IF YOU NEED HELP

If you have been a victim of this disaster it can be overwhelming to figure out what to do next.

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APPLY FOR FEMA AID

- Online at DisasterAssistance.gov

or - On the FEMA App for mobile devices

or - Call the FEMA Helpline at 1-800-621-3362

Calls are accepted every day from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. PST.

You can apply for FEMA even if you have insurance. 

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If you've lost your home and you're not sure where to start:

United Policyholders is a nonprofit that can walk you through what to do. 

From the CA Gov.'s office: Check out Wildfire Debris Removal guide at wildfirerecovery.org

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More resources at Eaton Canyon Community Relief.

Google List of LA County Resources. 

AIRBNB is offering temporary free housing for those displaced by the fires. Start here. 

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TALK TO SOMEONE

Reach out to friends and family. Take care of yourself:

Pro Bono Therapy for LA Wildfires - Google Doc. 

More mental health resources at LARevive.

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PLACES TO VOLUNTEER

Google Doc for Wednesday and ongoing.

Volunteer with the Red Cross.

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DONATING

People we know or friends of friends gofundmes:

McKenzie Family

Altadena Music Theatre Family

The Brown Family

The Rosas-Comacho Family

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MORE GOFUNDME

Displaced Black families in Altadena Google Doc. 

Gofundme pages for EATON CANYON COMMUNITY RELIEF

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THANK YOU FIREFIGHTERS

DONATE to the LAFD at Firefighters Fund. 

HELP Incarcerated Firefighters.

CA uses incarcerated firefighters. Read more of their story in Rolling Stone.

Donate to those firefighters at Antirecidivism.org/donate - Type “firefighter fund” in the payment box.  https://antirecidivism.org/donate/

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HELP THE ALTADENA GIRLS

Learn about the teenagers who are helping girls victimized by the Eaton Fire at Instagram. 

Donate to their cause at Pledge.to/altadena-girls

https://www.pledge.to/altadena-girls

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PRICE GOUGING IS ILLEGAL

If you see price gouging, you can report it:

Call 311 or 213-473-3231.

Or download myLA311 app to report illegally hiked rents and prices.

Tracking Rental Price Gouging Google Doc.

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It is hard to get a sense of what is lost and the scope of the destruction.

 “LA has lost more than 20,000 homes and businesses. Its infrastructure has suffered significant damage; over 200,000 residents are without power due to the destruction of high transmission power lines. Water quality in reservoirs has been degraded from smoke particulates, meaning that hundreds of thousands of residents whose homes survived the fires will not have potable water service. Hundreds of thousands more remained locked out of their homes due to evacuation orders.” - Robert B. Hubble

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THE SCALE OF IT

If you want to understand the scale of destruction in these areas, here are satellite images that can show you a detailed zoomable visual.  

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EATON SATELLITE IMAGE.

PALISADES SATELLITE IMAGE.

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Damage Destruction maps:

- For Eaton Canyon.

- For Palisades Fire.

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We've heard a lot of blame and finger pointing in this disaster.

But what we’ve seen on the ground and in the skies, are people going above and aboard to help. Everyone is doing their best to help others.The firefighters and emergency personnel who have worked nonstop to save lives and homes. The neighbors who have saved lives and animals and homes. 

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The city and county of Los Angeles and communities across California, Mexico, Canada and the world have donated and sent love and support. People have opened their homes and businesses to help neighbors, friends and strangers. We are stronger together.

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We will recover and rebuild and remain a strong, loving and creative city.

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CONNECT

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