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We Need Money Now: Altadena and Pasadena Fire Survivors Rally at State Capitol for More Rebuilding Support

*More than 80 survivors of the devastating January 2025 Eaton Fire from Pasadena and Altadena visited the California State Capitol on May 19 to advocate for more recovery support f...

For Altadena families trying to rebuild, 5 months is average time to get permits

Eaton fire victims have filed applications to rebuild more than half the residences destroyed in last January's disaster. Some are moving swiftly toward construction while others a...

Rebuilding permits in Altadena have picked up, but construction lags and financial woes loom

More than half of homeowners with severe damage from the Eaton fire have now taken some step toward recovery, most by filing rebuilding permits, according to new data from UCLA.

Fire survivors call for audits of Edison's wildfire prevention spending

Survivors of the deadly Eaton fire call on state lawmakers to pass a bill requiring audits of spending by Southern California Edison and the state's two other big for-profit electr...

“Like playing monopoly”: Time ticking in Altadena rebuild as market limps along

Last January, flames from the Eaton fire ripped through the home of The Agency’s Lisa Ashworth. The roof caught on fire, the ceiling caved and windows flew open covering everything...

LA County brings Palisades, Eaton fire recovery efforts under one roof with new agency

Los Angeles County is formalizing its long-term wildfire recovery apparatus with a new agency tasked with cutting through the bureaucracy that often slows down rebuilding after maj...

New 911 records deepen questions about why west Altadena was left vulnerable

Newly released 911 records from the Eaton fire show that Los Angeles County sheriff's deputies were aware of, and reported, the escalating fire threat in west Altadena. Why didn't...

Wildfire survivors who lost their homes could face another blow from taxes on settlement payouts

Thousands of survivors of the 2025 Eaton Fire in California are accepting settlements from the utility accused of causing it

They lost their homes to fire. Now they're rebuilding with all-electric.

As Los Angeles homeowners proceed with rebuilding from the 2025 fires, a new trend is emerging across the Palisades and Eaton burn areas. Emergency orders allow "like-for-like" rep...

The toxic aftermath of the LA-area fires: Why residents fear it's not safe to go home

A mother in Altadena started her son on chelation therapy to remove lead from his blood. A geochemist will not enter his home without a respirator and a full-body suit. A cinematog...

'Devastated': 3-alarm fire blazes through NE Portland youth recovery center under construction

On Saturday night, April 12, Portland Fire crews responded to a large house fire near NE 99th Ave, between NE Glisan St and NE Burnside St, and managed to keep it under control by...

Portland lacks resources for urban wildfire response, expert warns

Portland is ill-equipped to handle an urban wildfire on the same level as the Eaton Fire that devastated Los Angeles last year, with few resources and out-of-date emergency plans.

Blackfoot family displaced after fire destroys garage, damages home

A Blackfoot home sustained severe damage to the garage and smoke and heat damage to the rest of the house after a fire broke out, but all residents escaped safely thanks to a quick...

Blackfoot family displaced after fire destroys garage, damages home

A Blackfoot home sustained severe damage to the garage and smoke and heat damage to the rest of the house after a fire broke out, but all residents escaped safely thanks to a quick...

Tycor business park fire scheme now open to assist groups devastated by inferno

Neighbors rally to help retired Fairfax County deputy who lost everything in fire

Imagine losing nearly everything at age 72. That’s what happened to a retired Fairfax County deputy in March when his home burned to the ground. Dan DePalma’s neighbors say he s...

'Without the protection of hoselines': Mass. FFs rescue person trapped in burning house

Agawam firefighters entered a heavily burning home on Juniper Ridge Drive to rescue an older man before bringing the fire under control

Fire Department Community Risk Reduction & Homeless-Related Fires

Daniel Byrne stresses that fire department CRR efforts should include consideration of a community's homeless population and fires that are associated with those people.

After the fire, outside investors were the bogeymen of Altadena. Now some are embraced

After the Eaton fire, a movement arose to counter the threat to Altadena's working class character by investment capital. Now, some investors are welcomed for building what the com...

Angry Altadena residents ask officials to halt Edison's undergrounding work

Eaton wildfire survivors' anger about Southern California Edison's burying of electric wires in Altadena boiled over Tuesday, with residents calling on government officials to temp...

Olmsted Falls rallies to support neighbors after devastating downtown fire

Olmsted Falls businesses and residents are rallying to support Falls Family Restaurant, Keith Jewelers and The Eye Place after a devastating May 1 fire.

Report on Pa. FF's mayday, fall highlights importance of survival training and inspections

A NIOSH investigation into a boarding house fire shows why departments must train for emergency egress and competing strategies

United Policyholders’ One-Year Los Angeles Fire Survey & the Kind of Advocacy Policyholders Deserve

There are very few organizations in the insurance world that have earned the level of trust and respect United Policyholders has. United Policyholders (UP) is a nonprofit 501(c)(3)...

Boise Firefighters Extinguish Terrifying Home Fire Over Weekend

The community is able to help those impacted through The Burnout Fund Continue reading…