Wildfire Resources

Information Resources:

LA County Fire Updates
lacounty.gov/emergency
General Info: (213) 974-1234

Los Angeles Fire Department
lafd.org

The Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire)
State agency dedicated to managing fire safety and emergency response across California. Focused on primarily on fire suppression, and ways to prevent, manage, and respond to wildfires. Cal Fire also works to protect the environment and the safety of residents across the state.
fire.ca.gov

Alert OC
Alert OC is Orange County's mass notification system. By registering with AlertOC, time-sensitive messages may be sent to your home, cell, or business phone. Text messages may also be sent to cell phones and e-mail accounts.
member.everbridge.net

Watch Duty
Watch Duty is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that alerts residents of nearby wildfires and firefighting efforts, evacuation warnings, and orders in real-time. Includes information regarding evacuation shelters, animal shelters, information centers, and meal centers available for evacuees and first responders. 
watchduty.org

Mutual Aid Los Angeles Network
Mutual Aid LA Network has put together a google spreadsheet with various types of aid and resources, including evacuation shelters and animal shelter information, meal service, donation, and volunteer needs.
mutualaidla.org/

Air Now
Keep updated with air quality in your area with forecasts concerning unhealthy air. 
airnow.gov 

California Jazz Foundation
The California Jazz Foundation is offering immediate assistance to qualified California jazz musicians who have been impacted by the current wildfires.
californiajazzfoundation.org 

FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers
UCLA Research Park West
10850 West Pico Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Hours of operation – Daily: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Pasadena City College Community Education Center
3035 East Foothill Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91106
Hours of operation – Daily: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.

FEMA financial assistance may include money for basic home repairs, personal property losses or other uninsured, disaster-related needs such as childcare, transportation, medical needs, funeral, or dental expenses.

It is not necessary to go to a center to apply for FEMA assistance. The fastest way to apply is online at DisasterAssistance.gov or via the FEMA app. You may also call 1-800-621-3362. If you use a relay service, such as video relay, captioned telephone, or other service, give FEMA your number for that service.

Volunteer Opportunities:
Volunteer opportunities to assist the fire relief efforts|
californiavolunteers.ca.gov

Animals and Pets:

Please consider donating pet supplies and/or help animal and pet rescues, shelters, and non-profits with volunteering or fostering animals. Many pet rescues are currently providing temporary housing for small or large animals and families, animal food and supplies, or help with animal transport. With so many displaced pets, rescues need help with intake, housing, feeding, medical treatment, and fostering so they can continue to help incoming animals.

Los Angeles County, Animal Care & Control 
Emergency animal shelter info.
Please check with the shelters provided before bringing pets/ animals to ensure they still have space and resources available.
animalcare.lacounty.gov

Los Angeles Animal Services
Desperately in need of fosters or adoption of pets so they can make room for displaced animals. Visit any of their six LA City Animal Services Centers: Chesterfield Square, East Valley, Harbor, North Central, West LA, West Valley.
laanimalservices.com

Lange Foundation
A 501(c)(3) rescue dedicated to saving injured and abandoned pets from overcrowded shelters is asking for cat and dog food, litter, pet supplies, and fosters. Drop off available at their Sepulveda location: 2106 S. Sepulveda, Los Angeles or via their Amazon and Chewy wishlists:

amazon.com
chewy.com

Also providing temporary shelter and pet supplies and helping the Westwood Recreation Center.

Los Angeles County Animal Care Foundation (ACF)
In need of donations to support the Los Angeles Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) and provide mobilization of resources and personnel to assist communities affected by the fires, and provide support of shelter, food, and equipment to keep animals and livestock safe at this time. The Foundation supports the LA Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) through fundraising for animal and pet care, including but not limited to emergency response.
lacountyanimals.org

Dog PPL/Canine Rescue Club
Temporary shelter for dogs and owners, in need of volunteers and fosters to help so they can continue taking in displaced dogs. Also providing dog food for pick-up and other supplies and accepting donations for cat and dog essentials and food.

3440 Ocean Park Blvd
Santa Monica, CA 90405
(213) 337-7726
dogppl.co
caninerescue.club

Paw Works
Kennels available to house smaller animals
Email: Brittany@pawworks.org

350 W. Hillcreast Dr
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360
(805) 852-1744

Milo’s Sanctuary
Can house both large and small animals, as well as families. Also has land space for RVs, campers, and tents
Email: michele@milossanctuary.org
milofoundation.org

All Seated in a Barn
Horse and Donkey rescue facility. Providing large area for horses.
30764 Imperial St
Shafter, CA 93263
(661) 204-4016
allseatedinabarn.com

Compton Cowboys
Horse Hauling, emergency assistance, and evacuation
contact@comptoncowboys.com
comptoncowboys.com

Best Friends
The dog and cat rescue is sheltering animals, coordinating foster and adoption, and coordinating transport of cats and dogs to other states to help make room for more evacuated animals.
bestfriends.org

