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How and where to get help if you’ve been impacted by California wildfires, from immediate support to navigating the long-term.

A guide to effectively providing aid of all kinds to communities and individuals impacted by the fires.

The CA Environmental Protection Agency secretary explains the cleanup phases for LA’s wildfires, and expects no complications from the Trump administration.

Cal EPA chief on removing hazardous waste following LA wildfires

The CA Environmental Protection Agency secretary explains the cleanup phases for LA’s wildfires, and expects no complications from the Trump administration.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

KCRW and R&S Kayne Foundation Los Angeles held a public information panel and Q&A session regarding the health, safety and logistical questions regarding cleanup from the fires.

Wildfire cleanup questions: Health concerns, how long it takes, insurance, and more

KCRW and R&S Kayne Foundation Los Angeles held a public information panel and Q&A session regarding the health, safety and logistical questions regarding cleanup from the fires.

from KCRW Features

Resources, mutual aid, news, and comfort for the Los Angeles music community impacted by the California wildfires.

Welcome to KCRW Music Relief

Resources, mutual aid, news, and comfort for the Los Angeles music community impacted by the California wildfires.

from Music Special Programming

What will it take for the natural landscape to heal from the Palisades and Eaton Fires? Tree People gives some insight.

Wildlands that burned may find that nature heals itself

What will it take for the natural landscape to heal from the Palisades and Eaton Fires? Tree People gives some insight.

from KCRW Features

Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

At the farmers market, chef Travis Hayden starts rebuilding by feeding others

Chef Travis Hayden lost his home in the Palisades Fire but is finding time to feed first responders and other fire victims.

from Good Food

Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

Is the ash and residue from the recent fires a danger to the fruits and vegetables in your garden?

Julia Van Soelen Kim shares advice for gardeners concerned about how ash from the Palisades and Eaton fires might impact their crops.

from Good Food

From what to do if your home burned, to what to expect on your next insurance bill even if it didn’t, a consumer advocate answers urgent coverage questions.

How the fires will change CA’s insurance industry

From what to do if your home burned, to what to expect on your next insurance bill even if it didn’t, a consumer advocate answers urgent coverage questions.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Monica Motta runs a small house cleaning business and has lost her clients in Pacific Palisades, an area that accounted for two-thirds of her income.

Domestic workers: Loss of Palisades clients, renewed deportation threat

Monica Motta runs a small house cleaning business and has lost her clients in Pacific Palisades, an area that accounted for two-thirds of her income.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger responds to reports of residents not receiving text evacuation alerts, and shares updates on rebuilding efforts.

Eaton Fire: LA County Supervisor Kathryn Barger on text evac orders

LA County Board of Supervisors Chair Kathryn Barger responds to reports of residents not receiving text evacuation alerts, and shares updates on rebuilding efforts.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

Eat out: Eaton Fire-adjacent neighborhoods edition

Only by patronizing neighborhood restaurants can we keep them afloat and our communities vibrant. Here are some eateries located in neighborhoods adjacent to the Eaton Fire.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Will Rogers State Park was beloved by Angelenos, especially Palisades residents.

Palisades Fire destroys historic ranch house of entertainer Will Rogers

Will Rogers State Park was beloved by Angelenos, especially Palisades residents.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

One artist’s offer to create free portraits of homes destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires generated hundreds of requests.

An artist gifts 1,000 drawings of homes destroyed by fires

One artist’s offer to create free portraits of homes destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton Fires generated hundreds of requests.

from KCRW Features

Residents in western Altadena experienced a delay in getting evacuation notices as the Eaton Fire raged, according to an LA Times investigation.

Some Altadena residents got text evacuation alerts after fires already hit

Residents in western Altadena experienced a delay in getting evacuation notices as the Eaton Fire raged, according to an LA Times investigation.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

A sculptor/printmaker and the J. Paul Getty Trust president share how the recent fires devastated LA’s artist community.

‘I've been in many ways erased’: Artist on Eaton Fire grief

A sculptor/printmaker and the J. Paul Getty Trust president share how the recent fires devastated LA’s artist community.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

As the Palisades and Eaton Fires get under control, one community remains particularly affected: music industry folks.

LA fires: Musicians feel grief, catharsis, and optimism about their art

As the Palisades and Eaton Fires get under control, one community remains particularly affected: music industry folks.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

At CatCafe Lounge, evacuees and first responders of the Palisades and Eaton Fires can snuggle with adoptable cats for a free serotonin boost.

Relax for a meowment: Relieve fire anxiety at CatCafe

At CatCafe Lounge, evacuees and first responders of the Palisades and Eaton Fires can snuggle with adoptable cats for a free serotonin boost.

from KCRW Features

Authors George Bonanno and Carolyn Korsmeyer, along with professor Margot Kushel, talk about trauma, resilience, and why our homes are integral to who we are.

Disaster recovery: Trauma, homelessness, and loss from the LA wildfires.

Authors George Bonanno and Carolyn Korsmeyer, along with professor Margot Kushel, talk about trauma, resilience, and why our homes are integral to who we are.

from Life Examined

The fires in LA are a reminder that everyone is already a little bit Angeleno.

Los Angeles isn’t really a city. It’s a lot more.

The fires in LA are a reminder that everyone is already a little bit Angeleno.

from The Sam Sanders Show

Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

How will the wildfires affect restaurants in LA?

Dina Samson offers perspective on how the fires are impacting LA's already struggling hospitality industry.

from Good Food

Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

Remembering the Reel Inn, a century old building, lost to the Palisades Fire

Teddy and Andy Leonard look back on their Malibu restaurant, which succumbed to fire after 36 years of selling seafood on the Pacific Coast Highway.

from Good Food

Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

'I just knew it was biblical,' says restaurateur Christine Moore of the Eaton Fire

Christine Moore, owner of Little Flower in Pasadena, fought flames in her neighborhood and is now feeding the community while navigating her own displacement.

from Good Food

Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

Local chefs team up with World Central Kitchen to feed evacuees of the historic LA wildfires

Wendy Escobedo of World Central Kitchen explains how the organization mobilizes — with a little help from chefs and restaurateurs like Roy, Choi, Kim Prince, and Greg Dulan — to feed…

from Good Food

Altadena Girls pairs teenagers who lost their belongings in the Eaton Fire with stylists who help them rebuild their closets – and their self-esteem – for free.

14-year-old ‘Altadena Girls’ founder starts a ‘femininomenon’

Altadena Girls pairs teenagers who lost their belongings in the Eaton Fire with stylists who help them rebuild their closets – and their self-esteem – for free.

from KCRW Features

With help from World Central Kitchen, Kim Prince and Greg Dulan of the Dulanville soul food truck know how to get hot meals to people who need them

Dulanville Food Truck feeds fire victims in Pasadena

With help from World Central Kitchen, Kim Prince and Greg Dulan of the Dulanville soul food truck know how to get hot meals to people who need them

from KCRW Features

Engage Therapy is hosting a free support group for parents recovering from wildfires.

How to talk to children about LA’s wildfires

Engage Therapy is hosting a free support group for parents recovering from wildfires.

from KCRW Features