven.

Death investigations in DeSoto County are handled by the county coroner or medical examiner, depending on how that county is organized. Families are told when a property in Southaven can be entered. We are not that office and are not law enforcement. The person who controls the property requests a referral after the release.

Until that release, do not enter to clean, do not throw belongings away, and do not post images of the scene. If someone is in danger, call 911. If you or someone with you is in crisis, call or text 988.

Heat and humidity speed odor in a closed Southaven home. Cold slows what you can see.

Southaven housing includes mostly newer subdivision houses. We do not give legal advice about who is responsible. After a scene is released, the person who controls the property usually requests the referral. That is often the owner or the manager for a rental, and a family member when the household still controls the home. A tenant should not be expected to wipe blood or decomposition residue. Neither one is a reason for the family to do the cleanup.

Mississippi does not use one national meth-lab license. If a Southaven property was used to manufacture drugs, that is a different referral from blood or an unattended death. The partner follows the health or environmental direction that applies, or declines, and can provide a clearance or completion report from the cleanup company.

An independent partner that accepts a Southaven referral typically contains the area, removes porous materials it is prepared to take, disinfects what can stay, and arranges disposal through its own channels. Odor work comes after the source is gone. That company does the work and sends its own invoice. We are not paid by the customer. There is no local office in DeSoto County.

Start with Request Help. The fastest way to get help is the Request Help form; available 24/7/365. You do not need to write a graphic account of what happened.