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*January 15, 2025*






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News, Information and Resources for the Public: Emergency & Recovery





todays overview

There are currently three active wildfires burning in Los Angeles County, driven by extreme winds and weather conditions. Nearly 40,000 acres have burned and it's estimated that more than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed. At least 25 people have lost their lives and searches are continuing.

*RED FLAG WARNING*: Critical fire weather conditions will continue through this evening. Red Flag Warnings are still in effect for portions of Los Angeles and Ventura counties. The event continues to bring life-threatening, destructive, and widespread winds that can result in significant impacts such as downed trees, power outages, and most significantly the high risk for large fires with very rapid spread.

Daily Update Headers - Wildfire Update

"As of 1/15/25"

 



*Palisades Fire [ [link removed] ] *



*Eaton Fire [ [link removed] ] *



*Hurst Fire* [ [link removed] ]



Acres involved



"23,713"



"14,117"



"799"



% Containment



"19%"



"45%"



"97%"



 






key highlights

*211 LA Teams Up with Hilton and Partners to Provide Hotel Vouchers *

Hilton, American Express and 211 LA have announced a plan to provide vouchers to people impacted by the fires to stay, free of charge, at Hilton properties. In a joint release [ [link removed] ] with American Express, Hilton announced it is making 20,000 hotel room nights available at no charge to impacted people across the greater Los Angeles area. To be considered for the program, residents need to first apply to 211 LA for housing assistance using this application [ [link removed] ]. Residents who have already applied through 211 LA do not to need to fill out another application. Read more here [ [link removed] ]. 

**New Hotlines Streamline Help for Animals* *

You can report lost and found animals or animals left behind by calling the Eaton Fire Animal Rescue Hotline at (626) 577-3752. If you need help retrieving your pet from an evacuation area, please call (213) 270-8155. For the most up-to-date information, please visit the Pasadena Humane Society website [ [link removed] ].

For residents evacuated within the City of LA, please call (213) 270-8155 and a care team will provide assistance. If you found a pet or if you lost a pet, please visit PetCo Love Lost System. [ [link removed] ] 

*Looking to Help? Monetary Contributions Encouraged*

Los Angeles County is seeing an overwhelming outpouring of generosity from the public looking to assist our fellow residents who have been displaced or suffered devastating losses from these fires. The best way to help is to make a monetary contribution to a verified, reputable charitable organization such as those listed on the Emergency Network Los Angeles [ [link removed] ] website. You can also email [email protected] or call (424) 421-4349.

People interested in volunteering can contact ENLA’s partner organization, LA WORKS, at laworks.com [ [link removed] ].

More information will be shared soon on LA County’s fire relief fund, which is under fast-track development now.

*Local Assistance Centers & Disaster Recovery Centers Available** for Impacted Residents *

Local Assistance Centers & Disaster Recovery Centers [ [link removed] ] are open to the public every day from* 9:00 AM to 8:00 PM. *The centers are a centralized space for residents who have been impacted by the fires to obtain county, state and federal services.

To see a full list of agencies at the centers, click here [ [link removed] ].  

*Westside Location*



UCLA Research Park West
10850 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064



*Eastside Location*



Pasadena City College
Community Education Center
3035 E. Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91107



 

*Free N95 Masks Available Now At Los Angeles County Libraries*

To protect residents from toxic air quality in areas throughout the region, N95 masks are being made available for free at the following Los Angeles County libraries:

*La Cañada Flintridge Library*



4545 N Oakwood Ave.
La Canada Flintridge, CA 91011



*La Crescenta Library*



2809 Foothill Blvd.
La Crescenta, CA 91214



*Live Oak Library *



22 W Live Oak Ave.
Arcadia, CA 91007



*San Fernando Library*



217 N Maclay Ave.
San Fernando, CA 91340



*San Gabriel Library*



500 S Del Mar Ave.
San Gabriel, CA 91776



*Temple City Library*



5939 Golden West Ave.
Temple City, CA 917804



*West Hollywood Library*



625 N San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA 90069



 






video of the day

*“Together, we will rebuild safer and stronger communities”*

2025-01-15 - DPW [ [link removed] ]

In this LA Recovers segment, LA County Director of Public Works Mark Pestrella shares [ [link removed] ] work underway to assess roads, utilities and structures and provides a preview of the road ahead to the fire debris removal and rebuilding phases.






daily one voice press conferencedaily presser 1-15 [ [link removed] ]

[ [link removed] ]For the latest wildfire updates, watch LA County's daily One Voice Wildfire Press Conference here [ [link removed] ] [ [link removed] ].

Virtual community meetings for the Eaton and Palisades fires will be held in the evenings. Please click on the following links to view the meetings: 


* Eaton Fire Community Meeting [ [link removed] ] - 4 PM
* Palisades Fire Community Meeting [ [link removed] ] - 6:30 PM





recovery resourcesDamage Inspection Tool [ [link removed] ]

Please visit Recovery.LACounty.gov [ [link removed] ] for the latest resources on recovery.* Preliminary maps showing damage assessments have been posted but are incomplete and being updated daily.* If there is not a color icon on your address, it means a building has not yet been inspected. We will add damage assessments daily as they become available.






Daily Update Headers - Additional Photos and Videos

To view more response and recovery photos and videos, check out our Flickr [ [link removed] ] and YouTube [ [link removed] ].

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