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Wildfire Updates
As wildfires continue to impact our communities, LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW, and CalMatters have come together to deliver free, reliable local news and updates. Daily to start. Less frequent as conditions improve.
Wildfire Updates is a new newsletter from LAist, PBS SoCal, KCRW and CalMatters that helps Southern Californians make sense of our catastrophic wildfires.
LAist’s Wildfire Coverage
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The utility, whose equipment is believed to have sparked the Eaton Fire, says payouts could come four months after people submit a claim. Accepting the money would mean foregoing a lawsuit. -
Felisa Wright lost her home and her livelihood in the Eaton Fire. She didn't stop fighting to return. -
A Bengali immigrant who was displaced by the Eaton Fire now could be deported after falling victim to a green card scam years ago. -
Debate continues about zone zero, the California rules nearing the finish line that would regulate what can be planted and stored within 5 feet of millions of homes. -
A new study addresses the question, concluding that climate change increased the likelihood of the fires and boosted the amount of land that burned. -
An effort to bring free clothes, toiletries and a sense of normalcy to girls displaced by January’s fires now has a physical home in Old Town Pasadena.
