Active response · Updated 2026-09-02
2026 Big Sheep Fire
My property was damaged — what now?
Six steps. One at a time. You do not have to know insurance to get this right.
- 1. Document everythingPhotos, video, receipts. Before cleanup, before contractors, before the adjuster.
- 2. Call your insurance carrierOpen the claim. Write down the claim number and the desk adjuster’s name.
- 3. Stabilize the propertyTarping, board-up, water extraction — emergency work your policy covers. We do it: 719-460-0433.
- 4. Follow the debris rules for this areaHuerfano County fire updates — enroll before self-hauling anything.
- 5. Get the rebuild scopedOne intake and we take it from there — start your rebuild.
- 6. If insurance falls shortFEMA, state, and community programs exist for exactly that: Colorado DHSEM — State Disaster Declarations.