Checklists and forms for tear gas and bear spray cleanup
Print these and fill them in. Walk the house with the room-by-room residue check, keep a photo log for the insurance claim, line up two cleanup quotes side by side, and decide when people and pets can come back inside.
- A room-by-room inventory for irritant residue An irritant incident touches every room differently. A simple inventory, one row per room, keeps track of what each room needs and what has been done.
- A worksheet for logging the exposure and the airing out After tear gas or a bear spray release, the order of events matters: whether the furnace ran, when windows were opened, when cleaning started. A simple timeline answers the questions providers and adjusters will ask.
- Questions to settle before anyone moves back in Going back in too soon, or with the wrong people, can mean another round of burning eyes and coughing. This checklist sets out what to confirm before each stage of re-entry.
- A worksheet for sorting soft goods into keep, wash or replace Soft goods are where most of the cost and decisions land after an irritant incident. This worksheet helps you sort them quickly and record each choice for insurance.
- Questions to ask about the furnace and ducts after tear gas or spray The air system can keep spreading irritant residue long after rooms look clean. These questions help you understand what an HVAC assessment should cover and whether a proposed scope makes sense.
- Compare two cleanup scopes line by line Two cleanup proposals for the same home can read like they describe different houses. Comparing them line by line shows whether one leaves out important work or the other adds things you do not need.
- A photo log for documenting irritant residue Photos taken before anything is cleaned or thrown away are the strongest record of an irritant incident. A numbered log keeps them organized for insurers, landlords and providers.
- Coordinating residue cleanup in a shared building When an irritant incident affects a building, the manager or board has to track many units, common areas and contractors at once. One shared sheet keeps everyone working from the same information.
- Questions about how your walls, floors and trim will be cleaned A cleanup scope should explain how walls, floors, counters and trim will be cleaned, not just that they will be. These questions help you understand the method and spot gaps.