Leaving Your Home

Leaving Your Home Following a Fire

• Contact the Irving Police Department to request patrol units in your neighborhood.
• Local relief services, like the American Red Cross and Salvation Army, should be able to help you with temporary housing.
• Notify the following parties of your relocation:
  • Children's schools
  • Employer
  • Family, friends, and neighbors
  • Insurance agent or adjuster
  • Mortgage company (also inform them of the fire)
  • Post office
  • Delivery services, such as newspapers
• Try to locate and take the following items with you:
  • Identification
  • Vital medicines, such as insulin or blood pressure regulating drugs
  • Eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetic devices or other personal aids
  • Valuables such as credit cards, checkbooks, insurance policies, savings account books, money and jewelry