When a flood, fire, or storm hits your property, you need clear answers fast. RTK Environmental’s Disaster Diagnostics Testing gives you a comprehensive, independent environmental testing and consulting service designed for conditions created by floods, fires, storms, and related loss events. We provide objective sampling, clear reporting, and separation from remediation work, so you receive an unbiased assessment of environmental conditions. Disaster Diagnostics Testing provides objective environmental testing for post-loss decisions, remediation planning, regulatory response, and safe re-occupancy.
What RTK Can Do for You When Disaster Strikes
If you are a property owner, municipality, insurer, institution, or member of a recovery team, RTK helps you identify environmental hazards after a catastrophic event. We combine field investigation, sampling, laboratory analysis, and practical interpretation so you can understand what is present, where the concern is likely coming from, and what to do.
Whether it’s a single residence, a commercial building, a school, a public facility, an industrial property, or a broader area impacted by a disaster event, RTK is there when you need us. We support both emergency response and longer-term recovery planning.
Core Services
Flood and Water Damage Testing
RTK Environmental’s flood and water damage testing addresses stormwater intrusion, sewage backups, standing water, and post-flood building conditions. Typical scope includes moisture mapping, mold sampling, bacteria and water quality screening, and post-drying or post-remediation clearance testing.
Fire, Smoke, and Soot Diagnostics
RTK’s fire-related testing evaluates visible and hidden contamination that may remain after a structure fire or smoke event. Typical scope includes soot and smoke residue assessment, combustion-related volatile organic compound testing, HVAC contamination review, and clearance support before re-occupancy.
Additional Capabilities
Disaster events often create overlapping hazards that require more than one type of test. Therefore, RTK also provides testing including:
- Indoor air quality investigations for odors, VOCs, irritants, particulates, and ventilation-related impacts.
- Water contamination screening for drinking water, standing water, surface water, and sediment.
- Remediation protocol development and post-remediation clearance testing.
- Insurance, litigation, and regulatory documentation support through chain-of-custody and defensible reporting.
- Long-term monitoring for recurring contamination concerns or neighborhood-wide recovery programs.
Who Needs Disaster Diagnostics Testing?
If you require objective environmental information quickly after a disaster event, contact RTK Environmental. We provide services to homeowners, landlords, commercial property owners, facility managers, schools, municipalities, restoration contractors, insurers, adjusters, and legal teams.
Engagement Process
- Initial Consultation
The engagement begins with a review of the event, the visible conditions, the property type, and the decisions that depend on testing.
- Site Inspection and Sampling Plan
An inspector develops a targeted sampling plan based on the disaster type, likely exposure pathways, and any relevant regulatory or project requirements.
- Laboratory Analysis and Interpretation
Samples are analyzed and the findings are translated into clear conclusions, so you understand the significance of the results.
- Reporting and Next Steps
The final report explains what was found, what it means, and what type of response, remediation planning, or follow-up testing is appropriate.
Questions? Contact RTK at (800) 392.6468.
