after-the-disaster

# After The Disaster Skill In the hours after a disaster, shock and urgency make people do things in the wrong order — re-entering an unsafe building, throwing out damaged items before documenting them (and losing the insurance claim), or missing the aid window. There *is* a right order: people and safety first, then documentation, then claims and recovery — and knowing it turns a chaotic, costly aftermath into a sequence you can follow. This skill triages the first hours and days, front-loads the safety non-negotiables, and flags the do-not-miss steps (the photos before cleanup, the claim deadline, the aid you're entitled to) that quietly cost people the most later. It routes emergencies to services and claims/aid to the official bodies. ## What This Skill Produces - A **triaged action plan** in strict order: (1) safety & people, (2) document everything, (3) notify insurance & register for aid, (4) immediate recovery — because doing these out of order costs money and safety - The **do-not-miss list**: the steps people skip in the chaos and regret — photograph damage *before* cleaning up, don't discard items until documented, hit the claim/aid deadlines, keep every receipt - **Where to get help**: emergency services for danger, the insurer to start the claim, and official disaster-aid/relief programs to register for (which have windows) - A **health & safety brief**: the hidden post-disaster hazards — contaminated flood water, structural instability, mold, carb...