Communities we serve in Franklin County
Winchester is the county seat, laid out in 1810, and with about 9,400 residents it is the largest town lying wholly inside the county. Decherd runs right into it along SR 50, home to Nissan's powertrain plant. Estill Springs sits at the upstream end of Tims Ford Lake, Cowan is the railroad town at the foot of the Cumberland Plateau, and Sewanee, an unincorporated community, is built around the University of the South on the plateau's edge.
| Communities we serve | Tullahoma, Winchester, Sewanee, Decherd, Estill Springs, Cowan, Monteagle and the surrounding area |
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| Main highways | US 41A, SR 16, SR 55, SR 130, SR 269, US 41A (South College Street / Dinah Shore Boulevard), US 64 (bypass south and east of the city), SR 16 (1st Avenue) |
| Neighboring Middle Tennessee counties | Coffee, Grundy, Lincoln, Moore |
Two more towns cross the county line. Part of Tullahoma, an aerospace-centered city of about 20,300, extends into Franklin County from Coffee County, and Monteagle sits where Franklin meets Grundy and Marion counties at the top of the I-24 climb.
- Winchester, Decherd, Estill Springs and Cowan
- Sewanee and the Franklin County side of Monteagle
- The Franklin County portion of Tullahoma
- Lake communities, farms and unincorporated roads in between
Lake, valley and plateau
Franklin County's geography shapes the work. Tims Ford Lake, created when Tims Ford Dam was built on the Elk River between 1966 and 1972, draws boaters and second-home owners, and lake properties can sit empty long enough for rodents or a plumbing failure to go unnoticed. US 41A ties the valley towns together and climbs toward Sewanee and Monteagle, while US 64 bypasses Winchester to the south and east.
The county also has two Highpoint Health hospitals, in Winchester and Sewanee, along with industrial employers and a university, so we hear from workplaces and institutions as well as families.
How a Franklin County call works
We are a mobile service based in the Nashville area, with no office in Franklin County. A call to 615-513-5112 is answered 24/7. We listen, ask the questions needed for a safe and respectful plan, and arrive with protective equipment, containment supplies and EPA-registered disinfectants used per label. Scope is explained before work begins, and plumbing, pest control and structural repairs are referred to the right trades.
After a death, we begin only once the county medical examiner and any investigating agency have released the property. For more on that service, see unattended death cleanup.
Services available throughout Franklin County
- Blood & Bodily Fluid Cleanup — Removal and disinfection of blood, urine, vomit, feces and other bodily fluids from homes, businesses and vehicles.
- Unattended Death Cleanup — Careful, private cleanup after a death that went undiscovered, including decomposition fluids, odor and affected materials.
- Crime Scene Cleanup — Cleanup after law enforcement releases a scene — blood, fingerprint powder, tear gas residue and damage from forced entry.
- Trauma Scene Cleanup — Respectful cleanup after suicides, serious injuries and accidents at home or at work.
- Drug Residue Cleanup — Decontamination of homes, rentals and vehicles where methamphetamine, fentanyl or other drugs were used.
- Sharps & Needle Cleanup — Safe collection and disposal of discarded needles, syringes and drug paraphernalia from properties and public areas.
- Homeless Encampment Cleanup — Coordinated, respectful cleanup of vacated encampments, squatter sites, garages and alleys for property owners.
- Hoarding Cleanup — Patient, judgment-free cleanouts of hoarded and gross-filth homes, including animal hoarding situations.
- Animal Waste & Rodent Cleanup — Cleanup of rodent droppings, bird and bat guano, raccoon latrines, pet waste and dead animals.
- Sewage Cleanup — Cleanup and disinfection after sewage backups, toilet overflows, septic failures and Category 3 water.
- Infectious Disease Decontamination — Targeted cleaning and disinfection with EPA-registered products after illnesses such as norovirus, MRSA or C. diff.
- Vehicle Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard cleanup for personal cars, rideshare vehicles, fleets, buses, police cars and ambulances.
- Commercial Biohazard Cleanup — Biohazard response for property managers, hotels, healthcare, schools, gyms, restaurants and other workplaces.
- Odor Removal & Deodorization — Source-focused odor removal after decomposition, smoke, pet urine or sewage, with deodorization where appropriate.
- Disinfection & Sanitization — Post-incident and scheduled disinfection using EPA-registered products and appropriate application methods.