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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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If you were affected by the January wildfires and haven't put in for federal assistance yet, the clock is ticking. -
The new guidance contradicts earlier statements from a city official who said tenants were on the hook for post-fire decontamination inside their own units. -
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People affected by the Eaton and Palisades fires can now apply for $6,000, $12,000 or $18,000 grants. -
A memo from the now-former fire chief warned of ongoing staffing shortages and long response times. But Kristin Crowley was not the only one sounding the alarm. -
The L.A. County Board of Supervisors approves changes to some landfill rules to allow wildfire debris to be sent to sites in Calabasas, Sylmar and Lancaster. -
Residents can check what stage their zone is in within the overall restoration process, as well as water quality testing data.
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