@Trent8
first you have 48 h to go the resolution center and ask your guest to pay a damage
if he don't want to pay or don't answer than you involve Airbnb to mediate. You should also upload all damage photos, videos and receipts for broken things or damaged parts of your property and describe what happened. You will probably have just one chance to upload ll the evidences you have.
Somewhere on ABB should be the procedure you should follow when you submit damage claim.
You should also flag your guest
The host guarantee is actually not insurance you should rely on and all of us should have our own private short term rental insurance. If you browse this community forum you will find a lot of threads about it. Some hosts get their damage payed, some just partially and some didn't get anything despite numerous evidence.
We do not pay host guarantee. It applies authomaticly when you publish your listing
I always contact ABB on the way described first on the top of the thread I send you.
Good luck Trent