Mutt Scouts
A 501(c)(3) dog rescue, offering temporary placement for pets.
muttscouts.org
Email: themuttscoups@gmail.com & adopt@muttscouts.org

IF YOU FIND A LOST PET, Mutt Scouts encourages following these steps in order:
-Take the pet to any shelter or vet to scan for a chip to see if they can be quickly reunited with their family
-Bring the pet to a shelter in the jurisdiction the pet was found in
-Post flyers in your neighborhood
-Post on Nextdoor, Craigslist, Pawboost, Home Again

IF YOUR PET IS MISSING, search petcolovelost.org to create a profile for your missing pet. Turn on “New Pets Match Alerts” for updates from shelters, rescuers, or neighbors homeagain.com is another directory that can be used to help find lost pets.

VIVA Rescue
An organization helping to aiding in the evacuate large animals from SoCal fires, free of charge, and checking properties for living animals as they are able to go behind lines.
vivaglobalrescue.org
Text for assistance: (310) 808-5943

V.C.A. Kennel Club Resort & Spa
They are offering free boarding for any displaced pets of families (dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs) and they are not requiring their usual vaccine proof for any pets needing assistance.

Animal Health Resources
The following online veterinary services are offering free video consultations with licensed veterinarians for those who have Pet Help questions as a result of fire and smoke exposure:

Chewy
chewy.com
Code: CHEWYHELPS

Vetster, Inc
vetster.com

Donations:

GoFundMe 
Wildfire relief sites include hundreds of residents who lost their homes to the fires and hope to rebuild.
gofundme.com

Jewish Federation Los Angeles Wildfire Crisis Relief
jewishla.org

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation
Make a Donation to help firefighters and paramedics fighting wildfires across Los Angeles
supportlafd.org
lafra.org

LA Food Bank
Food Assistance after Fires, Earthquakes and other Disasters
lafoodbank.org

Secret Los Angeles
Secret Los Angeles provides information on ways to Give, Volunteer, And Help Those Affected from donating to the LAFD to supporting mutual aid groups. Includes information on supply drop off locations.
secretlosangeles.com

Super Chief Gallery (Donated Art Supplies)
Gallery currently turned into a base to collect art supplies to donate to underprivileged LA youth and essential items for LA fire relief efforts. All material support will be given to fire victims.

1965 S. Los Angeles St
Los Angeles, CA 90011

For help with deliveries or volunteer opportunities, email celina@thecelinarodriguez.com

The Red Cross-Wildfire Relief
Financial donations to the Red Cross help people affected by disasters
redcross.org

The Salvation Army-Donating Goods
Basic items are always a necessity for disaster survivors. Wildfire survivors most often need masks, bandanas, work gloves, and other protective clothing, bottled water and other packaged drinks, boxes, barrels, and heavy-duty plastic bags, and cleaning items such as rags, mops, brooms, and scrub brushes, among other things
salvationarmyusa.org

West Hollywood Responds
City program that helps to facilitate contributions from local residents, businesses, and others in support of LA wildfire victims and animals.
weho.org

Assistance:

AirBNB 
To support residents who have been displaced from their homes or forced to evacuate by the wildfires, Airbnb.org is working with 211 LA, which serves Los Angeles County, to offer free, temporary housing. Stays are completely free for guests and are funded by Airbnb.org and the generosity of Airbnb hosts — many of whom offer their home for free or at a discount through Airbnb.org
airbnb.com

Mental Health
If you or a loved one is struggling with a mental health crisis or considering suicide, call or text 988. You can also click here to use 988 Lifeline Chat. In cases of immediate danger, call 9-1-1.
chat.988lifeline.org

Los Angeles County ACCESS Center
Los Angeles County ACCESS Center is open and operational 24/7 as the entry point for mental health services, information and referrals. Call 1-800-854-7771.
lacounty.gov

Meals and Relief
Free meals and relief for evacuees and first responders
latimes.com

Guitar Center Music Foundation
If you have been impacted by the fires, visit guitarcenterfoundation.org/fire for information and to request instrument replacement assistance.
guitarcenterfoundation.org/fire

Free Ride Shares
Uber is offering free rides, up to $40, for evacuees to designated shelters through January 15, 2025. Driver earnings will not be affected, according to Uber. Rides must be requested to or from designated locations. To redeem the free ride, evacuees must use the promo code "WILDFIRE25" in their Uber app.
uber.com

Lyft is offering two rides up to $25 each ($50 total) for 500 riders to designated shelters through January 15, 2025. To redeem the free ride, evacuees must use the promo code "CAFIRERELIEF25" for Lyft.
lyft.com

SHELTER AND RELIEF ACCOMMODATIONS:

Hotels  
Hotels Offering Relief Accommodations, courtesy of the Hotel Association of Los Angeles
docs.google.com

Rose Bowl
Offering shelter, food, clothing, toiletries, baby items
1001 Rose Bowl Dr
Pasadena, CA 91103