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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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A retired teacher whose California home was destroyed by a catastrophic wildfire faces losing her disaster case manager amid a funding standoff between the state and FEMA. -
Survivors, insurance industry slam purported last-minute bills to shift wildfire costs away from utilities. -
The deadline to apply is this fall and LAist wants to hear how the program has or has not benefited survivors. -
LAist asked what rebuilding your life means after a disaster. Fire survivors shared. -
A prop werewolf put up for Halloween by Altadena residents became a symbol of pride after the Eaton Fire. It's also divided the community.
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The Palisades Fire destroyed and disrupted restaurants up and down the coast. A year later, here's which are open and which remain closed.
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Only time will tell how completely nature recovers from the devastating Eaton and Palisades fires in January 2025. But the early signs are at least partially encouraging.
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The organization says it has cared for more than 1,500 pets and wildlife during the fire and its aftermath.
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UCLA researchers asked more than 160 evacuees how they reached safety.
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As urban fires have grown more frequent, so too have recovery techniques for survivors to flex their purchasing power.
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Community groups helped the arts community rebuild, but those who received aid and those who gave it say the relief system needs work ahead of the next disaster.
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The Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center burned in the Eaton Fire. The senior rabbi gives an update on his congregation a year later.
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In the Palisades, a bell was rung 12 times for the 12 people who died in the fire. In Altadena, people call on Edison and insurance companies to provide more support.
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At the end of January, students will have returned to two of the three public school campuses burned in the Palisades Fire one year prior.
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The homes will not replace destroyed ones or be built on burn scar areas, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.
