For first responders, trauma could linger long after L.A. County wildfires are out
Trauma specialists are working to help first responders cope with the mental health strain of battling wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles County.
Trauma specialists are working to help first responders cope with the mental health strain of battling wildfires that have devastated Los Angeles County.
Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a ‘particularly dangerous situation’ red flag warning for the coming week as the Santa Ana wind forecast worsens.
Burned communities will rebuild, and they need support from their neighbors and political leaders.
Tongva community leaders credit traditional stewardship practices, including the removal of fire-prone eucalyptus, with reducing the wildfire’s impact.
Los Angeles Unified moved students from the neighborhood’s elementary schools to temporary classrooms in Brentwood and Sawtelle.
L.A.’s wildfire recovery may be on a collision course with Trump’s immigration policy. Southern California’s construction industry is heavily reliant on immigrant labor.
Five major banks will offer homeowners up to three months of forbearance on mortgage payments in areas devastated by the Southern California wildfires.
Cooler temperatures, higher humidity and calm winds through Monday morning should give firefighters a much needed respite for the rest of the weekend, according to the National Weather Service
Another round of fire weather could last for much of next week in Southern California, bringing new dangers as Pacific Palisades, Altadena and surrounding communities struggle to assess the damage of devastating wildfires earlier this month.
Hours after the Eaton fire first flared, the area around the Rose Bowl was converted into a staging area that nearly 4,000 first responders now call home.