If a fire just went through your North Las Vegas home, call Desert Valley Restoration at (702) 633-5033 once the fire department has released the structure back to you. Desert Valley holds Nevada contractor’s license 0072652-B & B6, carries IICRC Fire & Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT) certification, and takes calls 24/7.
That matters because a fire loss is really two jobs stitched together: the mitigation (board-up, soot removal, drying out whatever water the fire department used, odor control) and the rebuild (framing, drywall, electrical, flooring, cabinets, permits, paint). Hiring one licensed company for both means one documented scope, one contractor pulling the permit, and one point of contact for your insurance adjuster instead of a mitigation vendor and a general contractor arguing over where the line falls.
Restoration company, general contractor, or both?
You want a company that holds both an IICRC Fire & Smoke Restoration credential and a Nevada contractor’s license, because the cleanup and the rebuild are regulated differently and the gap between them is exactly where fire claims stall.
A straight general contractor without fire-specific training may not document soot migration into the HVAC system or char depth in framing correctly for an adjuster, which can shrink a claim before the rebuild even starts. A mitigation-only company without a contractor’s license legally cannot reframe a wall, reroof a section, or finish a rebuilt room beyond what their license classification allows. Desert Valley Restoration carries both, so the same crew that documents the loss also frames, drywalls, and finishes the reconstruction under one fire damage restoration contract.
The only other calls that come before the contractor: 911 or your utility if there’s an active gas leak or exposed wiring, and your insurance company once mitigation has actually started, since the claim needs real measurements and photos behind it, not a verbal description of the damage.
Who pulls the permits for a North Las Vegas fire rebuild?
The contractor doing the rebuild pulls the permits, not the homeowner and not the insurance company, and in North Las Vegas that filing runs through the city’s Permit Application Center under the contractor’s own Nevada State Contractors Board license number.
Structural repair, electrical rework, and plumbing changes after a fire almost always trigger a permit review, whether the loss is a single-story home near Aliante or an older property closer to Craig Ranch Regional Park. Before signing with anyone, you can verify a contractor’s license status, bond, and monetary limit directly through the Nevada State Contractors Board’s consumer checklist, and confirm permit requirements through the City of North Las Vegas Permit Application Center.
What happens when you call Desert Valley Restoration
The first call is a scope call: Desert Valley asks what the fire department’s clearance paperwork says, whether water was used to fight the fire, and what your insurance carrier and claim number are, then schedules a site walk.
Have your policy declarations page, claim number, and any fire department report ready. On-site, the crew checks soot migration into ductwork, moisture left behind from firefighting water, and structural char depth, then writes one line-item scope covering mitigation and rebuild phases together, which gets submitted to your adjuster as a single document instead of two competing estimates.
What should you ask before you sign a rebuild contract?
Before signing anything, ask to see the contractor’s license number and monetary limit, get it in writing who is filing the city permit, and ask how the contract handles a supplement, the added cost when demolition uncovers damage the original scope missed.
- License and monetary limit: verify both at the Nevada Contractors Board before you sign.
- Permits: confirm the contractor is filing under their own license, not asking you to pull owner-builder permits.
- Supplements: ask how hidden damage found during demo gets documented and resubmitted to your adjuster.
- Scope continuity: ask whether the company doing the mitigation is the same one doing the rebuild, or if you’re about to hire a second crew mid-claim.
Smoke odor is usually the last thing to resolve, not the first. Wait until framing and drywall are dry and sealed before judging whether the smell is gone, and ask whether your rebuild scope includes a dedicated odor removal pass rather than just painted-over sealant.
If your North Las Vegas home needs the mitigation and the rebuild scoped under one contractor, call Desert Valley Restoration at (702) 633-5033 to schedule a documented loss walk.
About Desert Valley Restoration
Desert Valley Restoration is an IICRC Certified Firm serving North Las Vegas, NV since 2000, licensed under Nevada contractor’s license 0072652-B & B6. Its crews hold IICRC Fire & Smoke Restoration Technician (FSRT), Water Damage Restoration Technician (WRT), and Applied Structural Drying (ASD) certifications, and the company is rated 4.3 stars across 95 Google reviews. Desert Valley handles fire damage restoration, general contracting and reconstruction, water damage restoration, mold remediation, and storm damage repair across North Las Vegas and the greater Las Vegas valley.