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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 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. -
With more wind on the way, ash cleanup likely won’t be a one-time thing. -
Los Angeles has wildfire policies that are far tougher than many of those in Western states. The destruction from the recent fires shows there are still major gaps to address.
