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What to do after a house fire
A practical first-steps guide for safe access, temporary living arrangements, essential contacts and the first restoration decisions.
Open this resourceRecord safe access instructions clearly
Keep entry permissions, restrictions and responsible contacts precise so a recovery team does not mistake one permission for another.
Open this resourceBuild a room-by-room restoration scope
Turn an estimate into a readable register of affected materials, proposed work, exclusions and completion evidence.
Open this resourceBuild the record you need
Your fire recovery project file
Keep contacts, assessed scope, quoted amounts, decisions and changes in one editable record.
Open this resourceMap the next recovery decision
Connect access, assessment, treatment, repairs and final review to the evidence and person each stage needs.
Open this resourceRestoration quote comparer
Put two entered proposals on the same arithmetic basis, with scope differences and unknowns kept beside the totals.
Open this resourcePrint a companion for your recovery file
After-fire checklist
Household needs, access instructions and the first contacts.
Read and print · Download PDFComplete planning companion
Assessment questions, scope and the records behind decisions.
Read and print · Download PDFClaims checklist
A structured file for the insurer’s actual requirements.
Read and print · Download PDFFamily recovery companion
Practical support, routines and asking for help.
Read and print · Download PDFThese companions are the October 6, 2026 edition. Keep them with current instructions for your property and the updated online guides.
Find local and specialist guidance
Use the local resource directory for municipal starting points. Use the full guide library for smoke, water, insurance, wildfire, business premises and more detailed recovery situations.
For an organization exploring a relationship with HAUSE, use the business discussion worksheet.