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SIERRA MADRE, CALIFORNIA - OCTOBER 18: Stefanie Williams, left, of Los Angeles, and Jordan Ward, of Yorba Linda, along with other members of the Die Gemuetlichen Schuhplattler - Phoenix Club German Cultural Center, perform traditional dance at Oktoberfest at Nature Friends on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025 in Sierra Madre, California. Nature Friends was a 100-year-old rustic mountain retreat largely off the radar except for select in-the-know groups. The club provided an escape from urban life for quirky nonconformists. With its German/Alpine-style design, they hosted Oktoberfest celebrations every year. The clubhouse burned in January during the Eaton fire. (Gary Coronado / For The Los Angeles Times)

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A hidden Alpine retreat destroyed in Eaton fire rises from the ashes for Oktoberfest

Nature Friends, a 100-year-old clubhouse in the hills of Sierra Madre, was burned during the Eaton fire. Its membership rallied to hold their annual Oktoberfest amid the rubble.

MALIBU, CA - MARCH 20: Dean Wenner's three-story beachfront house, along with his neighbors' houses on Pacific Coast Highway, was destroyed in the Palisades fire. He, along with hundreds of other beachfront owners, faces the challenges of rebuilding that include regulations, cost of construction, rising sea levels and erosion along the shoreline. Photographed at Big Rock Beach in Malibu, CA on Thursday, March 20, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

California insurers set to charge homeowners for L.A. County fire costs

Malibu, CA - October 16: Construction workers rebuild a home with an ocean view amid cleared lots and sparse construction after the Palisades Fire in the Sunset Mesa neighborhood of eastern Malibu Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Malibu residents flee as international buyers snap up burned-out lots

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - OCTOBER 14, 2025 -- Workers clear debris from a business destroyed in the Palisades fire as scattered downpours, powerful winds and fears of flooding continue to threaten areas of the Pacific Palisades on October 14, 2025. The recent rain prompted evacuation warnings for residents near recent burn areas in the Pacific Palisades. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. declares uncleared properties a ‘public nuisance,’ including a mansion from HBO’s ‘Succession’

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Long Beach is regulating self-checkout lanes; large retailers are not happy about it

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‘It’s effectively a bailout’: Edison benefits from fine print in Newsom’s last-minute utility legislation

Nine months after fires, residents continue to struggle with housing stability, finances

The state’s wildfire policy long overlooked SoCal. Now it’s course correcting

Man accused of maliciously igniting Palisades fire faces new charges, up to 45 years in prison

Investigating the Fires

A resident of a senior center is evacuated as the Eaton Fire approaches Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)
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Elderly, disabled were left stranded during L.A. fires as evacuation plans broke down

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

L.A. mayor’s text messages provide vivid window into early fire response

Altadena, CA - February 11: Investigators view the Edison electrical lines, transmission towers and surrounding area, which is a location that is being investigated as the possible origin of the Eaton fire in Eaton Canyon in Altadena Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Power lines near the Eaton fire needed ‘ignition risk’ repairs, records show

Altadena, CA - January 08: Fire fighters work a fire during Eaton fire on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Altadena, CA. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times)

Emergency management officials not to blame for west Altadena alert failures, sources say

Los Angeles, California-Jan. 11, 2025-Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, center, and Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley, left, address the media at a press conference on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Bass aides were warned of growing fire danger before she flew to Ghana

Brentwood, CA - January 14: Fire retardant coats a fire hydrant in Mandeville Canyon where firefighters are preparing for high winds forecasted for the burn areas in the Palisade fire zone on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Brentwood, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

LAFD did not alert DWP to more than 1,000 fire hydrants needing repair

LOS ANGELES-CA-APRIL 8, 2022: Karen Bass is photographed at City Hall on Friday, April 8, 2022. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times); Los Angeles, CA - July 24: Los Angeles County Supervisor Lindsey Horvath listens to L.A. County District Attorney George Gascon announcing charges against an L.A. County Department of Probation officer in a use-of-force case involving a minor who was in custody, during a press conference. (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times)
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‘Doesn’t feel very “locked arms” to me’: Texts reveal strain between Bass and Horvath

Altadena, CA - February 18: A view of the Terraces at Park Marino assisted living facility that burned in the Eaton fire in Altadena Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2025. The family of a 97-year-old woman who lived at an Altadena assisted living facility said she was left behind in the evacuation from the Eaton fire, which eventually destroyed the building. Her son said she would have died if he hadn't been nearby to rescue her. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)
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97-year-old woman left alone in senior facility with Eaton fire outside her window. What went wrong?

