2025 LA Fires Recovery Resources
Resources for the 2025 LA Fires
Use the following links to access resources related to the LA Fires. Check back often as the list will be updated when new information becomes available.
Essential Resources:
2025 LA Fires Community Resource Guide
Newsletter Archive - Recovery Resource Newsletters
Step-by-Step Action Plan For Wildfire Impacted Households
LA County Recovers — Debris Removal, Fire Maps, & More
Recovery Events
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Community Resource Newsletter
Emotional Support Resources
Insurance Resources
Legal Resources
Job Resources for Survivors
Home Reconstruction & Cleanup Resources
Household Resources
Additional Resources
Learning Resources
Evacuation Preparedness Information
Accounts to follow on Twitter
Emotional Recovery Process
Housing & Support Services
Free Legal Help After a Disaster
Social media accounts to follow
Sign up for Emergency Alerts
Evacuation Preparedness Information
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Emotional Support Resources
Disaster Distress Helpline
1 (800) 985-5990
Some people may have a hard time coping with difficult emotions, whether adults or children. Learn the warning signs for disaster-related distress.
You can also call the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1 (800) 985-5990 or text "TalkWithUs" to 66746 for emotional support and resources—you don't have to go through a disaster alone!
Project Hope
Mental Health Resource Center
Insurance Resources
United Policyholders informs policyholders and advocates for fair insurance practices.
They are a useful information resource and a respected voice for consumers of all types of insurance.
Visit their website for more information.
Legal Resources
Neighborhood Legal Services Los Angeles provides free legal assistance to low-income and older Los Angeles residents with fire and disaster related issues.
For our toll free Disaster Legal Help Hotline, call (800-870-0732).
Pepperdine University Disaster Relief Clinic provides legal resources and advice to those impacted by disasters.
Visit website
Phone: (310) 506-7449
Email: clinicallaw@pepperdine.edu
Legal Aid Foundation of Los Angeles is a nonprofit law firm that protects and advances the rights of the most underserved – leveling the playing field and ensuring that everyone can have access to the justice system. LAFLA provides free, high-quality legal services.
Job Resources for Survivors
Fire Recovery and Resilience Workforce Program
The Fire Recovery and Resilience Workforce Program (Program) provides immediate hiring and training support for impacted and dislocated workers from the January 2025 windstorms and wildfires with the LA County Department of Economic Opportunity (DEO) and the region’s America’s Job Centers of California.
Home Reconstruction & Cleanup Resources
Contaminant Level Evaluation and Assessment for Neighborhoods (CLEAN) is a rapid response soil testing program from the University of Southern California. The CLEAN project is free to participants. Anyone in Los Angeles who is concerned about the impacts of the fires on soil may participate in this program, at no cost.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health is offering residential soil lead testing in the area downwind of the Eaton Fire. This program is expected to run through December of 2025. Follow the link below to view the priority area.
Smoke remediation for Altadena and Pasadena renters and homeowners whose homes have been affected by the Eaton Fire from smoke and/or ash damage. Services include:
Structural remediation (this does not include HVAC cleaning)
Personal item/property remediation
Air Purifier Donation
Household Resources
Habitat ReStores are independently owned reuse stores operated by local Habitat for Humanity organizations. ReStores are not like other thrift stores.
ReStores accept donations and sell a constantly changing inventory of diverse, high-quality merchandise to the public at a fraction of the retail price, while diverting reusable household items like used furniture and building materials from area landfills.
Additional Resources
211 LA is the central source for providing information and referrals for emergencies, health and human services, and shelter in LA County. Their 2-1-1 phone line is open 24 hours, 7 days a week.
LA-focused app to help people navigate every aspect of fire relief, including applying for federal, state and local government assistance; making insurance claims; temporary and permanent housing solutions; income loss mitigation; and other critical services.
Learning Resources
Managing My Disaster Recovery (MMDR) Workshops
2025 LA Fires Regional Long Term Recovery
We invite all “Major/Destroyed” Households to participate.
Transitioning to Recovery:
• Fast-track, empower and understand how to navigate your recovery
• Learn from a seasoned disaster case manager
• Engage in exercises to develop a healthy recovery mindset
• Organize your paperwork with helpful worksheets and tools provided
• Develop & prioritize your “disaster recovery plan” based on your needs
• Access resources designed to aid in your recovery
• Connect and collaborate with other fire survivors
Recovery Tools Workshops (RTWs)
Recovery Tools Workshops are a series of nine skill-based trainings developed by National VOAD (Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster) members. They are designed to equip local communities with the best tools and practices for organizing and operating long-term recovery efforts after a disaster.
Each workshop focuses on a core area of disaster recovery—from volunteer and donation management to emotional and spiritual care, construction oversight, communications, and more.
Social media accounts to follow
Fire Departments
LA County Fire Department, Public Information Office
@LACoFDPIO
LA County Fire Department
@LACoFD
LA County Fire Incident Alerts
@LACFD
Los Angeles Fire Department
@LAFD
Law Enforcement
Los Angeles Sheriff's Department
@LASDHQ
Los Angeles Police Department Headquarters
@LAPDHQ
LA County Emergency Management
LA County Office of Emergency Management
@ReadyLACounty
211 LA shares information from all of the above accounts and provides resource updates.
@211LACounty