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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 Lachman Fire reignited several days after firefighters responded to it, becoming the deadly and destructive Palisades Fire. -
"I looked to my left and it's like hell," one bus driver told us. Some facilities had outdated emergency plans, according to available public records reviewed by LAist. -
The utility, whose equipment is believed to have sparked the Eaton Fire, says payouts could come four months after people submit a claim. Accepting the money would mean foregoing a lawsuit. -
A Bengali immigrant who was displaced by the Eaton Fire now could be deported after falling victim to a green card scam years ago. -
Felisa Wright lost her home and her livelihood in the Eaton Fire. She didn't stop fighting to return. -
Debate continues about zone zero, the California rules nearing the finish line that would regulate what can be planted and stored within 5 feet of millions of homes.