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025: Hospital beds lay abandoned in the street after patients were evacuated from Two Palms Nursing Center during the Eaton fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

Untangling the mystery of failed Altadena evacuations: ‘There should have been all sorts of red lights’

Altadena, CA, Sunday, January 26, 2025 - Margaret Martin, 96, sits outside a home built by her husband in 1966. She's accompanying her daughter, Hendrena Martin as she searches the ashes for valuables. Her home was a place she imagined passing on to the next generation. Now, as she and her daughter, LaShondra Ellis, left, regroup they're figuring out how or if they can one day rebuild. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)
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Edison knew before Eaton fire that cutting power risked igniting blaze, records show

Altadena, CA - January 21: An aerial view of thousands of homes and businesses that were destroyed in the Eaton fire in Altadena Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Behind the staggering economic toll of the L.A. wildfires

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025: The residential street is filled with an orange glow from burning homes as firefighters provide structure protection on Del Rey Avenue on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Behind the arson arrests during the firestorm: Cases reveal L.A.’s burning problem

L.A. County had a new emergency alert system. Did that hurt west Altadena?

Pasadena, CA - January 10: Firefighters stand in formation as they listen to a daily Eaton fire briefing in the briefing area and Rose Bowl Court of Champions, during the Eaton fire as the Rose Bowl Stadium parking lots has been converted into a temporary command center in response to the ongoing Eaton Fire at the Rose Bowl parking lots in Pasadena Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) The iconic Rose Bowl has become a staging area for more than 4,000 firefighters and National Guard troops, turning it into a city with a McDonald's, a laundry, a barbershop and a cafeteria.

As western Altadena waited hours for evacuation orders, fire commanders faced utter chaos

PARADISE, CALIF. -- SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 2018: Ryan Spainhower embraces his wife Kimberly Spainhower, after he recovers a coin that he and his wife made during their honeymoon in 2004, from debris of his home that was destroyed by the Camp Fire in Paradise, Calif., on Nov. 18, 2018. (Marcus Yam / Los Angeles Times)

What to learn from rebuilding of Paradise after 2018 wildfire? Plenty, says top insurance executive

Altadena, CA, Sunday, January 26, 2025 - Homes along Concha St. and nearby lay in ruins less than two weeks after the Eaton Fire devastated the area. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

Power lines over Eaton Canyon saw surge in current before fire, Edison reveals

Pacific Palisades, CA - January 07: Firefighters battle the Palisades fire on El Medio Ave. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Officials were warned of failing water system before Palisades fire. Fixes never happened

Beachfront homes are devastated by the Palisades fire on PCH on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025 in Malibu, CA.

The start of the Palisades and Eaton fires: 24 hours that changed Los Angeles

PASADENA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 09: An Emergency Alert evacuation warning on the Apple iphone15 of Dylan Stewart of Riverside, Calif. during an Eaton Fire press conference on January 09, 2025 at Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena, Calif. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images)

L.A. County’s evacuation alert system broke down during fires. It’s part of a larger problem

This reservoir was built to save Pacific Palisades. It was empty when the flames came

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 18: National Guard posted at Sunset Boulevard and Via de la Paz in Pacific Palisades on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Fires and windstorms caused at least $350 million in damage to L.A. public facilities, report says

Altadena, CA - January 21: Drone images of western Altadena where residents got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. All of the 17 deaths confirmed so far in the Eaton fire occurred in areas of western Altadena that received emergency evacuation orders many hours after the fire started. Photographed on west Terrace Street Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025 in Altadena, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Altadena was his paradise for 57 years. Could a fire evacuation order have saved him?

Anthony Mitchell Sr. poses with two of his great grandchildren.

Many residents with disabilities can’t flee fires on their own. Could a database help?

