Trustworthy, personalized guidance is one of the strongest predictors of successful disaster recovery - often more impactful than financial aid - across all populations.
At PostFire, we get guidance from the best, translate it simply, and give it away for free.
Because everyone deserves the chance to recover.
What we do
Bring you the best
We read all those dense handouts, watch the webinars and interview the experts, so you don’t have to
quiet the noise:
One step at a time, in as few words as possible.
help you figure it out:
From calculators to templates to service providers you didn’t know exist, we’ll help you find a way to get home.
What we don’t do
Profit
We are a not-for-profit organization. PostFire will never charge you anything.
Sell Your data
Your personal information is 100% private and will never be sold or shared.
turn you away
PostFire is for all survivors, regardless of identity, language or citizenship.
FAQs
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PostFire is free for all survivors, no matter your income level!
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Anyone can use our educational materials, but if you’d like personalized, step-by-step recovery guidance we offer than to residents who were directly impacted by the Eaton and Palisades fires.
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Yes, that’s a huge part of our platform. Verified members can access discounted and free offerings via the PostFire Portal.
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Yes! PostFire is designed to be an evergreen disaster recovery tool Nationwide. We are piloting in LA.
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All of our information is triple fact-checked before publication. Information changes quickly, but we do our best to keep everything as up to date as possible. If you catch an error or typo, please let us know through the feedback form at the bottom of every page. Thank you!
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We are actively fundraising.
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No. We are a fiscally sponsored entity, which means we are not yet a 501c3, but we operated like one and adhere to all the same rules.
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Never.
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No, but we will work with clergy if that’s where survivors feel most comfortable.
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Tell people about us, and if you can donate, please do.
who we are
Patty Ratermann
iO Wright
Lex Palomino
James Bailey
Nat Ushijima-Miller
Marz Lovejoy
we work with
• American Institute of Architecture
• Army Corps of Engineers
• Altadena Recovery Corporation
• GER3
• IBHS
• Southern California Institute of Architecture
• Supervisor Kathryn Barger’s Office
• USC
• US Environmental Protection Agency
And many more
Ralle Karadjov
Research and Education Content Lead
Miles Garber
because
caring
is the coolest
thing you can do
Each individual should be aware that neither “PostFire” nor any of its representatives guarantee or warrant any specific projected result of involvement with PostFire. Accordingly, survivors should retain and rely upon the advice of their own professional advisors with respect to their specific individual tax, financial, legal, real estate or other matters as PostFire nor any of its representatives is an expert in any financial, legal, accounting, building or real estate matters and are merely volunteering to aid survivors.