How fire victims can get an apartment: step-by-step instructions, legislation in 2021

Legislation

Features of resolving the situation in case of loss of home due to fire are regulated by the following legislative acts:

Important! If, based on the results of the investigation, it is established that there is no corpus delicti, compensation from the guilty person is sought within the framework of civil proceedings in accordance with Art. 1064 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation.

How to eliminate the consequences and remove soot yourself?

After dry cleaning is completed, wet surface treatment begins. There is no need to purchase expensive cleaning products for cleaning. You can prepare the liquid for treating walls and ceilings yourself.

Recipes for improvised means:

• soda ash and hot water - 0.5 liters of liquid will require 2 tablespoons of cleaning agent;
• dishwashing liquid and water - take 3 tablespoons of product per 5 liters; before use, the composition must be well foamed;
• alkaline toilet cleaner - before use it must be dissolved in water, 1 cap of gel is used for 3 liters.

Moisten a rag in the selected composition, wring it out and wipe the contaminated surfaces.
There is no need to wet the walls and ceiling too much to avoid streaks. After cleaning with detergent, use clean water. When cleaning a room, you need to consider the type of surface:

1. 
   Washing laminate flooring. Stubborn stains that cannot be cleaned with conventional means are removed with a solvent.

2. Plastic can be cleaned with gasoline or kerosene.
3. Glass is washed using water to which alcohol is added. It is most convenient to wipe them with crumpled paper.
4. Wood strongly absorbs soot, which complicates the cleaning process. To remove carbon deposits, use a grinding machine to remove the top layer. However, this method is not suitable for processing polished surfaces. They are washed with liquid products.
5. Painted surfaces are cleaned with alcohol diluted with water in equal proportions.

Even after careful treatment, a burning smell may remain in the room. Room scenting agents will help speed up its elimination:

1. Coffee beans are ground, poured into a saucer and placed in rooms for a day. The aroma of coffee will fill the space, displacing the smell of burning.
2. The lemon is cut into slices and placed in a pan of boiling water. Leave the gas on for half an hour. There is no need to cover the pan with a lid.
3. Heat a dry frying pan on the stove and place several clove inflorescences on it. When the smell fills the room, turn off the gas. You can also spread the seasoning around the room.
4. Fresh aromatic plants neutralize foreign odors well. They are laid out on paper and left to dry. For this purpose, sage, mint, wormwood, spruce branches, pine or spruce branches can be used.

Compensation from the state

The right to receive government payments depends on the circumstances of the fire and the financial situation of the fire victims:

Let's look at the situation using a real example:

The Mironov family lives in a private house in the city of Belgorod, consisting of parents and 15 children, 11 of whom are adopted and underage. 07/11/2017 at 22.00. 30 min. there was a fire in their house. Based on the results of the investigation, the inspector found that the cause of the fire was the careless handling of fire by a child aged 7 years.

The house is two-story, completely damaged and cannot be restored. There were no casualties or fatalities. The family is in good standing and is not registered with the guardianship authorities as dysfunctional. Both parents are officially employed.

Immediately after the fire, by order of the head of the Civil Defense and Emergency Situations, the family was provided with places in a temporary accommodation center. People don't have the funds to buy new real estate. Initially, they were provided with financial assistance for urgent needs in the amount of 120,000 rubles, then, after contacting the administration with an application, it was decided to allocate living space from the reserve fund.

An example of an application to initiate a criminal case.

Procedure

To receive help from the state or local administration, you must follow the following algorithm:

1. A report on the fire is requested from the fire inspector, as well as a certificate from the firefighter who was involved in extinguishing it. To find out which unit was dispatched to put out the fire, just call 101 from your mobile phone and describe the nature of the request, say the address and date of the incident.
2. If the cause of the fire is arson, but the police do not open a criminal case, a written refusal to initiate it will be required.
3. An independent examination is carried out to assess the cost of damage.
4. Documents for the damaged home are collected: a certificate of ownership, an extract from the house register.
5. An extract from the Unified State Register of Real Estate is ordered, indicating the absence of other housing in the property.
6. Income certificates are taken from employers confirming that family members cannot afford to buy another apartment.

All the documents presented above are collected and submitted to municipal authorities. In cities these are the Departments of Social Protection, in villages - the administration of rural settlements.

I smelled smoke and saw flames. What should my actions be in case of fire?

