Who can benefit: Funds from FEMA can be used toward home repairs and costs incurred during the emergency for childcare and transport. Calling the FEMA helpline at (800) 621-3362 from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Interpreters are available.

Los Angeles County wildfire victims have until March 10 to apply for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Assistance can include grants for temporary housing

The January wildfires in Los Angeles caused between $28B and $53.8B in property damages, according to a new report from the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp. and the Southern California Leadership Council.

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year,

As Los Angeles recovers from historic wildfires, both previously unsheltered and chronically homeless people are facing even greater instability. Some lawmakers and providers argue now is the time to put in even more resources to maintain the progress the county and state have made in fighting the crisis.