LA Wildfires - Resources

Jan 9, 2025
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Updated: 1/16/2025 at 2pm PT

Note: As this situation is fluid and ongoing, we encourage you to contact the resources below directly to confirm hours, availability, and needs. 

WILDFIRE RELIEF ACCOMODATIONS

According to the Hotel Association of Los Angeles, the following Los Angeles-area properties are offering relief accommodations for those displaced by the ongoing wildfires.

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TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL

  • LAX AND THE PORT OF LOS ANGELES
    Both the Los Angeles International Airport and the Port of Los Angeles continue to operate without interruption, remaining fully open and functional. 
  • METRO
    Please see Metro service alert posts on Metro's social media channels, @metrolosangeles and to stay informed about the latest service information: https://alerts.metro.net/ and https://www.metro.net/a-line-delays/

RESOURCES & INFORMATION

  • LOS ANGELES MAYOR KAREN BASS LATEST PRESS RELEASES
    Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass' latest press releases can be found at the link below. 
    https://mayor.lacity.gov/press
  • CITY RESOURCES - 211 LA
    Hilton, American Express and 211 LA have announced a plan to provide vouchers to people impacted by the fires to stay, free of charge, at Hilton properties. In a joint release with American Express, Hilton announced it is making 20,000 hotel room nights available at no charge to impacted people across the greater Los Angeles area. For more information, visit https://211la.org/
  • U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY - FEMA
    FEMA is actively supporting wildfire fighting efforts in southern California. See how: https://www.fema.gov/disaster/wildfire-actions

VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

HOW TO DONATE

  • Community Foundation's Wildfire Recovery Fund | supports intermediate and long-term recovery efforts for major California wildfires, as well as preparedness efforts

  • California Fire Foundation | provides immediate assistance to victims through programs like supplying disaster relief cash cards to those affected by wildfires

  • Habitat for Humanity of Greater Los Angeles | assists in rebuilding homes for those affected by wildfires

  • Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation | registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit that directly supports the @losangelesfiredepartment

  • World Central Kitchen | nonprofit that immediately prepares and serves meals to communities impacted by natural disasters and during humanitarian crises

  • Mutual Aid LA Network | primary goal is to use our reach and funds to support smaller, local mutual aid efforts across the city who are doing direct, on-the-ground work

  • American Red Cross | working alongside its partners to provide shelter, food, emotional support and health services

  • GoFundMe | a centralized online hub has been created housing all verified fundraising pages related to wildfires

  • Donation Centers Open in Impacted Areas | The City has announced donation drop-off locations to support families, residents and workers impacted by the LA wildfires. Donation items are requested based on reported community needs. 

FINANCIAL RESOURCES

FREE CLOTHING

  • Brooklyn Projects, a skateboard and clothing shop in Melrose, is providing free clothing, shoes and socks for victims who left their homes with nothing but the clothes on their backs. The shop is located at 7427 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, 90046
  • Coop, real estate agent Jenna Cooper’s boutique, is offering free clothing for individuals and families affected by the fires from now until Jan. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The boutique has pants, jackets, shirts, sweaters and shoes. It’s located at 7278 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, 90036
  • Aerie, loungewear and active wear brand, in collaboration with social media influencer Lindsay Weiss, is offering fire victims free clothing, including tops, bottoms, pajamas, bras and underwear. Fire victims can fill out a online Google form and Aerie will immediately ship out a package.

BABY SUPPLIES / CHILD CARE

  • Babyletto, a Los Angeles-based nursery furniture brand, is providing free cribsto any families that have lost their homes or been impacted by the fires. For more information contact the company at info@babyletto.com
  • Bobbie, an organic baby formula company, is providing any parent affected by the fires — Bobbie customer or not — with free baby formula. Fire victims can apply for the free formula at Bobbie’s online application.
  • Los Angeles-area YMCA locations, are offering free child care for children of first responders, essential workers and families who have been displaced, evacuated or who have otherwise experienced loss. Children must be 4 years and 9 months old to attend the program and in grades TK through eighth grade. Space is limited. For more information, contact afterschool@ymcaLA.org to learn more and sign up. Some locations are closed or being closely monitored due to the fires. Check the full list online.

PET SUPPORT

  • Best Friends Animal Society, has activated two pet pantry locations in Los Angeles that can provide essential supplies including pet food, cat litter, pet beds and other necessary items as well as human sanitary products for those who have lost everything. Both pantries are open daily from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and are operating out of these two locations: 

  1. Best Friends Pet Adoption Center - 1845 Pontius Avenue, Los Angeles 90025 (There aren’t any human sanitary items here.)

  2. Best Friends Clinic - 17411 Chatsworth Street Suite #100, Granada Hills 91344 (There are human sanitary items here.)

  • Vetster, an veterinary virtual care platform, is offering California residents free online appointments with licensed veterinarians for owners whose pets are feeling ill or are in need of medication that was left behind during an evacuation or lost to the fires. Visit the Vetster online help and support resource to set up an appointment. The offer is valid for one appointment per person for 500 pet parents from now until January 23.
  • In Defense of Animals, an international animal protection organization, is offering support to fire victims needing assistance with free, temporary housing for wild or domestic animals. For more information call Sammy Zablen at 310-869-2383.

HEALTH AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES

  • GoodRx is offering free online healthcare provider visits through GoodRx Care to Los Angeles-area residents impacted by the wildfires. The visits can be used to get refills for essential medications that were left behind or destroyed in the fires. It can also be used for fast and easy treatment for a variety of conditions including the flu, a UTI and more. The service can be accessed online and Los Angeles residents can use the code LA-GOODRX-CARE.
  • Santa Barbara Midwifery and Birth Center, is offering displaced Los Angeles-area fire victims free belly checks, postpartum care and other services for families who evacuated to the Santa Barbara area. For more information email sbmidwifery@gmail.com.
  • Integrative Psychotherapy Group, based in Beverly Hills, is offering free short-term therapy services to some fire victims and referral assistance for others needing longer-term or more acute treatment during the upcoming weeks. IPG is offering a brief series of trauma-focused therapy sessions to help individuals, couples, and families process the complex emotions that can arise in the immediate aftermath of wildfires and similar natural disasters. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please contact Integrative Psychotherapy Group at (310) 461-4393 or info@ipgtherapy.com or visit their online website.

L.A. County restaurants offering food and relief to fire evacuees and first responders

  • Click HERE for the most up-to-date list (LA Times)

Click here to read the LA Convention Center's official statement regarding the wildfires.