Call the fire department, turn off the gas, turn off the power to the house, close the windows to block the air flow. Try to organize fire extinguishing using improvised methods: fire extinguisher, sand, water. If you cannot extinguish the fire, quickly leave the room, if necessary, shield yourself from the smoke with a damp towel and wet your clothes. Often people in a state of shock take the least valuable things out of the fire. First of all, you need to take money and documents.

In what form can assistance be provided to fire victims?

The state provides all possible assistance to fire victims. People who have lost their home can count on three types of support:

• acquisition of housing from the local administration;
• obtaining a certificate for the purchase of real estate;
• compensation for housing lost due to fire.

Each type of assistance is provided subject to a number of conditions.

In what cases is housing provided by the local administration?

Based on the Housing Code of the Russian Federation, fire victims who have lost their only home can count on receiving real estate from local authorities under a social rental agreement. Such support is provided if

• the fire victim lost his housing, which belongs to him in accordance with the social tenancy agreement;
• the person whose house burned down was previously registered as in need of improved living conditions.

It happens that after a fire a house cannot be restored. It is then that local authorities are obliged to provide the fire victim with alternative housing and enter into a social rental contract with him.

For low-income citizens who lost their only home in a fire, they can count on receiving an apartment from the state out of turn, even if they were not previously registered as needing improved housing conditions.

In the process of deciding on the allocation of housing to fire victims, local authorities take into account a number of factors:

• income and family composition;
• the reasons that led to the fire;
• availability of another home suitable for living;
• availability of insurance, as well as the amount of insurance compensation in connection with the loss of the house.

Important!

If a fire victim has no place to live, then local authorities can provide him with temporary housing, which he calls flexible housing.

If the fire occurred due to the negligence of the victims, as well as due to their intentional actions, then the fire victims are deprived of assistance from the state.

When is a housing certificate issued (subsidy for the purchase of housing)

A housing certificate for the purchase of housing is issued only to those citizens who suffered from a natural disaster or emergency, for example, if the cause of loss of housing was a forest fire.

To become the owner of a new home using public funds, the following conditions must be met:

• citizens were registered in the burnt house;
• the lost house is the only home for the fire victim and his family members.

It should be noted that family members of a fire victim are his close relatives, for example, parents, spouse, children, grandchildren.

The amount of the subsidy is calculated individually for each victim of an emergency or natural disaster and directly depends on the standards reflected in Resolution No. 561:

• 33 m2 is allocated to single fire victims who have no relatives;
• 42 m2 is allocated to a family consisting of two people;
• if a family consists of three or more members, then the state will provide a subsidy calculated based on the market value of 18 m2 for each person.

Important!

If the housing damaged as a result of an emergency or natural disaster was insured, then the fire victim can count on both a subsidy and the amount of compensation under the insurance contract.

To receive a housing certificate, the affected citizen is required to register, for which a package of documents is prepared:

• identity identifier of the fire victim and his family members;
• application for a government subsidy;
• confirmation that the victim lost his only home as a result of an emergency or natural disaster.

Important!

The certificate is not issued to those persons who have received federal monetary compensation in connection with the loss of their only home.

When is federal monetary compensation paid from the region for burned-out housing?

Federal legislation provides for the only case when fire victims have the right to count on monetary compensation in connection with the loss of their only home destroyed by a fire.

Funds are issued to citizens of the Chechen Republic who:

• lost their only housing on the territory of the Chechen Republic;
• left the republic;
• deregistered all family members on the territory of the Chechen Republic;
• refused to obtain housing on the territory of the republic.

In simple terms, compensation is due only to those who, after the fire that occurred in the Chechen Republic, decided to go to another place for permanent residence without taking advantage of their right to receive other housing.

There are no other cases of payment of monetary compensation in connection with a fire provided for by federal legislation. However, regional authorities have the right to independently introduce measures to support families who have lost their housing due to a fire.

For example, in the Kurgan region, citizens who have lost their only home can count on monetary compensation from regional authorities in the amount of 50,000 rubles.

Important!

If a house damaged by a fire was insured, the owner has the right to contact the insurance company to obtain a compensation amount under the insurance contract.

Compensation is due to citizens whose house was deliberately set on fire. However, the arsonist must be found, and his involvement in the deliberate arson of a residential premises must be proven.

