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California knows disabled people need help during wildfires. After LA blazes, can it better prepare?

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California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next emergency?

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Disabled and elderly residents were abandoned during LA fires

As wildfires ravaged southern California in January, reports of fire-related deaths revealed a stark pattern: the most vulnerable residents paid the highest price. The majority of those who died were disabled and elderly residents, laying bare the intersections of ableism and climate injustice, and society’s failure to prioritize the needs of the most at-risk individuals during evacuations. The deaths of two people in particular have brought nat…

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LA Daily NewsLA Daily News

California knows disabled people need help during wildfires. After LA blazes, can it better prepare?

California has known for years that it must pay extra attention to people with disabilities and limited mobility during natural disasters. Will it put the lessons of the L.A. fires to use for the next emergency?

·Los Angeles, United States
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California has known that disabled people need help in fires. After LA, can it better prepare?

When strong winds shattered the windows on the top floor of Nancy Busacca’s Pasadena home, Michelle Hollis knew it was time to go. Hollis, Busacca’s caretaker for the past year, packed the essentials. She tried to remain as calm as possible so as not to frighten Busacca, who, weakened by esophageal cancer, could not walk. As flames neared the home, Hollis first worried about smoke inhalation because Busacca used supplemental oxygen. At the same …

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My Mother Lode broke the news in on Wednesday, February 19, 2025.
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