US EditionOne Year After California Wildfires, Progress Is Slow in Rebuilding
More than 80% of survivors remain displaced amid insurance disputes and slow permits, while toxic lead and asbestos persist in over 60% of tested homes, reports show.
- One year after the Jan. 7, 2025 blazes, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health researchers found volatile organic compounds persisted inside homes across Los Angeles County.
- A UCLA study found that off‑gassing from smoke‑impacted materials drove higher indoor VOCs during the field sampling period from day two to Feb. 18, 2025, after incineration of household goods.
- Measurements show average lead levels reached almost 60 times EPA rule and 63% of 50 sampled homes exceeded EPA lead standards, while Eaton Fire Residents United reported six of 10 smoke-damaged homes had asbestos or lead.
- Residents face ongoing health symptoms and mental‑health strain, while insurance companies limit cleanup, forcing some to pay about $7,000 for soil tests or consider covering $10,000 t in retests.
- Experts recommend ventilation, MERV‑13 HVAC filters and HEPA purifiers with charcoal filters to reduce indoor exposures, while homeowners press state agencies to enforce insurers' duties amid scrutiny of the California Fair Access to Insurance Requirements Plan.
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Altadena Fires 1 Year Later: Recovery Is Still Uneven
Source: Mario Tama / Getty Nearly one year after the deadly Eaton Fire tore through the community of Altadena on Jan. 7, 2024, residents are still grappling with the long and uneven road to recovery. The fire killed 19 people and damaged more than 9,000 structures, many of them homes belonging to longtime residents who are only now beginning to rebuild what was lost. According to the NAACP, 61% of Black-owned homes were located within the Eaton …
One Year Later: Slow Progress as Fire-Ravaged Palisades Rebuilds
The Pacific Palisades and Altadena areas of California are being rebuilt a year after the devastating wildfires, but the process will not be completely smooth. The post One Year Later: Slow Progress as Fire-Ravaged Pacific Palisades Rebuilds appeared first on Breitbart.
Even after wildfires are extinguished, smoke damage may continue to pose risks to residents
A new study of the impact of the 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires has found that even after fires are extinguished, residents who return to their homes may remain at risk of exposure to known carcinogens because of smoke damage.
Palisades and Eaton Fires: Devastation to Determination
As the communities of Altadena and the Palisades continue to recover and rebuild one year after the deadly January 2025 wildfires, NBCLA is looking back at the disaster that forever changed lives, how the tragedies altered the landscape of Southern California and what’s next in the process of recovery and rebuilding. We also spoke with some of the people who...
SoCal Firestorms One Year Later: A closer look at where Eaton and Palisades fire victims stand and what's being done to rebuild
It's been one year since one of the most destructive and deadly wildfires devastated Southern California. Now, a year later, where do we stand?
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