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 10, 2025 - - Claire Wavell, stands near a casita, destroyed in the Eaton fire, in the backyard of her family's home in Altadena on January 10, 2025. The majority of the home survived the Eaton fire and is still standing. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Western Altadena got evacuation order many hours after Eaton fire exploded. 17 people died there

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 17, 2025 - - Investigators look over the site at the base of a transformer that may have been the cause of the Eaton Fire in Pasadena on January 17, 2025. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

Judge orders Southern California Edison to preserve evidence and equipment in Eaton fire

Pacific Palisades, CA - January 07: The Palisades fire destroys a home on El Medio Ave. on Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Amid dangerous winds in 2011, LAFD engines stood ready. That didn’t happen this time

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 17, 2025 - - Homeowners Michael and Josie Olson, both 70, stand in the backyard of their home overlooking the transformer that may have been where the Eaton fire began in Pasadena on January 17, 2025. The couple's home and their neighbor's homes along Canyon Close Road survived the fire even though they were in close proximity. "We had a first row seat to history," said Olson. "But for the grace of God and the Pasadena fire department, we wouldn't be here today," he concluded. They have lived in the home for 23 years. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times)

How did a cluster of homes near the Eaton fire’s ignition point emerge unscathed?

This Wednesday, March 18, 2015 photo shows the front of the headquarters of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power in downtown Los Angeles. The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power lost up to $88 million in commercial billings because of the botched rollout of a computer billing system. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Inside L.A.’s desperate battle for water as the Palisades fire exploded

TOPSHOT - In this aerial view taken from a helicopter, burned homes are seen from above during the Palisades fire in Malibu, Los Angeles county, California on January 9, 2025. Massive wildfires that engulfed whole neighborhoods and displaced thousands in Los Angeles remained totally uncontained January 9, 2025, authorities said, as US National Guard soldiers readied to hit the streets to help quell disorder. Swaths of the United States' second-largest city lay in ruins, with smoke blanketing the sky and an acrid smell pervading almost every building. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

Lessons from the burn zone: Why some homes survived the L.A. wildfires

Pacific Palisades, CA - January 14: LA city firefighters from station 105 in Woodland Hills look for hot spots at a home on Toyopa Dr. as they prepare for high winds forecasted in the burn areas of the Palisade fire zone on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

L.A. fire officials could have put engines in the Palisades before the fire broke out. They didn’t

Pasadena, CA - January 12: Power lines in Eaton Canyon on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Regulators criticized Edison’s wildfire safety actions months before deadly Eaton fire

Pacific Palisades, CA - January 13: LAPD officers keep the public and media out of the Skull Rock Trailhead in an area that is under investigation as a potential starting point for the Palisades fire on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025 in Pacific Palisades, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

What sparked the Palisades fire? A beloved hiking trail may hold the grim answers

Malibu, California January 8, 2025-The Palisades Fire burns along PCH in Malibu. Tuesday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Fire hydrants ran dry as Pacific Palisades burned. L.A. city officials blame ‘tremendous demand’

The Santa Ynez reservoir as seen from above on September 28, 2022.

State to probe why Pacific Palisades reservoir was offline, empty when firestorm exploded

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: California Governor Gavin Newsom (R) and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Did Mayor Karen Bass really cut the fire department budget? The answer gets tricky

SYLMAR, CA - JANUARY 08: The Hurst fire burns in the hills above Sylmar, CA on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Officials investigating whether Southern California Edison equipment ignited Hurst fire

LA County firefighter Scott Takeguma works to douse the flames on home in North Altadena.

Why hydrants ran dry as firefighters battled California’s deadly fires

An alert sent out in error Thursay told scores of Angelenos of an evacuation warning

Faulty evacuation alerts woke Angelenos in a panic. What’s wrong with L.A.’s emergency system?