The arsonist is obliged to compensate not only the cost of the destroyed property, but also the costs associated with extinguishing the fire, as well as other losses caused in connection with the fire.

One-time financial assistance to low-income families

Among other measures of state support for the poor, it is worth highlighting a lump sum payment, which is provided to the family once. Such a benefit may be provided subject to a number of conditions.

At the federal level, lump sum payments are not provided for low-income families. The question of their purpose is determined at the regional level. The most common form of lump sum assistance is a cash payment. But in some cases, support can be in kind: a grant for training, preferential medicines, a food package.

For example, in Moscow, the right to receive one-time assistance belongs to non-working pensioners, disabled people, families with minor children if they find themselves in a difficult life situation.

The amount of such assistance is set as follows:

• to buy clothes for disabled children to attend educational institutions - 10,000 rubles;
• in favor of a pregnant woman-wife of a serviceman - 26,539 rubles;
• for the holidays of children of killed or disabled military personnel - 24,158 rubles.

Help for the poor is also provided in the form of food: 1000 points are added to a city resident’s social card, which is equivalent to 1000 rubles. With this card you can purchase essential goods in stores.

There is also clothing assistance, which is allocated similarly to food assistance and is provided for the purchase of children's goods, shoes, and clothing. It is allocated in the amount of 2000 rubles. or 2000 points.

One-time assistance for the poor may not be available in the region if the local budget does not have the necessary funds.

At the federal level, one-time payments are provided regardless of low-income status for women for early registration for pregnancy, for the birth of a child, for the adoption of a child, etc.

To qualify for one-time assistance, two key conditions must be met:

1. The family must be recognized as low-income in accordance with the established procedure.
2. She must permanently reside in the region in which she is applying for assistance and in which this form of payment is provided for by local regulations.

Also, in regions there may be additional requirements for applicants: for example, lack of real estate ownership, lack of entrepreneurial status, etc.

Due to the fact that the decision to provide one-time financial assistance is made at the local level, the amount of such support is not fixed. From practice, it can be up to 15,000 rubles. for families who find themselves in difficult life situations, and up to 30,000 rubles. in difficult financial situations.

A difficult life situation can be understood as illness, injury, disability, loss of property in a fire or flood, etc.

You can find out whether it is possible to apply for one-time assistance in your region of residence on the website of the Social Security Service.

Features of payment of compensation to fire victims

Financial compensation for fire victims is paid from the regional budget, if provided by local authorities. It should be noted that assistance can be provided in several areas:

• providing a one-time payment;
• providing assistance and financial support in purchasing building materials for renovation or construction of housing;
• targeted subsidy for the repair or construction of a house.

In each region, the amount of support provided is different. At the federal level, those who suffered from a fire as a result of an emergency or natural disaster can count on payment from the state.

The specifics of payment of compensation directly depend on what type of housing was damaged by the fire.

The fire happened in a private house

Fires often occur in private homes. The cause of the fire is:

• careless handling of heating devices;
• wiring short;
• arson.

If a fire in a private house occurred for reasons beyond the circumstances, then the fire victim can count on help from regional authorities, for example, obtaining housing or monetary compensation.

Once the fire is extinguished, firefighters determine the extent of the damage caused. Law enforcement agencies are investigating the cause of the fire. If the fact of deliberate arson is revealed, a criminal case is initiated. During the investigation, the culprit is identified. It is the company that is obliged to compensate the victims for the damage caused to property in full.

If the arsonist started a fire through negligence, then losses are recovered through civil law.

The owner of a private home will make a wise decision when insuring his property. Then, in the event of a fire, the insurance company will pay compensation for the damage caused, according to the terms of the contract.

A fire occurred in an apartment building

It is much more difficult to obtain compensation for burned-out property in an apartment building. The thing is that it is very difficult to establish the causes of the fire. You can count on help in several cases:

• housing was damaged as a result of an emergency or natural disaster;
• the fire occurred due to the fault of the housing and communal services, management company, or government authorities;
• the victim has lost his only home and has no opportunity to purchase a new one.

Important!

For fire victims who have nowhere to live after a fire, local authorities are obliged to provide temporary shelter.

Will the state help if insurance is issued for a burnt house?

If the burned house is insured, the fire victims can contact their insurance company for compensation. To do this, you must provide a package of documents:

• papers establishing the causes of the fire;
• documents from the fire inspectorate establishing the fact of fire;
• conclusion of the expert commission on the amount of damage caused.

