Near Manchester, New Hampshire
Biohazard cleanup in Hooksett
In Hooksett, the town police department responds to deaths and injuries at home. For sudden or unexplained deaths, an investigator from the state medical examiner's office comes too.
Hooksett Police
Business line
15 Legends Drive, (603) 624-1560. The department lists business hours of Monday to Friday, 8 to 4. Ask there for a report number or whether a home is released.
Official pageOutside those hours
The department says to dial 911 for an emergency. For a question that can wait, call the business line the next weekday.
Official pageIf the funeral home asks about cremation
New Hampshire law sets a 48-hour wait between death and cremation, and a medical examiner has to examine the person first. The funeral home arranges that. It does not hold up the cleanup, which can start as soon as the home is released.
Cleanup there
The same independent company that works in Manchester covers Hooksett. Call (603) 555-0105 once the home or vehicle is released.
If you are not sure what to expect, after a death at home goes step by step.
If it happened today
- Call 911 first. If someone is hurt, or you have found someone who has died, call 911 before anything else.
- Leave the room as it is. Police and the medical examiner's investigator may need to see it. Close the door and keep people and pets out.
- Wait for the release. Cleanup starts only after the police, and the medical examiner if involved, say the home or car is released.
- Then call. Call (603) 555-0105 when you are ready. Nobody will rush you.
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When you are ready, call
An independent cleanup company that works in the Manchester area. You decide whether to hire them.