We had a fire in our home a few years ago. Our insurance agent was a tremendous help. He arranged for a fire restoration company to come to our home. The fire was four days before Christmas, and we were expecting out of state guests. We had to totally trust the company to make our home inhabitable in three days.
First, they brought in an ozone machine that sucked in all the smoke. We had smoke damage in every single room in the house. After the ozone machine did its job, the restoration company brought in ten people to hand clean the walls (they used an amazing dry sponge), windows, ceiling fans, baseboards, eating utensils, plates, bowls, etc. They explained using the dish washer is a bad idea because heat would further set the smoke smell into the plates, bowls and glassware. The supervisor also recognized that my quilts were special and had them professionally cleaned by a company that specializes in tapastries and quilts. It was a challenge trying to get our house ready for company without continuously bumping into the ten cleaning people, but they knew we were working with a deadline, and they worked hard to get the job done in spectacular fashion.
Having a house fire is never fun, but I hope you have the same wonderful experience as we did with the professionals who took care of our home.