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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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Several fires started amid warm weather and Santa Ana winds. Now the weather has turned toward lower temperatures and higher humidity, which is helping firefighters. -
More than a year later, a teenager recounts the small, devastating losses of legacy landmarks, neighborhood identity and the ordinary life she left behind. -
The review commissioned by the L.A. County Fire Department echoes other after-action reports, pointing to unprecedented conditions and strained resources as main challenges. -
The fire on the south side of Simi Valley began Monday morning and has charred nearly 1,400 acres. -
FEMA funding is set to run out in two months if an extension isn’t granted, but most fire survivors remain far from returning home. -
The state took the first step towards a public hearing before a judge, but fire survivors say the action is far from enough.