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025 - - Pali High School

Insurance commissioner issues moratorium on home policy cancellations in fire zones

Altadena, CA, Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 - Samuel Girma braves the heat of a burning house as he tries to prevent it's spread Nextdoor on LaPaz Rd. as the Eaton Fire continues to grow. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

L.A. officials admit firefighters were overwhelmed and outgunned by deadly firestorms

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025: The Bank of America building burns along with many other businesses on Lake Avenue during the Eaton fire on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Four lawsuits filed against Southern California Edison over Eaton fire

PASADENA, CA - JANUARY 12: These electrical lines and towers are seen along North Altadena Drive to the northwest of where the fire may have been sparked, seen on Sunday, Jan. 12, 2025 in Pasadena, CA. (John McCoy / For The Times)

Investigators study Eaton Canyon electrical tower area as possible origin of Altadena fire

Rebuilding L.A.: Help for Angelenos

Altadena, California-Feb. 11, 2025-A view from a esteem home on Palm Street in Altadena, where U.S Army Corps of Engineers are beginning the process of clearing debris from homes destroyed in the Eaton fire. Working with the Corps of Engineers are contract workers Anvil Builders, subcontractors under ECC. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)

Fire debris clearance: How to decide between the U.S. Army Corps and private contractors

Illustration of a woman wearing a facemask, Los Angeles with fire in distance smoke forming a skull in the sky

Protect yourself from the dangerous haze of wildfire smoke

Illustration of a rear-view mirror in a car with a view of a house with fire in the background in the mirror

Preparing for the worst: What to do about the residence you left behind

Illustration of a family loading their car with supplies and pets as fires burn on the hills in the distance.

How to understand and prepare for wildfire evacuations

Illustration of a home under a glass bulb with figures doing yard work around the home.

Want to fireproof your house? Here’s where to start

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How to protect yourself while searching through a scorched home

Malibu, CA - January 09: A man looks through debris at a beachfront home destroyed in the Palisades fire on Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025 in Malibu, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Online tracker shows insurance payments to wildfire survivors

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 28: A barrier encircles a destroyed car on Bashford Street to contain the contaminants in Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

Your car didn’t escape the fire? Here’s how to get rid of it

A gardener kneels in hip boots to harvest lettuce in an ash covered garden

My house didn’t burn but ash from the L.A. fires fell in my yard. Can I eat from my garden? Is my soil safe?

Pacific Palisades CA, Thursday, January 9, 2025 - Aerial view of neighborhoods destroyed by the Palisades Fire. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

How to sign up for debris removal if you lost your home in the Palisades or Eaton fires

Debris from a destroyed home is seen as a newly built ADU (accessory dwelling unit) stands behind after surviving the Eaton Fire, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

How to organize your financial life ahead of natural disasters

PASADENA, CA-JANUARY 19, 2025: Angie Martin, whose house was destroyed by the Eaton Fire, is having her hair done as hairstylists and barbers from across L.A. are offering free hair services and products to victims of the wildfires at Pasadena City College in Pasadena on Sunday, January 19, 2025.(Etienne Laurent / For The Times)

‘When you look good, you feel good’: Black hairstylists offer free services to fire victims

Arms and heads stick out the windows of a house lifted by legs sticking out the bottom

Evacuated? Hosting someone who is? Try these 9 tips for harmonious communal living

Los Angeles, CA - January 11: California Gov. Gavin Newsom greets firefighters from Mexico arriving to combat multiple wildfires overtaking southern California at LAX on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025 in Los Angeles, CA. (Carlin Stiehl / For the Times)

California banks and credit unions offer mortgage relief to fire victims, Newsom announces

ALTADENA, CA, JANUARY 9, 2025: William Harris, 63, center, accesses the damage of his home that was burned down by the Eaton Fire in Altadena on Thursday, January 9, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

California revamps its website for L.A. County fire recovery

Pacific Palisades, California January 9, 2025-A partially burned book sits among rubble on Goucher St. in Pacific Palisades after the Palisades Fire Thursday. (Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times)

Fires destroyed your family photos. Here are some ways to restore those memories

illustration of a water faucet with drops of flames dripping out

Boiling won’t help. Explaining the Palisades and Altadena ‘Do Not Use’ water alerts

Post fire paperwork story

Paralyzed by heaps of post-fire paperwork? Here are 8 tips to get started

SANTA MONICA, CA - JANUARY 17: The view of Alexandra Clark's neighbor's house from her backyard. Her Pacific Palisades house survived with minor damage. Photographed on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)

How to get property tax relief if your house burned in the fires

Malibu, CA - January 15: Drone images in the aftermath of the Palisades fire above PCH in Malibu between Rambla Pacifico St. and Carbon Canyon Rd. on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 in Malibu, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Now that you can return home after the fires, how do you clean up safely?

