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Eaton Fire: A rebuilding journey
What happens when a neighborhood is lost?
Josie Huang, weekend host for LAist 89.3 and a veteran reporter, is among the thousands of people to lose her home in the devastating fires that hit L.A. in January 2025. She shares the journey as she and Altadena neighbors work to rebuild.
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Reporting on the fire that destroyed my neighborhood
Josie Huang returns to her burned out street as she and others navigate losing their Altadena homes in the Eaton Fire.
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The sports community has been prominent in wildfire recovery with franchise owners giving large donations and sports stars communing with those affected by the disaster. -
A reporter navigates losing her Altadena home in the Eaton Fire.
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It's the beginning of autumn and you know what that means: we're sliding into fire season. Tonight it's not wind but dry lightning storms that are raising red flags in mountain communities, according to the Los Angeles Times.
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A San Dimas man made the ultimate sacrifice for his pet bird. The man Russell Bennett, 60, dashed into his burning condo yesterday to save his pet bird from the flames.
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Officials with the Los Angeles Fire Department have determined that the cause of this week's Mandeville fire is the cigarettes of two guys who were standing around smoking. The fire has been ruled accidental.
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A small brush fire, covering an estimated 5-7 acres, is burning in the Lake View Terrace area, say the Los Angeles Fire Department. 65 firefighters from the LAFD, as well as Angeles National Forest ground personnel and the Los Angeles County Fire Department--with a helicopter and handcrew--are working on the blaze, which is being fanned by 5 mph breeze.
