LOS ANGELES (KTLA) – Amidst the historic devastation and loss of the Palisades and Eaton wildfires, a sense of community emerged that is insurmountable.
Across Los Angeles County, volunteers and businesses are rallying to support fire victims, evacuees, and the brave first responders who risked their lives to prevent further loss. Below is a collection of photos from The Associated Press and Getty Images that captured some of these scenes.
ARCADIA, CA – JANUARY 11: Thousands of people need clothing, food and toiletries during the Eaton Fire wildfire victim relief effort at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, January 11, 2025. I was able to get the equipment. (photograph: Keith) Birmingham/Media News Group/Pasadena Star News (via Getty Images) Supplies are lined up at a relief center for people affected by the Santa Anita Park wildfires on Monday, January 13, 2025, California. At Arcadia (AP Photo/Carolyn Custer) Eaton fire damage. Sam Boehm, right, community relations director at Terrace at Park Marino assisted living facility, is comforted by Lashawna Thompson, activities director, after watching the Park Marino assisted living facility January 13, 2025 Monday at a facility in Pasadena, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) Mural Artist Sergei Statsenko, also known as Steek, thanks firefighters in the Venice Beach area of Los Angeles during wildfires on Monday, January 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Damien Dovarganes) First Christian Church undamaged, scientists look through the damage and debris from the Eaton Fire on Lake Avenue in Altadena, Calif., Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello) The Johnson family prays with pastors outside their Altadena, Calif., neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, as one of the few homes to survive the Eaton Fire. Masu. (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Dennis Johnson holds his two children and his pet cat, Ramsey, in one of the few homes that survived the Eaton Fire in his Altadena, Calif., neighborhood. They are crouched down without the strength to take care of their children or protect their homes. Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025 (AP Photo/Jae C.Hong) Atardena fire victims look through donated clothing at the Santa Anita Park donation center in Arcadia. Wednesday, January 15, 2025, California. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Volunteer Patty Maway provides pet supplies to fire victims at Santa’s Donation Center Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, at Anita Park in Arcadia, California. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) A parent hugs his son as he returns to school after the wildfires. Kathy Flores, Brentwood Elementary School Science Magnet, Brentwood neighborhood, Los Angeles, Wednesday, January 15, 2025. (David Crane/Orange County Register via AP) Ivan Benavidez, left, checks T-shirts for those who lost their homes in the Altadena fire at the Santa Anita Park donation center in Arcadia, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025 With his younger brother Isaac (AP photo) True/Richard Vogel) Benavidez, left, and his brother Isaac, who lost their home in the Ivan Altadena fire, check out T-shirts they might be able to wear at the Santa Anita Park donation center in January 2025. Wednesday the 15th in Arcadia, California. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Volunteers stack donated water for Altadena Fire victims at the Santa Anita Park donation center in Arcadia, Calif., Wednesday, Jan. 15. , 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel) Search and rescue crews tour a mobile home park destroyed by the Palisades fire Wednesday. Jan. 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Jay C. Hong) Calvary Disaster Relief members pray with Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (AP Photo/John Locher) Fire Department People gather to pray with the U.S. Forest Service on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025, in Altadena, Calif. (Associated Press Photo/John Locher) The Johnson family prays with pastors outside their Altadena, Calif., neighborhood Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025, as one of the few homes to survive the Eaton Fire. (AP Photo/Jae C) Palisades, Calif. – January 14, 2025 – – Steve Foster, 52, left, gives Redondo Beach firefighter Morgan Peterson a thank-you hug in January 2025. 14 to save homes in the Pacific View Estates area near the Getty Villa in the Palisades. Foster and her son never evacuated the area and fought the fire to protect their home. There are a small number of residents who never went outside during the fire. Foster delivers food and supplies to an elderly man and uses a generator to power his elderly neighbors. