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After the Fire - Important Documents
Documents are very important to your well-being and can be damaged or destroyed as a result of a fire or other disaster. The following documents should be protected prior to a disaster and located after if at all possible.

  • Birth Certificates

  • Credit Cards
  • Driver's Licenses
  • Title to Deeds
  • Bank Books
  • Stocks and Bonds
  • Insurance Policies
  • Wills
  • Military Discharge Papers
  • Medical Records
  • Passports
  • Death Certificates

  • Payment Books

  • Social Security Cards
  • Warranties
  • Marriage Papers
  • Income Tax Records
  • Divorce Decree
  • Auto Registration
  • Citizenship Papers
  • Title Cards
  • Animal Registration Papers
  • Prepaid Burial Contract
    A good investment is a fire-proof safe that is UL rated for a minimum of 1 hour @ 1700°F. This is usually enough time for firefighters to extinguish a blaze. You will then be able to recover your preserved documents when it is deemed safe.

If documents are destroyed contact the following agencies and offices to initiate the replacement of your documents.
   

FEDERAL

Social Security Card
National Social Security Administration
How to replace your social security cards.
>> http://www.ssa.gov/replace_sscard.html

Medicare Card
National Social Security Administration
Offers secure Medicare card replacement.
>> https://s00dace.ssa.gov/pro/imrc/imrchome.shtml

U. S. Passport Replacement
U. S. State Department
The U. S. State Dept. website for passport information provides links to the forms necessary to replace lost or stolen passports.
>> http://travel.state.gov/lost_stolen.html

Citizenship Papers
Immigration and Naturalization Service, U.S. Department of Justice
Here is the information necessary to replace a Certificate of Citizenship or Naturalization.
>> http://www.ins.gov/graphics/howdoi/replace_cert.htm

Federal Income Tax Filings
Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury
Instructions on how to request past filings from the IRS. Includes a link to pdf form to submit with your request. Tax records may also be obtained from your accountant.
>> http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=105370,00.html

Birth Certificate
Marriage Certificate
Divorce Certificate
Death Certificate
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This site offers links to the state agencies that provide copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates. Select the state where the event occurred.
>> http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/howto/w2w/w2welcom.htm

Military Discharge Papers Replacement
U. S. National Archives and Records Administration
This website provides the information necessary to request paper copies of military records.
>> http://www.archives.gov/research_room/obtain_copies/veterans_service_records.html

   

OTHER DOCUMENTS:

TYPE OF DOCUMENT WHO TO CONTACT
Bank books Your bank, as soon as possible
Insurance policies Your insurance agent
Credit Cards The issuing companies, as soon as possible
Titles to deeds Records department of city or county in which the property is located
Stocks and bonds Issuing company or your broker
Wills Your lawyer
Medical records Your doctor
Warranties Issuing company
Prepaid burial contracts Issuing company
Animal registration papers Society of registry
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Last modified: April 25, 2006