Davidson County, TN Biohazard Cleanup Coverage

One Metro government, several small cities inside it

Most of the county is governed as Nashville-Davidson, the consolidated Metro. Tucked inside it are separate municipalities: Belle Meade, Berry Hill, Forest Hills and Oak Hill sit entirely within the county, while Goodlettsville and Ridgetop straddle the line into neighboring counties. People sometimes assume a Belle Meade or Forest Hills address falls outside our area because it is not technically the city of Nashville. It does not. Every one of these places is part of our coverage. For neighborhood-level detail, see our pages on cleanup within Nashville and Goodlettsville.

For most callers the difference only matters in two ways. The agency that responded to the incident may be Metro police or a smaller city's own department, and the paperwork you receive will carry that agency's name. Neither changes how we assess or clean the property.

Police, the sheriff and the medical examiner here

Davidson works differently from the surrounding counties. The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department is the main police agency across the consolidated county, with precincts from Madison to Hermitage to the West precinct. The Davidson County Sheriff's Office operates the county's detention facilities and a civil warrants division. So if you are waiting on a scene release, you will usually be dealing with the police agency that investigated, not the sheriff.

When a death is sudden or unexplained, the county medical examiner is involved. Under Tennessee's system, forensic autopsies are performed at regional forensic centers and are not billed to the family. We cannot start until both the investigating agency and the medical examiner have finished with the property.

What Davidson property means for the work

Almost half of occupied homes in the county are rented. Census figures for 2020 to 2024 put owner occupancy at 52.8 percent, well below any other county we serve. In practice, many of our calls involve a tenant, a landlord and a management company all at once, along with neighbors who share a wall, floor or ventilation system.

• Apartments and condos often need coordination over elevators, shared hallways and neighboring units. Our apartment cleanup page covers that.
• Hotels and short-term lodging need a room taken out of service quietly and documented for the owner. See hotel and hospitality cleanup.
• Single-family homes range from mid-century brick ranches to new infill builds. In older homes, fluid can reach hardwood and subfloor, which shapes what has to be removed.
• Vehicles parked on the street or in a garage can be handled through vehicle biohazard cleanup.

Businesses, venues and workplaces

A large share of the region's offices, restaurants, music venues and warehouses are in Davidson County, and incidents there have their own pressures. A manager may need a restroom, stockroom or office reopened, staff may need to be kept away, and someone has to decide what to tell employees. We work after hours when that helps, keep the affected area closed off, and give the business a written record of what was done. Our workplace cleanup page goes into more detail.

Beyond the urban core

Not all of Davidson is dense. The county stretches past Percy Priest Lake on the southeast and the Cumberland River's Old Hickory reach on the northeast, and parts of the north and west still have long driveways and wooded lots. A home on a large lot near the county line can present the same access questions as a rural property: where we park, how far we carry waste, and whether a gate or steep drive limits equipment. Mention these when you call so we can plan.

Arranging cleanup from anywhere in the county

1. Confirm the scene is released

   Ask the investigating officer or detective whether the property has been released. If anyone is hurt or in danger, call 911 first.

2. Call us at (615) 513-5112

   The line is answered day or night. Tell us the address, the type of property and who has authority over it, such as the owner, a tenant or a property manager.

3. Assessment and written scope

   We look at the affected area and give you a written scope before work begins. Pricing comes from that scope, not a flat rate. Our pricing page explains the factors.

4. Cleanup and documentation

   We remove contaminated materials, disinfect, and give you photos and an itemized invoice you can share with an insurer if your policy may apply.

You can also start through Order Online, which takes a $2,000 initial deposit. That deposit is not the final price, and scheduling is still confirmed by phone.

Questions people ask