California wildfires

Disaster response

• Find maps of the wildfire areas including evacuation zones, shelters, and road closures from CAL FIRE.
• Visit InciWeb to follow the progress of containing the wildfires. 
• The Angeles National Forest website details the local work being done by the Forest Service.

Disaster recovery

• Get the latest California wildfire disaster recovery information from FEMA.
• Replacing IDs and documents:
  • Find out how to replace your U.S. passport if it has been lost or destroyed in the wildfire disaster. 
  • Find out how to replace other vital documents and ID cards including your birth certificate, driver's license, and more.

Financial and other assistance

• Los Angeles County residents with wildfire damage may be eligible for FEMA assistance to help cover costs such as paying for essential items, finding a place to stay, replacing personal property, or making basic home repairs. You can apply:

  • Online by visiting disasterassistance.gov
  • By calling 1-800-621-3362
  • Through the FEMA App

  If you have insurance, file a claim as soon as possible and be ready to provide your coverage information when applying to FEMA.

• Find out if you are eligible for an SBA Disaster Loan. These low-interest loans from the Small Business Administration can help homeowners, small businesses, and non-profits recover from a declared disaster.
• Learn about other types of disaster financial assistance. You could get unemployment benefits, help buying groceries, and more.

Food assistance

USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) announced temporary changes to food programs in counties affected by the California wildfires. These may include:

• Extended timelines for SNAP recipients to report the loss of food due to power outages
• Allowing SNAP benefits to be used to purchase hot foods
• Flexibility for child nutrition programs to change how and when meals are served and what food items make up a meal. Parents may also be allowed to pick up food.

Health

• Mental health - Call or text the Disaster Distress Helpline at 1-800-985-5990. The national hotline provides free 24/7 crisis counseling for people experiencing emotional distress related to any natural or human-caused disaster. Deaf and hard-of-hearing ASL callers, use your preferred relay provider.
• The EPA wildfires page shares a live air quality map and information on how to stay safe before, during, and after a wildfire smoke event. Their wildfire guide fact sheets have specific tips for caring for your health, home, pets, and more in the presence of wildfire smoke. 
• The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) offers facts to help you understand the health impact of wildfire, as well as an outlook map for the potential for wildland fires throughout the U.S. 
• Support for wildfire responders and the health care community: 
  • Visit the NIEHS National Clearinghouse for Worker Safety and Health Training wildfire page for training resources to help you protect yourself while responding to wildfires. 
  • NIEHS also offers training materials to build resiliency if you have experienced a disaster or assisted in disaster response or recovery work. 
  • The HHS Climate Resilience for Health Care Toolkit provides climate resilience planning guidance for health care organizations.

Military and veteran resources

• Visit the VA disaster help page to check if your local VA facility is open and learn more about accessing veteran benefits.

Immigration enforcement

During emergency events such as the Southern California wildfires, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) will not conduct immigration enforcement activities at protected areas including:

• Along evacuation routes.
• Sites used for sheltering.
• Distribution sites for emergency supplies, food, or water.
• Registration sites for disaster-related assistance or reuniting families and loved ones.

Taxes

• The IRS announced extensions to tax filing and payment deadlines for those affected by the California wildfires and straight-line winds. You can also call the IRS disaster hotline at 1-866-562-5227.
• Visit the Taxpayer Advocate Service website for disaster relief and preparedness tips.

Banking, finance, and consumer information

• The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is monitoring the impact of the California wildfires on investors and capital markets.

Data and images

• Get videos, images, and stories from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS) of the military and federal response to the wildfires. 
• The Census Bureau provides data tools with economic and demographic information for the areas impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.