This weekend, California officials declared that the last of the deadly fires that scorched more than 59 square miles and destroyed 16,000 structures were fully contained.

Now recovery and rebuilding gets underway.

Cleanup crews are working to clear debris, contain toxins, and evaluate damage, while residents grapple with the lingering mental health effects

of this life-altering event.

Ali Rogan has more on this ongoing toll.

Rebecca Lumino's home of 20 years burned to the ground three weeks ago.

She and her sister donned hazmat suits and picked through the rubble.

It was an overwhelming feeling of seeing the devastation, and I had seen a picture of the house,

but that did nothing to give me any forewarning of what I was going to feel when I got here,

and it just overtook me.

You look at this beautiful home where someone lived, you know.

Actor and producer Steve Gutenberg captured the destruction the day after fire

tore through his Pacific Palisades neighborhood.

I was really conscious of my mental state and my mental health because the last three four days, three days

I've seen such tragedy. I've seen people scared, people in wheelchairs, you know, mothers and

fathers trying to find their kids, you know, people having anxiety attacks, panic attacks.

One study found that up to 60% of adults might suffer post-traumatic stress disorder for up to six months after a wildfire.

At least a quarter may experience major depression and anxiety.

PBS News spoke with Americans who have lived through past wildfires about how they continue to be affected. It does take a toll on you mental health-wise because it's not something you could just turn off.

Todd Mott is a veteran wildland firefighter in Montana.

I think I went into avoidance mode for a long time and I was holding on to things and not really necessarily expressing

whatever the dissatisfaction with the situation was or how I was traumatized by, you know,

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