Tips to help prepare for and recover from wildfires
Natural disaster preparedness, emergency planning, and safety tips to help protect your home and family from a wildfire.
Customers impacted by a wildfire can file a claim online, through the State Farm® mobile app, by calling 1-800-SFCLAIM (800-732-5246) or by contacting your local agent office.
Featured articles
Wildfire Defense Systems
A proactive approach for limiting the potential damage of a disaster.
Wildfire Guide: What To Do Before a Wildfire
Tips to help you assess your risk and identify ways to help protect your home and family.
What To Do After a Wildfire
The aftermath of a wildfire can feel overwhelming. When you get the all-clear to return home, know where to start and how to stay safe as you recover.
Fire and safety articles
Create a Fire Evacuation Plan Today
Fires can spread more quickly than many people realize. A family fire evacuation plan can help. Learn how to create and practice one today!
How to Keep Unwanted Home Fires From Burning
Smell something funny? These home fire safety tips may help stop fires before they start.
Buying, Installing and Maintaining a Gas Fire Pit
A backyard gas fire pit burns cleaner and is potentially safer than a wood burning fire pit as long as you follow a few safety tips for outdoor gas fire pits.
Answers about Automatic Sprinkler Systems
Automatic sprinkler systems are a key step in fire prevention, but you may have some questions. Get answers from State Farm and know the facts about automatic sprinkler systems to protect your business from devastating fire damage.
Smoke Detector Placement and Safety
You're going to need more than one and there are different types, so read this.
Causes and Prevention for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Carbon monoxide is poisonous to humans and animals. Learn the warning signs to prevent CO poisoning.
What to Do After a House Fire
These steps can help you and your family recover after a house fire.
Space Heater and Wood Stove Safety
Space heaters and wood stoves are great for warming up chilly rooms. Follow these tips for buying, and then safely using, these type of heaters.
Safety Tips to Help Prevent Home Fires
Fires in your home can devastate your family and property alike. Increase your fire preparedness with these basic fire safety and prevention tips.
Tips for the family
Prepare Your Babysitter for Emergencies
Prepare and arm your babysitter for success and emergency situations by leaving important information about your house, your family and your child.
Designing a Safe Room
Constructing a storm shelter space within your home can help protect you from natural disasters and weather emergencies.
Teaching Your Kids Emergency Preparedness
Help kids understand what to do in the event of a weather emergency, and get our emergency preparedness tips for you and your family.
Insurance tips
Home Inventory How to Create One
A home inventory is a way to help make home or renters insurance coverage decisions & expedite the insurance claims process after theft, damage or loss.
What is Individual Liability Insurance and What Does it Cover?
Liability insurance is typically a portion of the coverage for a home or vehicle policy. A Personal Liability Umbrella Policy may be another viable option for further protection.
How To Be Prepared for Home Insurance Reviews
Make sure you regularly review your home insurance coverage to be properly covered. Here are some tips to have a good insurance review.
Replacement Cost vs. Market Value
Learn the difference between the replacement cost and market value coverage types.
What if Insurance Is Not Enough to Cover Damages?
You may want to consider a personal article insurance or personal liability insurance policy to help protect your possessions, home and future earnings.
Personal property and casualty insurance
What is Personal Property and Casualty Insurance? Learn more information on automobile, homeowners, watercraft, condo, renters and more.
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