Resources for the Los Angeles Fires

Watch Duty snapshot on 10 Jan 2025 around 4:30pm PST.

Last updated: Wed 22 Jan 2025, 11:37am PST (UTC-08).

Our hearts go out to all those impacted by the fires around Los Angeles, California, USA. Here are some resources that may be useful. Some of the resources likely have overlapping info.

Staying Up-to-date

• Watch Duty — for up-to-date details on the various fires, put together by “active and retired wildland firefighters, dispatchers, first responders, and reporters.” List of team members.
  • Also includes a list of shelters for each fire area.
  • Layers to consider enabling:
    • Weather > Surface Wind Direction
    • General > Satellite Hotspots
  • Glossary of some of the terms used in updates.
• Air Quality
  • AirNow.gov Fire and Smoke Map
  • IQAir Air Quality Map
  • Watch Duty also has a Weather > Air Quality Index (AQI) layer.
• TV coverage:
  • ABC 7 LA
  • NBC 4 LA
• Cal Fire Incidents pages:
  • Hughes Fire details, evacuation orders, etc. Started on Wed 22 Jan 2025.
    • Hughes Fire Status Update Reports.
  • Eaton Fire details, evacuation orders, shelters, other updates.
    • Eaton Fire Status Update Reports.
  • Palisades Fire details, evacuation orders, shelters, other updates.
    • Palisades Fire Status Update Reports.
  • Hurst Fire updates.
• LA County Recovers Resources
  • Eaton Fire Recovery Information — includes preliminary damage assessments maps.
  • Palisades Fire Recovery Information — includes preliminary damage assessments maps.
• Video briefings and updates:
  • Palisades Fire Operational Briefings by Cal Fire Incident Management Team 2 (CalFire IMT 2)
  • Los Angeles County Fire Department Updates for Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire
    • Also look at the LACoFD Live Streams for some events and upcoming community meetings.
  • Eaton Fire updates via InciWeb.
  • County of Los Angeles updates.
  • Daniel Swain’s Weather West live streams — for diving into the details of extreme weather and climate, currently focused on the SoCal wildfires and wind events.
    • Daniel is often referenced on news media to provide input on weather-related events.
    • Weather West blog posts.

Preparing for Emergencies and After

• LA County Fire Department info on personal wildfire action plans:
  • Ready! Set! Go! — Your Personal Wildfire Action Plan PDF.
  • Other longer-term preparation info in the Resources section at the bottom of the page.
• LA County Fire Safety and Health Information.
• CA Air Resources Board — Smoke Ready California.

Water Resources

• Water for LA County
  • Water Alerts for impacted areas.
  • Water Service Locator.
• Palisades Do Not Drink notice.
• Pasadena Water and Power (PWP) Do Not Drink Water Notice.
  • PWP Water Notification Frequently Asked Questions.

Resources

• Ready LA County — Their 96-page Emergency Survival Guide is available in a variety of languages, along with audio versions in English and Spanish. Useful for anyone.
• LA County Emergency page.
  • Vital records (birth, marriage, property, etc.) available at not cost for those impacted by the fires.
• Eaton Fire linktree of resources posted by the LA County Fire Department.
• City of Los Angeles Emergency Information.
  • Emergency Management Department.
  • LA Wildfire Recovery Resources.
• 211 LA resources.
• CA.gov Resources for Californians Impacted by the LA Fires.
• AFM Local 47 Los Angeles Wildfire Relief Resources list.
  • AFM Emergency Relief Fund.
• Red Cross — Find Open Shelters and Disaster Relief Services.
  • Red Cross Los Angeles Region.

Animal Resources

• Pasadena Humane Eaton Canyon Fire Update.
• ALDF’s list of resources for animals.

Relief Funds and Assistance

• Media Musicians United — LA Film Scoring Community. Media Musicians United’s assistance has the media composer, musician, and professional in mind. Film Musician United also helps source temporary studio space and writing rooms, whatever you need to get your livelihood back as quickly as possible.
• MusiCares for music professionals impacted by natural disasters. You do not need to be a member of the Recording Academy to receive help. MusiCares provides crisis relief, preventive care, recovery resources, and need-based financial assistance for people across all music professions.
• AFM Emergency Relief Fund.
• Entertainment Community Fund.
• Motion Picture & Television Fund.
• Sweet Relief Musicians Fund.
• California Jazz Foundation.
• The SONA (Songwriters of North America) Foundation LA Fire Disaster Relief Resources.
  • SONA Songwriter Fund.
• Backline mental health and wellness resources for music industry professionals.
• We are Moving the Needle’s LA Wildlife Relief Initiative.
• FEMA Help for Self-Employed and Artists.
  • Disaster Resource Centers to talk with FEMA personnel
    • FEMA personnel at LA County Libraries on Sunday and Monday, 12–13 January 2025, 9am to 5pm PST.
    • Starting Tuesday, 14 Jan 2025 1–8pm PST, then daily 9am–8pm PST, FEMA will be at Disaster Resources Centers per LA County Recovers:
      • 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
  • Apply for FEMA Disaster Assistance via DisasterAssistance.gov. 
  • Info from FEMA related to the California Wildfires.
  • Details about FEMA’s immediate Serious Needs Assistance of $770. This would be in addition to other types of FEMA assistance you may be eligible for. Available during the first 30 days after a disaster is declared. This one was declared on 8 January 2025.
• CalFire Foundation programs for communities.
• California Community Foundation (CCF) Wildfire Recovery Fund.
• Guitar Center Grants for LA Fires — Note: If you see a Guitar Center post with a gmail address, it is a scam. The one linked here at guitarcenterfoundation.org is official.
• Small Business Administration (SBA) disaster assistance for California Wildfires.

Food Resources

• LA Food Bank.
• Food Pantries in California.
• World Central Kitchen is in LA, now. Distribution sites.

Other Lists of Resources

• Mutual Aid LA Network Fire & Wind Storm Resource Library.
• SAG-AFTRA Wildfire Emergency Resources.
• Billboard’s List of Wildfire Relief Resources for Music Works.
• Guild of Music Supervisors Fire Relief Resources.
• The Society of Composers & Lyricists Resources for Fire Relief and Ways to Help.
• City of Los Angeles Emergency Management Department Wildfire Recovery Resources.
• CA State Senator Sharon Renée Pérez (District 25) Eaton Wildfire Resources
  • Includes Eaton Fire area shelters and school closure info links.
• California Lawyers for the Arts — Wildfire Resource List
  • LA Wildfires Emergency Legal Clinic — Friday 17 January 2025, 2–7pm PST, phone. Registration closes at 5pm PST on 16 January 2025.

Ways to Donate and Volunteer

• Emergency Network Los Angeles Response and Recovery Information for the January 2025 fires.
• LA Works list of organizations that have asked for help, for those who want to donate or volunteer.
• Secret Los Angeles LA Wildfires: List of How to Give, Volunter, and Help Those Affected.
• Donate: Media Musicians United — LA Film/Media Scoring community.
• Donate: MusiCares.
• Donate: Sweet Relief Natural Disaster Relief Fund.
• Donate: The SONA Foundation’s Songwriter Relief Fund.
• Donate: Black Music Action Coalition (BMAC) LA Fires Relief Fund.
• Donate: The 100 Percenters wildlife relief fund.

Let us know if there are other resources you’ve found useful.