Our teams kept a client operational during the Camp and Woolsey wildfires in California.
  • We quickly mobilized to ensure the client’s employees were safe during the Camp and Woolsey wildfires.
  • Through effective shutdowns and the installation of carbon filters, we protected the client’s facilities from potential smoke damage.
  • During the fires, we helped the client meet its normal operational requirements, adapt to closures without loss of productivity, and supported return-to-service operations.

CW Services, a professional services company, helps facilities stay operational during the California wildfires.

When the Camp and Woolsey wildfires threatened one of our client’s operations in California, C&W Services quickly mobilized to help ensure the safety of employees, and the continuity of operations. The two fires affected four facilities — West Hills and Sacramento, which were near the fires, and Valencia and Las Vegas, which took over production when West Hills closed.

On November 18, the Woolsey Fire started within a half mile of the West Hills site. The West Hills lab was self-evacuated due to the risk of encroaching fire, as well as the disruption smoke was causing to employee safety and operations.

Post evacuation, the C&W Services’ team quickly moved to help shut down and secure the site and protect it from potential smoke damage.

Efforts included:

  • Closure of all flammable and toxic gas valves for lab production testing to minimize the chance of any explosions.
  • Assistance with specimen processing by on-loading enough lab supplies for the West Hills personnel to continue processing in the Sacramento, Valencia and Las Vegas laboratories.
  • Posting signs on building entrances that the building was closed.
  • Closure of all exterior air dampers on the HVAC system to reduce smoke intrusion.
  • Procuring and installing carbon filters in the main HVAC units to reduce smoke odor.
  • A complete building cleaning with deodorizer prior to reopening.
Using our facilities services knowledge to effectively deal with poor air quality.

C&W Services helped companies effectively manage the poor air quality caused by the California wildfires.

Meanwhile, the Camp Fire was compromising the air quality at the client’s Sacramento lab, which was scheduled to take over production from West Hills. The C&W Services team worked with the client to monitor indoor air quality, first by helping install carbon air filters and closing outside dampers on the main Sacramento lab, Building 3714. As the air quality in Sacramento declined — eventually to the point of reaching a national record low — the C&W Services team worked with three local landlords to install filters and close dampers on buildings occupied by the client. In addition, C&W Services’ supervisor worked at the Sacramento site on a Saturday to ensure the lab’s gasses and DI/RO systems were ready to handle additional workload coming from West Hills.

Thanks to the team’s diligence, C&W Services helped the client meet its normal operational requirements, adapt to closures without loss of productivity, and support return-to-service operations.

Thank you to the C&W Services teams:

C&W Services teams helped facilities teams across California effectively deal with the wildfires.At West Hills: Mac McReynolds, Facility Manager; Fernando Galindo, Facility Supervisor; Guillermo Orantes, HVAC Tech; Eddie Padilla, Maintenance Technician; and Sonia Villegas, Facility Coordinator.

At Sacramento: Mike Townsend, Supervisor; and Ron Ramirez, Maintenance Technician

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