Check four areas.
Get broader coverage.
A broader option when you want laboratory findings from multiple areas throughout your home.
Four selected areas are professionally analyzed for ash, char and soot particles associated with fire and smoke, giving you findings from several locations to help you better understand what was found across the areas you chose to sample.
Four samples give you more points of comparison.
Fire and smoke particles may settle differently from one area to another. Sampling four selected locations lets you gather laboratory findings from several parts of your home.
Choose four areas
Select the four surfaces or locations that are most useful for understanding your concern.
Collect your samples
Follow the simple instructions provided after purchase using basic materials typically found in most homes.
Review findings from four areas
Receive laboratory findings for each selected location so you can compare what was identified across the areas you sampled.
Choose locations that help you understand different parts of your space.
Multiple rooms
Check several rooms to see what was identified in different parts of your home.
Different sides of the home
Select areas on different sides or levels of your home for additional points of comparison.
Several areas of concern
Sample four specific surfaces or locations where you want laboratory information.
Everything you need to check four selected areas.
4 sample areas
Independent professional laboratory analysis for ash, char and soot in each sample
Simple collection instructions provided after purchase
Prepaid expedited shipping
Laboratory results within 5 business days of sample receipt
Fire and smoke particles can travel beyond the fire area.
EPA explains that wildfire smoke and fine particles can enter homes through doors and windows, ventilation systems, and small openings around a building.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency →
Los Angeles County guidance discusses evaluating smoke, soot and ash conditions throughout affected properties and notes that surface evaluation can provide useful information.
Source: Los Angeles County Department of Public Health →
Public-agency information is provided for general educational context and does not represent an endorsement of AfterFire Test.
Expanded Dust & Particle Profile — Add-On
Learn what else was found in all four samples.
Go beyond the fire-residue findings with a broader profile of other materials present in the same sample. Depending on what is present, findings may include soil or mineral particles, fibers, skin cells/dander, biological material, and other common indoor or outdoor dust components.
When selected, the Expanded Dust & Particle Profile — Add-On is applied to all four samples.
From your order to your results, the process stays simple.
Follow the instructions
We provide clear sample-collection instructions after purchase.
Send your samples
Use the prepaid expedited shipping label provided with your order.
Receive your results
Laboratory results are sent within 5 business days of sample receipt.
Your testing cost may be eligible for reimbursement.
Some smoke-damage claims may include coverage for necessary testing and sampling. Coverage depends on your policy, claim and insurer requirements.
If you plan to seek reimbursement, keep your AfterFire Test receipt and laboratory results and contact your insurer for coverage requirements.
Ready to check four areas?
Four locations. Professional laboratory analysis. Simple collection and prepaid expedited shipping.