Los Angeles Public Safety Resources: January 2025 Fires

In an effort to keep our SIATech school community safe, here are some resources that we hope you will find useful during the January 2025 Fire Disaster here in Los Angeles. We will add to this list as new information becomes available.

Updates, Evacuation Orders, Shelters, Fire Maps:

• The LA County Emergency response has been activated at https://lacounty.gov/emergency/
• For the latest updates from the City of Los Angeles: https://emergency.lacity.gov/updates
• The LA Times is a useful and reliable resource for information about the fires with links to updates, maps, and more: https://www.latimes.com
  • Palisades Fire Resources: Evacuations, road closures, shelters, forecast
  • Eaton Fire Resources (Pasadena, Altadena, Arcadia, and surrounding areas): Evacuations, shelters, road closures
  • Evacuation Guidance: What to pack

Mental Health Resources:

• These types of natural disasters can be very stressful. Here some mental health resources from LA County that are specific to the current fire situation.

Air Quality:

• With the amount of smoke and debris in the air, it is important to stay indoors as much as possible. If you must go outside, wear a mask.
• Here are safety guidelines for wildfires and wildfire smoke from the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention ("How to Stay Safe During a Wildfire")
• Monitor local air quality at https://www.AirNow.gov or AQMD (https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/6a6a058a177440fdac6be881d41d4c2c/)

Power, Water, and other Utility Information:

• Southern CA Edison https://www.sce.com/outage-center/check-outage-status
• Los Angeles Dept of Water and Power https://www.ladwp.com/outages/power-outage-map

Alert SignUps

• For fire updates from the City of Los Angeles: LAFD.org/alerts
• For alerts from LA County: https://alertlacounty.genasys.com/portal/en/register
  

Community Centers / Hubs to Try for Power, Internet, and More

• Boyle Heights Arts Conservatory (2708 E. Cesar E. Chavez Avenue)
• Wabash Recreation Center (2765 Wabash Ave, Los Angeles, California 90033) 

Food / Meal Resources

• Los Angeles Regional Food Bank pantry sites—find your location here: https://www.lafoodbank.org/find-food/pantry-locator/ 

Housing Resources

• Airbnb has also partnered with 211 LA to help provide free housing for those directly impacted by the fires. The link to complete the intake form is here: https://care.211cs.org/public-survey/86c5adf88e2a29c103df24ba5f48cd3f6cf9a9171207a15954dbb8b9649429f0

Finding Friends and Family After the California Wildfires

• Family Assistance Centers are open for anyone who is trying to find information about missing people from the fires.  For more information, contact (800) 675-5799 or visit https://redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/contact-and-locate-loved-ones/california-wildfires-reunification.html