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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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More than 35 long-term care facilities were evacuated in recent days. -
Messages went out at 4 p.m. Thursday and 4:24 a.m. Friday, rattling the nerves of an already shaken region. -
We have tips from California's insurance commissioner on how to contact the state and start the claims process, and how to keep you and your loved ones from falling for scams. -
Aid organizations say money is generally most helpful. -
The forest is closed to everyone, including to people who own cabins. -
Experts say parents should validate feelings and create avenues for kids to express themselves.
