What Impact Are the LA Wildfires Having on You?

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4.2 • 727 Ratings

🗓️ 13 January 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday declared the Los Angeles wildfires a public health emergency, as President Biden reiterated his promise to cover disaster response costs over the next six months. Displaced L.A. residents are mourning their lost pets, homes and schools, and entire communities are grieving the loss of arts institutions, hiking trails, businesses and restaurants. We provide an update on the latest and hear from you: What impact have the wildfires had on you – even from afar? How to help. Guests: Saul Gonzalez, co-host, The California Report, KQED Daniel Swain, climate scientist, University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC ANR) & UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability (UCLA IoES) Chris Harvey, Public Information Officer with CalFire INT-4 Jake Viator, mastering and recording engineer, lost his home and property in the Eaton Fire in Altadena Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:04.0	Coming up on forum, how have the Los Angeles wildfires affected you, either directly or from afar?
1:10.7	Last week's firestorm that hit the Pacific Palisades, as well as north of Pasadena and the San Fernando Valley, upended many lives.
1:17.6	More than 150,000 people have been forced to flee their homes, with 24 lives lost so far and more than 12,000 structures destroyed.
1:26.6	Now, another wind event expected tonight along the L.A. Ventura County line could threaten the progress
1:32.7	fire crews have made. We'll hear what life is like in the region and talk with climate
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