‘Unsafe to Inhabit’: The Toxic Homes of L.A. After the fires clouded neighborhoods in smoke, residents whose homes were spared learned that danger was still lurking in the walls, the furniture and the air. But their insurers have doubts.

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Scary after-effects of fires in LA.

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Lose your essential documents in the L.A. fires? Here's how you can replace them Recovering essential documents lost to the Los Angeles-area fires can be daunting. One expert shares help and resources available.

Lost important documents?

Top 6 essentials:

* Passport

* Driver’s license/ CA - Real ID

* Property deed

* Birth certificates

* Marriage certificate

* Insurance docs (home/ renter’s)

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What if your house burned and you need everything -

and your mortgage is due?

"These financial protections will enable residents to concentrate on taking care of immediate needs rather than worrying about paying mortgage bills."

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Kind people want to help.

Therapy sessions
at no charge:

This is an extraordinary list.
(please forward)

Thanks to @jemoyer.bsky.social for posting.

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At these free shops in L.A., fire victims can pick up new clothes and 'a bit of happiness' Those affected by the fires can pick up new and gently used clothes, shoes, accessories, essentials, toys and more, all free of charge.

Places where fire victims can shop for new and gently used clothes, shoes, accessories, essentials, toys and more,
all free of charge

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What to do if you have to evacuate without your medications How to protect your health if you have to leave your medicines behind.

Need your Rx?

CA law lets you get meds you left due to fires without an Rx.

Insurance co's will suspend prescription refill limits for people affected by fires.

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How to protect yourself from the smoke caused by L.A. wildfires The fires in L.A. have caused terrible air quality conditions across the county. Here are ways you can protect yourself, and your children, from the health impacts of wildfire smoke.

Lung or heart problems?

Avoid clean-up activities.

Wildfire smoke is about 10 times as toxic for children compared to air pollution from burning fossil fuels

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Here's how to care for your eyes, sinuses and skin during a wildfire Wildfires can irritate our sinuses, skin and eyes. Here's how to care for each when it's smoky out from wind and wildfires.

“Patients with poison oak or poison ivy - toxins are aerosolized from the fires.

“airborne pollutants can accelerate the aging process and increase the risk of skin cancer,”

Use:
* goggles
* artificial tears

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How to tell a child
about wildfires

- Scripts

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Beloved toys and stuffed animals are gone. How parents can help kids understand L.A. fires Kids have faced hasty evacuations and lost homes in the face of the L.A. wildfires. Experts share how parents can best help them through the traumatic event.

"Information doesn’t scare kids
as much as a lack of information scares kids

"Children who don’t have basic information may fill in the blanks themselves - some even end up thinking they had a role in what happened."

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Free fire relief

* Food/ Produce
* Meals
* Hygiene
* N95 masks

West LA
Saturday 11-2

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Need a place to stay?

Get emergency
hotel vouchers

Hiltion, Amex, AirBnB

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L.A.'s wellness community is healing a fire-torn city with free massages, meditations, sound baths L.A.'s Wellness community is assembling to support wildfire victims and firefighters in a sprawling citywide effort.

>>
it’s people’s friends, neighbors and community spaces. It’s important to show up for one another, hold space for each other, as we flow through these emotions.

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Arts Groups and Donors Create Fire Relief Fund for Los Angeles Artists The fund, already at $12 million, is led by the Getty and includes major museums, foundations and philanthropists.

Contributors:

Helen Frankenthaler Fdtn
Andy Warhol Fdtn for the Visual
Ford Fdtn
Mohn Art Collective (LACMA, the Hammer and MOCA)

George Lucas
Spielberg & Kate Capshaw
Robert Rauschenberg Fdtn

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Palate cleanser?

What could he possibly say about the fires?

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Experts warn of the psychological fallout from the deadly, destructive LA wildfires

Mentally exhausted

from LA fires?

➡️ Unplug.

➡️ Take a break.

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LA is huge!

Despite the size, it's a series of neighborhoods, within neighborhoods, just like New York.

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Help - Restaurants Care

Restaurent worker?

Need help?

Grants of $350-1500 for people who lost their homes in fires.

Grants open today.

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Apply here:
restaurantscare.org/help/

Wildfire relief: L.A. teams donate $8 million; set Friday supply distributions Teams at Dodger Stadium, SoFi Stadium and BMO Stadium will be distributing items including apparel, hygiene kits, school supplies and sneakers to victims of the fires.

Los Angeles sports teams committed $8 million to wildfire relief.

Friday 10 to 2:

Teams will give out apparel, hygiene kits, school supplies + sneakers.
(proof of residency reqd)

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Here’s the latest on the fires.

"Rare and ominous warnings from the National Weather Service:

Wind gusts of up to 70mph
in parts of Los Angeles and Ventura counties could cause 'explosive fire growth' Tues Wed

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California Fire Facts | Governor Gavin Newsom Get the facts about the Los Angeles fires.

Misinformation?

Check it out:

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From a friend:

>>
We’re waiting to see what the winds will do this evening because they’re supposed to pick up by 90 miles an hour

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If you lost your home or business in the wildfires, here's what to do next For those who lost their homes to the wildfires around Los Angeles, filing for an insurance claim is one of many tasks to take care of in the aftermath.

How to file an insurance claim:

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(from Jan 8, feels like a year ago.)

LA Fire Hotel Availability Jan. 2025

Hotel availability

List is updated as more rooms become available.

Many hotels are waiving pet fees or now accept pets.

source:
The Hotel Assn. of Los Angeles

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$2-billion Powerball jackpot winner loses home in L.A. County wildfire Edwin Castro won the Powerball lottery in early 2023. He bought homes in Malibu, Altadena and the Hollywood hills. All three were threatened by simultaneous fires, and one burned.

Sadly, the ultimate good news bad news joke.

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