Compensation for lost property occurs within the framework of the concluded insurance contract.

Important!

Insurance company employees have the right to make an independent assessment of the amount of damage caused.

The insurance company is obliged to compensate for losses even if the property was damaged at the hands of third parties.

The victim can count on help from the state, if he has insurance, only if such support is established at the regional level. However, in the event of a fire caused by an emergency or natural disaster, fire victims are issued a certificate for the purchase of housing, regardless of the availability of insurance.

Options for compensation after a fire

Immediately after extinguishing a fire, citizens have a legitimate question: whether they are entitled to financial assistance in case of a house fire, and who should pay it.
The answer to these questions depends on many factors:

• on what basis did the injured citizen live in the burnt house or apartment - as the owner, or as a tenant of municipal housing;
• for what reason the fire occurred and who is the culprit of the fire;
• whether an agreement was drawn up with an insurance company for a house or apartment.

Attention! Establishing all the circumstances of the fire, including identifying those responsible, is the responsibility of law enforcement agencies and emergency services.

Will they provide assistance if the culprit of the fire is identified (fire caused by third parties)

If a house fire occurred due to the fault of third parties, the victim files a report with the police. Investigative authorities are establishing the facts of deliberate arson. If they are discovered, a criminal case is initiated, and the perpetrator is brought to justice. In this case, the arsonist is obliged to compensate for the damage caused in full.

If the investigative authorities did not see any premeditation in the actions of the arsonist, then damages can be compensated through civil procedure. In this case, the victim files a claim in court, asking to recover from the perpetrator the losses incurred due to his fault.

Important!

The amount of damage is determined by an expert.

In order to order the services of an appraiser, a fire victim must prepare the following documents:

• a copy of the fire report issued by the fire inspectorate;
• certificate from housing and communal services about the fire;
• extract from the BTI and cadastral passport for the apartment.

If the arsonist does not deny the fact of committing arson and agrees to compensate for losses voluntarily, then the victim has the right not to apply to the judicial authorities.

The authorities will provide assistance to the victim if he has lost his only home and does not have the funds to purchase a new one.

Step-by-step instructions for applying for compensation

Those affected by the fire can count on assistance from the state. However, it turns out that a number of conditions are met. For example, if a house is destroyed due to an emergency or natural disaster, compensation for lost property is required at the federal level. With this money, the victim will be able to purchase a new home.

If the fire occurred for reasons beyond the control of the victim, for example, due to the deliberate actions of a third party or due to a short circuit in the wiring, then he can count on the help of regional authorities.

Often, compensation approved at the regional level does not exceed 50 thousand rubles. However, if there is no place to live, local authorities are obliged to provide temporary shelter and put the fire victim on the waiting list for municipal housing.

Where to go for help from the region

If there is assistance to fire victims at the regional level, it is registered at the Central Social Protection Center. Most often, compensation is given to low-income fire victims who have lost their only home.

To receive help from regional authorities, you will have to prove the fact of lack of means of subsistence, as well as a place of permanent residence.

What documents to prepare and where to apply for them (table - document where it is issued)

To receive compensation provided by regional authorities as support for victims who lost their housing due to a fire, it is necessary to prepare a package of documents.

If any documents are lost, they will have to be restored. Only then will the victim be able to apply for compensation from regional authorities.

How to write an application for compensation

There is no standardized sample application for compensation in the event of a fire. However, the Center for Social Protection and other bodies providing support to fire victims may develop their own forms.

1. Any application for compensation includes the following information:
2. Personal information about the applicant. His full name, date and place of birth, passport details.
3. Address of residence of the fire victim, telephone number for contact.
4. The exact address where the burned house is located.
5. The number of victims of the fire, that is, the number of people registered in the house.
6. Request for compensation or assistance in purchasing building materials.
7. Details for transferring compensation payments.

The application must be filled out in Russian using a purple, blue or black pen in legible handwriting. The institution’s employees do not find fault with blots or mistakes and accept the application in its original form. The main thing is that the written information is legible.

Convening a commission on the issue of compensation for fire damage

The decision to provide assistance to fire victims is made only after drawing up an act by a special commission. Members of the inspection are convened to determine the fire victim’s need for assistance in connection with the loss of property damaged in the fire.

