It is the owner or the owner s insurance agent. It is the owners responsibility to prevent further loss to the building. See that your personal belongings are secure either within the building or by moving them to another location, such as the home of a relative or friend. Contact your own insurance agent to report the fire. Contact your local disaster relief services such as the American Red Cross or the Salvation Army, if you are in need of temporary housing, food, eyeglasses or medicines destroyed in the fire.
Emergency relief is given without regard to income.
The phone book can give you contact information. Be watchful for signs of heat or smoke. Household wiring which may have been damaged by water or heat should be checked by a licensed electrician before the electrical current is turned back on. Be watchful for any structural damage caused by the fire. Roofs and floors may be weakened.