Although it's not part of the dashboard, I took out the windshield. It was shattered during the fire, and will have to be replaced. The are detailed procedures for removing a windshield, but I opted for the "rubber mallet" approach, which did the job in about 30 seconds.

Next, I removed the internal rear-view mirror and the interior trim around the windshield.

The interior trim consists of 2 u-shaped brackets and a small centerpiece where they join. Note the special alignment feature in the trim.

The screw on the top of the trim are smaller than those for the bottom half. This is an important distinction--the larger screws will go through the roof of the car, if used on the top of the trim. The same is true for the screws attaching the rear-view mirror.