Members of the commission have the right to go to the scene of the tragedy and assess the amount of losses. Within a week after reviewing the documents and inspecting the burnt house, on the basis of the drawn up act, a decision is made to provide or refuse assistance to victims of the fire.

How much compensation can be paid?

Compensation for damage caused to fire victims is paid in amounts determined by regional legislation. The maximum amount of assistance in Russia is 120,000 rubles. However, only needy citizens can count on it.

For example, if the only home burned down for a person who has an impressive bank account, the state will refuse to provide him with support. Do local authorities provide assistance to those who really need it?

The amount of compensation depends on the region of residence of the victim. For example, in the Kurgan region, low-income fire victims who have lost their only housing will receive no more than 50,000 rubles per family. When in the Sverdlovsk region this type of support is increased to 120,000 rubles.

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Questions and answers from lawyers

Natalya 10/16/2018

Good afternoon I have been working in a kindergarten as a teacher-psychologist since January 9, 2014, I have 42 calendar days of vacation. Having worked for 6 months, I went on vacation from 07/21/2014 to 08/31/2014 for 42 calendar days (the management did not want to provide 42 days, citing the fact that I had only worked for 6 months, so I was entitled to 21 days of vacation, in the end the vacation was 42 I still received a day, they just told me that if I quit, I would have to partially return my vacation pay). I continued to work in this kindergarten and from April 3, 2015 I went on maternity leave, on June 20, 2015 I gave birth to a child and stayed at home with him until he was three years old. On June 20, 2018, my child turned 3 years old and, accordingly, on June 21, 2018, I had to go to work. I had unused vacation for 2015 and I wrote an application for vacation from June 21, 2018 for 42 calendar days (the management again did not want to give 42 days, according to their calculations I was only entitled to 27 days, in the end they gave me 42 calendar days, and 15 days, as the management put it “in advance” and again informed me that if I quit, I would have to partially return my vacation pay). Today I was informed (when I signed the vacation order) that next year in 2021 I will have less vacation for these same 15 days that were given to me “in advance,” i.e. not 42 calendar days, but 27 calendar days. Let me clarify that when I went on maternity leave, government decree No. 466 dated May 14, 2015 was issued stating that everyone who works with children with disabilities now goes on vacation for 56 calendar days (we have a group of children with autism and I work with them and now I am also entitled to 56 calendar days of vacation). Accordingly, based on the logic of management, I was told that I was not entitled to 56 days, but only 41 days (minus these notorious 15 days “in advance”). I believe that this is a violation of the Labor Code of the Russian Federation and in 2021 I am entitled to a full vacation of 56 calendar days. Am I right? Thank you.

Answered by lawyer Artyom Anisimov 10/16/2018

Hello, Natalia! If there were such conditions as you describe, then your bosses are wrong. You were entitled to leave after leaving maternity leave for a child under three years of age, either until the day you went on leave, or with the transfer of the working period to leave. those. until June 20, 2015. You were entitled to 5 months of leave. (42:12x5=17.5 = 18 days.).

If you were given a full vacation of 42, then the working period for vacation is postponed due to the vacation provided in advance (24 days), and this is approximately 6.8 months. (Your personnel officers must count to the day. (42:12 = 3.5 days of vacation per month worked, 24:3.5 = 6.86 months).

It follows that the next vacation period begins somewhere in January 2021 (06/20/2018 +6.86 months) to January 2021 and based on the new number of 56 calendar days.

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Where to live until a new home is purchased

Until a fire victim purchases a new home, he can turn to relatives and friends for help. If he has no one, then local authorities will come to the rescue. They are obliged to provide the fire victim with flexible housing.

Temporary shelter is called mobile housing. The following serve as flexible housing:

• multi-room apartments housing several families;
• dormitories;
• premises of former and existing municipalities, such as kindergartens, schools, hospitals, etc.

Temporary shelter is provided to a fire victim for up to six months, after which he either moves into a newly acquired apartment or is given housing equipped for permanent residence.

How long should fire victims be provided with housing?

There are no deadlines for providing housing to fire victims. The thing is that, even if apartments or houses are provided on an emergency basis, victims are faced with the fact that they have to wait for years for the support they are entitled to by law. Regional authorities simply cannot provide housing to everyone in need. After all, the number of residential premises under their jurisdiction is much less than the number of victims.