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 8: California Governor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass tour the downtown business district of Pacific Palisades as the Palisades Fire continues to burn on January 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Fueled by intense Santa Ana Winds, the Palisades Fire has grown to over 2,900 acres and 30,000 people have been ordered to evacuate while a second major fire continues to burn near Eaton Canyon in Altadena. (Photo by Eric Thayer/Getty Images)

Five major banks offering mortgage relief in fire-ravaged L.A. region areas, Newsom announces

LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 15, 2025: Volunteer counselors Ann McNamee, top left, and Maddy Cross play Duck-Duck-Goose with children who attend Project Camp, free childcare care to families impacted by the fires, at Eagle Rock Recreation Center on January 15, 2025 in Los Angeles, California (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

Free camps are offering a safe space for kids as L.A. fires cause child-care upheaval

The cover of a U.S. Passport is displayed in Tigard, Ore., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)

Lose your essential documents in the L.A. fires? Here’s how you can replace them

Brentwood, CA - January 14: Fire retardant coats the roof of a home in Mandeville Canyon where firefighters are preparing for high winds forecasted for the burn areas in the Palisade fire zone on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 in Brentwood, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times)

Does your home reek of wildfire smoke? Here’s how to get rid of it — safely

The home page for the crowdfunding platform GoFundMe is shown on a device on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2024 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan)

L.A. fires: Is that GoFundMe account legit? How to spot scams when helping victims

Pasadena, CA - January 10: Volunteers help people load bags of goods at a large donation site has sprung up outside the Rose Bowl. It started out as a way to feed those impacted by the Eaton Fire, but it quickly turned into something even more special. "It started with just two hotdog carts. We planned to give out just 500 hotdogs," said Juan Diaz. That, however, quickly changed. Now, it's become a pop-up donation site where people in need can pick up food, clothing, toiletries, baby items and just about anything else to help them survive the next few days. The drop off sight was later moved to 100 West Walnut Ave. in Pasadena. Photo taken Rose Bowl in Pasadena Friday, Jan. 10, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

A list of free and discounted resources for victims of Los Angeles-area fires

Altadena, CA, Wednesday, Jan 8, 2025 - Greg Voorhies douses smoldering vegetation while trying to stop a neighbors house from igniting on Sinaloa Ave. as the Eaton Fire continues to grow. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times)

How to help those affected by fires raging across Los Angeles County

Altadena, CA - January 09: People walk with their belongings past burned down homes after the Eaton fire destroyed thousands of homes and businesses in Altadena Thursday, Jan. 9, 2025. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times)

Fire victims can get aid from the feds. How to apply for FEMA and avoid potential scams

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025 - - Stuart Mc

If you lost your home or business in the wildfires, here’s what to do next

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA, JANUARY 11, 2025: Ana Ashby, takes a moment to process the loss of her home in Pacific Palisades on Saturday, January 11, 2025. (Christina House / Los Angeles Times)

Why your insurance costs may go up even if your home wasn’t burned in L.A. wildfires

ALTADENA, CA - JANUARY 8, 2025: A business and vehicle are a total loss as flames from the wind driven Eaton fire destroyed many businesses along Lake Avenue on January 8, 2025 in Altadena, California. (Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)

For uninsured fire victims, the Small Business Administration offers a rare lifeline

The Pasadena Jewish Temple & Center burns during the Eaton fire in Pasadena, California on January 7, 2025. A ferocious wildfire in a Los Angeles suburb devoured buildings and sparked panicked evacuations January 7, as hurricane-force winds tore through the region. More than 200 acres (80 hectares) was burning in Pacific Palisades, a upscale spot with multi-million dollar homes in the Santa Monica Mountains. Across town, on the northern edge of Los Angeles, another fire broke out in Eaton Canyon, near Pasadena, quickly consuming 200 acres (81 hectares) later in the night, according to Angeles National Forest officials. (Photo by JOSH EDELSON / AFP) (Photo by JOSH EDELSON/AFP via Getty Images)

L.A. County to create fund for wildfire victims

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