Recovery Resources for the 2025 LA Wildfires
Background
The 2025 Los Angeles wildfires, a series of catastrophic blazes that erupted in early January, caused significant damage and loss of life across the region. The fires, particularly the Palisades and Eaton fires, burned over 57,000 acres, destroyed thousands of structures, and resulted in at least 29 deaths. These fires were largely attributed to a combination of factors, including strong Santa Ana winds and dry vegetation.
Long-Term Recovery
In emergency management, Long-Term Recovery is the phase that focuses on helping a community fully rebuild and stabilize after the immediate disaster response is over. While early recovery might restore basic services and temporary housing, long-term recovery is about the bigger picture—repairing or replacing homes and infrastructure, restoring the local economy, addressing ongoing health and mental health needs, and reducing future risk (often through mitigation efforts). It can take months or years and typically involves coordination among government agencies, nonprofits, businesses, and community groups to ensure the community comes back stronger and more resilient than before.
A number of our member organizations are providing workshops, clinics, resource fairs, and other events supporting wildfire recovery. To see what events have been shared with us, visit our Events Calendar page.
LONG-TERM RECOVERY GROUPS & COMMUNITY RESOURCES
Eaton Fire Collaborative (EFC) LTRG
https://www.eatonfirecollaborative.org/longtermrecoverygroup
The mission of the EFC-LTRG is to coordinate recovery services and mobilize resources to assist individuals and families in Altadena, Pasadena, Sierra Madre, and the greater Eaton Canyon region affected by the Eaton Fire. Through cooperation, communication, coordination, and collaboration, it is committed to supporting a survivor-centered, equitable, and locally driven long-term recovery process that ensures every community member has the opportunity to rebuild and recover fully.
Malibu Community LTRG
https://malibucommunityltrg.org
The Malibu Community Long Term Recovery Group is a collaboration of non-profit, faith based, local, state or national organizations that work together to provide coordinated management of the long-term recovery to disaster survivors of Palisades and Franklin Fires and provide additional long-term assistance to individuals affected by the disasters who do not have adequate personal resources as a result of the disaster.
Pali LTRG
Pali LTRG's mission is to identify Pacific Palisades residents and families with the greatest unmet needs—those not covered by insurance, FEMA, or other aid—and to coordinate disaster recovery resources that support their recovery from the Palisades Fire. For those most in need, Pali LTRG offers Disaster Case Managers who provide one-on-one support. For the community at large, Pali LTRG also conducts, organizes and coordinates wellness programs, recovery education, and social events that empower us to move forward and to stay connected.
Topanga REACH (Relief, Emergency Aid, & Community Help)
Topanga REACH is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing immediate disaster relief and ongoing support to the Topanga community. Through collaboration with first responders, local residents, and organizations, Topanga REACH aims to rebuild and strengthen community, ensuring resilience in the face of future emergencies.
Los Angeles Region Long-Term Recovery Resources
The Los Angeles Region Community Recovery Organization (LARCRO) is a local nonprofit that was established after the 2018 Woolsey fire. LARCRO's mission is to support communities in their long-term recovery process. They coordinate disaster recovery resources in affected areas to address disaster-caused recovery needs and strengthen the resilience of impacted individuals and communities.
- 2025 LA Fires Community Resource Guide
- For a list of financial resources, visit their 2025 LA Fires Financial Support Resources page.
Government Resources for the 2025 LA Wildfires
Local Resources for LA Area WildFire Victims
This is a list of resources and services that residents and businesses in Los Angeles County can use to begin the recovery process after the recent fires. For more info, go to https://recovery.lacounty.gov/resources/
More community-specific information is available here:
Altadena Information and Resources
Malibu Information and Resources
Additional Resources and Information
For the City of Los Angeles Wildfire Recovery Resources website, visit https://emergency.lacity.gov/recovery
For the Pasadena/Eaton Fire Recovery Resources website, visit https://www.cityofpasadena.net/eaton-fire/
For the Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) website, visit https://www.lahsa.org
For resources and information from the State of California website, visit https://www.ca.gov/LAFires/
23805 Stuart Ranch Road, Suite 240
Malibu, CA 90265
Open Monday - Friday: 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. Click here for more information.
City of Pasadena Planning Recovery Virtual Consultations
Appointments are available Monday through Thursday here
Questions: Email or visit the Pasadena Permit Center