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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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Shortages of skilled labor, building materials and expensive construction loans are just some of the factors affecting the cost of rebuilding. -
Some donation hubs have stopped accepting certain items, especially clothes. But aid is still badly needed. Here's how you can help. -
The L.A. City Council set aside $25,000 to help self-employed workers in District 6 who lost income due to the destructive wildfires. -
Cian Lawlor's father was dispatched to the Palisades Fire just over a week ago and he's been working it ever since. -
What happens to security deposits? Who pays for repairs? LAist answers these and other questions from tenants affected by the L.A. fires.
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Embers, then radiant heat, then direct flames are responsible for most houses burning down in wildfires.
