Disaster Masters, Inc., founded by Ron Alford in 1972, is one of the oldest disaster management firms in the US. Although initially specializing in disaster management, they have become the USA's prime experts in assisting disposaphobics.
In 2001, Disaster Masters, Inc. was the featured company, in the first incidence, of hoarding being featured on US terrestrial TV, on MSNBC. The company was also featured on the 2005 BBC reality TV show, A Life of Grime, New York. The company was also featured in many other media outlets, including periodicals ( Elle, Good Housekeeping, The New York Times, and The New Yorker) and television shows (Good Morning America, The Early Show, (on MSNBC), and PBS Germany.
Disaster Masters, Inc. is a US registered trademark, since 1982.