Providing housing for social rent is a very lengthy process, so people who do not have the opportunity to rent an apartment or ask to stay with relatives or friends for a while can apply for temporary shelter.

In this case, local authorities will try to find flexible housing as soon as possible, where they will allocate the fire victim while they prepare documents and wait in line.

Do dry and wet cleaning

Use a powerful vacuum cleaner to remove small debris and remaining finishing materials. Use special equipment designed for construction waste. A simple household vacuum cleaner will not work.

You need to vacuum not only the floor, but also the ceiling, walls, heating radiators and window openings.

Do not use a broom when dry cleaning, as this will create a lot of dust in the room and you will have to wait for it to settle.

Next, wash all surfaces. Do this from top to bottom - from the ceiling to the floor. Use special detergents and chemicals. The main task at this stage is to wash away soot and soot from all surfaces.

Can I count on temporary benefits?

Payments for food are issued to persons who have lost their housing due to an emergency or natural disaster. The support is temporary and is introduced either by regional or federal authorities.

Monthly payments to citizens affected by a fire that occurred under normal conditions can only be provided by regional authorities. To date, no region practices providing such support.

The victim can contact the central health center with a request for targeted assistance. In this case, fire victims are given clothes and food, help prepare their children for school, and provide psychological support.

To answer the question, the following documents and regulations were used:

1. Civil Code of the Russian Federation;
2. Land Code of the Russian Federation;
3. Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation;
4. Federal Law “On gardening, gardening and dacha non-profit associations of citizens” dated 04/15/1998 N 66-FZ;
5. Law of the Moscow Region No. 191/2014-OZ “On improvement in the Moscow Region”;
6. Law of the Moscow Region dated 06/07/1996 N 23/96-OZ (as amended on 02/21/2018) “On the regulation of land relations in the Moscow Region”;
7. Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation dated January 2, 2015 No. 1 “On approval of the Regulations on state land supervision”;
8. Decision of the Volokolamsk City Court of the Moscow Region dated September 23, 2015 in case No. 2-805/2015;
9. Decision of the Ruzsky District Court of the Moscow Region dated March 31, 2015 in case No. 2-403/2015.

What benefits will be provided to fire victims?

There are no benefits for fire victims at the federal level. However, regional authorities have the right to introduce their own support measures. For example, the following benefits are widely used in different parts of Russia:

• the right to purchase wood materials at a discount;
• providing a one-time payment for the entire family, or for each member, for the purchase of basic necessities;
• extraordinary registration of fire victims with the Central Prison Center as low-income citizens;
• free legal and psychological assistance;
• provision of clothing, food, stationery and hygiene products.

CSZN provides assistance to fire victims if this support is approved at the legislative level of the region or the federation. Otherwise, fire victims should contact the chairman of the village council or the city administration directly to receive benefits. The thing is that for such needs the budget includes from 1% to 5%. If these funds have not yet been used, the authorities will provide all possible support to a citizen who finds himself in a difficult situation.

Most common mistakes

Mistake #1. Housing is provided to all fire victims without exception.

No. You cannot get a new apartment if the old one burned down due to arson, or the residents own other real estate.

Mistake #2. Compensation is paid instantly.

No, fire victims need to prepare for the fact that payments will only be made in a few months. First, the necessary examinations are carried out and the circumstances are established. Only if you have all the acts and conclusions can you contact the administrative authorities.

“The duration of consideration of fire cases by the courts depends on the results of examinations, the presence or absence of culprits, and research conclusions. In general, legal proceedings can last a year,” says lawyer A.S. Blinov.

FAQ

Question No. 1: Where to go if the burned house was insured?

It is necessary to visit the insurance company with which the contract was concluded and provide an application, a passport, an insurance policy, a certificate of ownership, a fire report and a conclusion from the State Fire Inspectorate on the causes of the fire.

Question No. 2: What to do if fire victims are not entitled to housing, but they do not have the money to buy a new one?

Here it is enough to contact the administration with a request to provide housing for temporary residence. The probability of failure is very low.

Where to start renovating a wooden house

If a fire occurs in a wooden house, there is a high probability of extremely severe damage to the house. Before starting repairs, it is necessary to decide what to do: dismantle the remains and build a new house, which is associated with large financial costs, or try to restore the previous home.

Wooden house after a fire