Who can benefit: Funds from FEMA can be used toward home repairs and costs incurred during the emergency for childcare and transport. Calling the FEMA helpline at (800) 621-3362 from 4 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week. Interpreters are available.

Federal officials have declared they will not order soil sampling after completing debris removal on Los Angeles properties that succumbed to the region’s devastating fires earlier this year, rebuffing concerns raised by state officials about potential contamination.

Los Angeles County wildfire victims have until March 10 to apply for disaster assistance through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). Assistance can include grants for temporary housing

If removal of trees considered hazardous is waived, residents will assume liability for the trees, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and County officials announced.

The Trump Administration has fired several hundred employees at FEMA. When it comes to helping disaster victims on the ground, the agency was already hundreds of people short.

FEMA workers and disaster survivors open up about Donald Trump's call for “fundamentally reforming or overhauling FEMA or maybe getting rid of FEMA”

The wildfire costs come as the city faces existing financial challenges, and as the city’s reserve fund sits at just 4%

It's been nearly two months since the Eaton and Palisades fires destroyed thousands of properties, and there are still major concerns about what's in the soil in those two burn zones.

The bonds are considered a safe investment. The Los Angeles wildfires sparked concern that climate change is making them risky.

U.S. Army Chemical Corps Soldiers recently worked with joint and interagency partners to support the wildfire response mission in