Why agencies call
Rear compartments of patrol cars and transport vans take a lot. Detainees may bleed from injuries, vomit, urinate or spit, and officers then need the unit back on the road. A quick wipe with whatever is in the trunk does not reach the seams, belts and partition edges where fluids collect.
We serve police departments, sheriff's offices and corrections agencies across Middle Tennessee, responding to the station, impound lot or fleet yard where the unit is parked. Agencies with regular needs can set up a standing service agreement covering scheduling, contacts and paperwork.
Each unit is handled on its own terms, so a lightly soiled car is not over-treated and a heavily contaminated van is not rushed.
Areas we decontaminate
We focus on the surfaces officers and detainees touch and the places fluids run.
- Molded rear seats and the gaps around them
- Floor pans, drain areas and floor mats
- Prisoner partitions, cages and window guards
- Door panels, handles and seat-belt webbing and buckles
- Transport van benches and restraint points
- Trunk liners and exteriors of equipment cases
Our process for patrol units
Each unit is handled the same way so agencies know what to expect.
- Sharps check We visually check seat gaps, floor edges and compartments for needles or sharp objects and place any we find in puncture-resistant sharps containers.
- Removal Visible blood, vomit and other material is absorbed and removed for appropriate disposal.
- Cleaning Surfaces are cleaned to remove soil, since CDC guidance and many labels call for cleaning before disinfection.
- Disinfection We apply an EPA-registered disinfectant, typically one from List S when blood is involved, and hold the label contact time.
- Record We can provide a written record of areas treated and products used for the agency's fleet or exposure files.
Protecting officers and detainees
Rear compartments are shared by everyone the agency transports, and the officers who search and clean them handle those surfaces every shift. A thorough decontamination after a serious incident protects both groups and reduces the chance that contamination is carried into the station.
Our team wears protective equipment suited to the job, and where respirators are used, OSHA's respiratory protection standard requires a written program, medical evaluation and fit testing. We bag removed material securely so it is not handled again by your staff.
Agencies often ask us to clean units after hours or between shifts. We coordinate with fleet supervisors so a unit is not pulled from coverage longer than necessary.
Drug residue in a unit
Units sometimes carry residue from seized or discarded drugs. NIOSH advises responders who contact illicit drugs to wash skin with soap and water and not to use hand sanitizer, alcohol-based cleaners or bleach on exposed skin. For the vehicle itself, we remove visible residue carefully and clean surfaces without dry sweeping or blowing material into the air.
There is no federal or Tennessee surface clearance standard for fentanyl residue, and we do not claim to certify a vehicle as residue-free. If your agency wants sampling, an independent industrial hygienist or accredited lab should do it.
What remains with the agency
Evidence handling, chain of custody and any decision to release a vehicle stay with the agency; we work only on units you have cleared for cleaning. Under OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard, employers keep their own obligations for officer training, exposure control plans and post-exposure medical follow-up, and hiring us does not change that.
Related services include drug residue cleanup and correctional facility cleanup. Our phone is answered 24/7 for agencies across Middle Tennessee.