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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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We talked to experts and looked at the fine print to better understand the utility's payout plan for Eaton Fire survivors. -
The Ventura County Fire Department determined that a tractor fire was rekindled by strong winds, sparking a fire that destroyed 243 structures in November 2024. -
For decades, Californians could rely on the federal government for help. “The modern era of emergency management … is forever changing,” a state official says. -
A state school advisory agency finds ongoing funding is needed to support public schools damaged by January’s wildfires. -
An LAPD after-action report lists arrests and reports of crime, and also documents and makes recommendations on the department’s challenges in responding to the disaster. -
For family childcare providers who ran their daycares out their homes, it’s been hard to open back up months after the fire since they remain displaced.
