Disaster restoration is the decontamination and/or reconstruction of spaces, machines, buildings, or other areas affected by fire, smoke, water, mould growth, or other natural or man-made events.

Disaster recovery is a subset of disaster restoration. Where disaster restoration is the process of decontamination, repairing, and replacing any contents, machines or structure damaged by natural or man-made disasters, disaster recovery deals with the backup, storage, protection, and retrieval of data in case of equipment or system failure.

A disaster restoration company is a company that restores properties back to their pre-disaster conditions resulting from fires, storms, flooding, and other calamities.

A disaster restoration company's primary goal is to get the customer's property restored and back to pre-disaster conditions. A disaster restoration company restores a property by removing damaged materials, contents, and any hazardous materials such as chemicals, biohazardous waste, or asbestos. Once a property is decontaminated, it can be repaired or reconstructed to its pre-disaster state.

Disaster restoration companies are hired by contacting them directly or through your insurance companies. You can also find a disaster restoration company through an internet search or by asking for recommendations from family members, friends, neighbors, real estate agents, contractors, and loss adjusters.