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Last updated: July 28, 2026 Is the home unsafe right now? Leave the area and call 911 for fire, gas odor, sparking wires, collapse danger, or another immediate threat. For emergency shelter, cooling, heating, food, or local crisis help, call 211 or use 211. If the damage followed a declared disaster, review FEMA repair assistance … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home is unsafe right now Do not wait for a repair application if there is fire, smoke, a gas smell, exposed live wiring, a carbon monoxide alarm, sewage inside the home, major flooding near electricity, or a ceiling or floor that may collapse. Leave the unsafe area and … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home may be unsafe Leave the home and call 911 for fire, a gas smell, live wires, collapse risk, serious injury, or anyone trapped inside. Do not enter a flooded, burned, or badly damaged building until local officials say it is safe. The CDC return-home guide explains basic … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Is the home dangerous right now? Leave the area and call 911 for fire, gas odor, collapse, exposed live wiring, carbon monoxide, or another immediate threat. For a shutoff, no heat in dangerous weather, sewage backup, or urgent local housing problem, call 211 and your city or county emergency management, … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Immediate danger: Call 911 for a fire, gas leak, electrical arcing, collapse risk, or a medical emergency. If a broken ramp, stair, bathroom, or entrance keeps someone from safely leaving the home, tell 911 or the local fire department that a person with a disability may need evacuation help. Bottom … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Handle immediate danger first: If you smell gas, see sparking wires, have a partial collapse, sewage inside the home, or cannot safely enter or leave, call 911 or the utility emergency line. Do not wait for a title case or repair grant. For a serious but non-emergency hazard, take photos … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Handle danger before rebate paperwork. Leave the home and call 911 or the gas utility from outside if you smell gas. Leave and seek emergency help if a carbon monoxide alarm sounds or anyone has headache, dizziness, vomiting, confusion, chest pain, or trouble breathing. See the CDC carbon monoxide guide. … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 Is the home dangerous right now? Habitat repair programs are usually not emergency services. Leave the unsafe area and call 911, the gas or electric utility, the fire department, or local emergency management if there is a gas smell, sparking electrical equipment, active fire risk, sewage in the home, a … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the home is unsafe right now Do not wait for a grant application if someone cannot safely enter or leave the home, has fallen and may be hurt, cannot reach a working toilet, or is at risk from a collapsing ramp, loose railing, live wiring, gas, fire, or sewage. … Read more

Last updated: July 28, 2026 If the roof may collapse, water is touching wiring, you smell gas, or there is a fire or shock risk, leave the unsafe area and call 911. Do not climb onto a wet, damaged, icy, or storm-damaged roof. Move people, pets, medicine, papers, and electronics away from active leaks when … Read more