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Live from NPR news in New York City, I'm Duhalise, I Kautau. California firefighters are getting

help from Canada and Mexico as teams of first responders make their way to the Los Angeles area this weekend

to help fight terrifying fires. At a briefing earlier, L.A. Mayor Karen Bass updated reporters on how

fire victims are being assisted. FEMA teams are on the ground, providing in-person support,

helping Angelinos apply for disaster relief at the Westwood Recreation Center and

Richie Valens Park. The Small Business Administration is now offering home disaster loans,

business disaster loans, and economic injury disaster loans. More strong wins are forecast

this weekend. Here's LA County Fire Chief Anthony

Moroni. These winds combined with dry air and dry vegetation will keep the fire threat in Los Angeles

County high. At this hour, the Palisades fire, the largest of the California blazes is only 11% contained, but firefighters are making progress on the Kenneth fire.

Thousands of Southern Californians have lost their homes to wildfires this week.

What's next for each varies, but Rachel Myro from Member Station KQED reports some survivors are planning to weather the near future together.

Chumi Paul and her 11-year-old daughter were already driving away from the Eaton fire

when the official evacuation order came over their phones. A neighbor provided the heads-up hours earlier.

Paul says her cul-de-sac at the edge of the forest has been tight-knit since the

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