Roughly 150,000 Los Angeles–area residents remain under mandatory evacuation orders and at least 24 people have been killed and 16 are missing — numbers officials say are expected to rise — as devastating wildfires continue to sweep through Southern California, destroying homes and landmarks. The fires are the most destructive in L.A. history; the largest of them, in the Pacific Palisades, has burned more than 23,000 acres of the coastal neighborhood and is at 14 percent containment as of Monday morning. Though the New York Times reports that firefighters made headway against the wildfires over the weekend, when winds were calmer, forecasters say the Santa Ana winds that have helped fuel the fires are expected to pick up again today, with the National Weather Service issuing a “particularly dangerous situation” red-flag warning through Wednesday.
More than 10,000 homes have been lost, including many belonging to celebrities. The blazes burned a combined area larger than the city limits of San Francisco. Over 1,000 additional California National Guard members have been deployed to Los Angeles to protect evacuated areas. “This is going to be devastating, a devastating loss, for all of Los Angeles,” L.A. councilwoman Traci Park said in a statement, per the Times. If you’re able, here’s how to help.
Where to donate:
Donate to the Dream Center, an L.A.-based charitable organization that’s offering emergency shelter to those evacuated in the Palisades and Eaton Canyon fires.
Donate to Friends in Deed, a nonprofit providing services for the homeless, as it opens its Bad Weather Shelter amid the fires.
The California Fire Foundation provides resources to firefighters, fallen firefighters, their families, and the communities they serve.
Donate to Direct Relief’s California Fire Relief, which provides N-95 masks, medicine, and resources to health-care agencies and first responders in areas affected by wildfires.
The California Community Fund has a recovery fund dedicated to helping victims of wildfires. You can donate here.
Donate to Baby2Baby’s Fire Relief Fund as the organization works to provide vulnerable children and their families with diapers, food, formula, and more essentials.
The Los Angeles Regional Food Bank is accepting donations for those in need of food assistance during the fires.
Donate to World Central Kitchen as it provides meals for first responders and impacted families.
Volunteer with or contribute to With/Creators’ donation drive. The L.A.-based creative studio has partnered with other local organizations to provide impacted women with sanitary products and other hygiene essentials.
Donate to International Medical Corps, which has an emergency response team on the ground in Los Angeles and is working to deliver relief supplies, including hygiene and first-aid kits, to those affected.
Americares is accepting donations to provide medicine and medical supplies to wildfire victims.
Donate to the GlobalGiving California Wildfire Relief Fund to help provide immediate essentials and long-term relief to Californians impacted by the fires.
Donate to the Salvation Army’s emergency disaster-relief efforts.
Donate to the Wildfire Relief Fund at the American Red Cross.
Project HOPE is on the ground in Los Angeles and providing urgent aid to wildfire survivors.
Donate to Save the Children’s emergency fund as the organization works to get essentials to impacted children and their families.
Donate to the Pasadena Humane, which has taken in over 400 animals from the Eaton fire and is providing medical care to those injured in the fires.
If you’re located in the Los Angeles area and can offer temporary foster care to dogs displaced by the wildfires, sign up at the Canine Rescue Club.
Fi Dogs has started a GoFundMe to raise money for Los Angeles animal shelters.
This post has been updated.