California wildfires

Disaster recovery

• Get the latest California wildfire disaster recovery information from FEMA.
• Learn 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.

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.
• Support for wildfire responders: 
  • 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. 

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.

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.