Los Angeles wildfires: How to help victims and avoid scammers

Wildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving at least 16 people dead.

Wildfires have decimated more than 37,000 acres of the Los Angeles metropolitan area over the last several days, charring more than 12,000 structures, displacing over 150,000 residents and leaving at least 16 people dead.

On Tuesday, when the fires first started, the White House made federal disaster assistance available to the state of California to aid the state’s recovery efforts. The disaster has also prompted an outpouring of donations from around the world.

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As the fires rage on and as Los Angeles looks ahead toward an eventual recovery, here are ways you can most effectively help the city’s recovery efforts.

Patricia McIlreavy, the president and CEO of the Center for Disaster Philanthropy, stressed that the Los Angeles community will need donations to last beyond the immediate aftermath of the wildfires. She compared the disaster relief to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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