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Firefighters find Victoria DeSantis and her wedding ring after the Eaton Fire destroyed her home. (DeSantis Family) Victoria and Marco DeSantis pictured with their two children. (GoFundMe) FEMA recovery center in Los Angeles after the Palisades and Eaton fires. (KTLA) ARCADIA, Calif. – JANUARY 11: Thousands of people lose their clothing and clothing during the Eaton Fire wildfire victim relief effort at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, January 11, 2025. I was able to get food and toiletries. (Photo by: Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) ARCADIA, CA – JANUARY 11: Thousands of people die during the Eaton Fire at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia on Saturday, January 11, 2025. Victims can receive clothing, food, and toiletries during wildfire relief efforts. (Photo by Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-News via Getty Images) Gov. Gavin Newsom lands in Los Angeles on January 11, 2025 to help tackle the state’s ongoing wildfires. welcomed 72 firefighters and government officials from Mexico. (California) Los Angeles, California – January 12: Volunteers distribute essential items and increase support for affected residents in Los Angeles, California, USA on January 12, 2025 in the wake of the devastating Los Angeles fires. . (Photo by Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu via Getty Images) Palisades, CA – January 14, 2025 – Steve Foster delivers dog food and supplies to an elderly man who did not evacuate his Palisades home on January 14, 2025. Foster, 52, walks through the fire-ravaged Sunset Mesa neighborhood to deliver the goods. He and his son Colton extinguished a fire in the Pacific View Estates area. 21. They did not evacuate the area or fight the fire to protect their homes or the homes of their neighbors. There are a small number of residents who never went outside during the fire. Foster delivers food and supplies to an elderly man and uses a generator to power a nearby elderly home. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Evacuees in wheelchairs wait at a taco booth as volunteers serve food to those evacuated by the Eaton Fire at a donation center at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, California, on January 13. . 2025. US authorities warned on January 12 that “dangerous and strong” winds would cause a deadly wildfire to spread further into residential areas of Los Angeles as firefighters battled to extinguish the flames. Move forward against the flames. At least 24 people were confirmed dead in the blaze that tore through the city, leaving entire neighborhoods in ashes and thousands left homeless. (Photo Credit: ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP) (Photo Credit: ETIENNE LAURENT/AFP via Getty Images) PASADENA, CA – January 13: State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond speaks to students affected by the Eaton Fire. and helping distribute Grab & Go meals to families on Monday, January 13, 2025, at Madison Elementary School in Pasadena. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht/MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images) Firefighters eat breakfast before returning to the scene of a fire at the Zuma Beach first responder base in Malibu, California, January 13, 2025. . A giant village has sprung up on the golden sands of Malibu Beach, where thousands of firefighters from across North America will temporarily stay and where the brave men and women fighting the Los Angeles wildfires will eat, sleep and recover. do. Approximately 5,000 first responders gathered in trailers and tents and were treated to a calorie-packed breakfast prepared by inmates who had been drafted to assist in this enormous effort. (Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP) (Photo: VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images) Pasadena, California – Jan. 13: Greg Duran (center) of Duran’s Soul Food and Duranville Food Truck distributes hot meals to evacuees at New Liberation Missionary Monday, Jan. 13, 2025, Eaton Fire Pasadena Baptist Church assisting communities affected by Pasadena, California. (Jason Almond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 14: Two FEMA disaster recovery centers at the Pasadena City College Community Education Center in Pasadena on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. In one of these, wildfire victims call for disaster relief services. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens in Los Angeles County to assist Californians with damage to their primary residence, loss of personal property or related to wildfires. When there is an emergency need due to a disaster. At the center, people can receive assistance applying for federal aid, speak with state and federal agency representatives, receive updates on FEMA aid applications, and learn about the appeals process. Volunteers organized by the Pasadena Community Job Center are clearing debris from Pasadena streets. Pasadena, California, shortly after the Eaton Fire on January 14, 2025. Hot and powerful winds on Tuesday threatened to reignite large fires and cause large-scale fires. Twenty-four people died in the hills and suburbs of Los Angeles, forever changing the face of America’s second largest city. (Photo by ZOE MEYERS/AFP) (Photo by ZOE MEYERS/AFP via Getty Images) Donated tools and safety equipment at the Pasadena Community Jobs Center on Tuesday, January 14, 2025 in Pasadena, California, USA. Volunteers to collect. California is facing dangerous fire weather again as crews struggle to extinguish a wind-driven blaze that paralyzed Los Angeles for about a week and killed at least 24 people. people. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images Arcadia, California – January 13: Community members stop by the donation center that took over the Santa Anita Racetrack parking lot after the Eaton School fire to donate much-needed help. We are collecting food, water, clothing, and supplies. Monday, January 13, 2025 in Altadena, Arcadia, California. (Jason Almond/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Volunteers sort donated items in the Santa Anita Racetrack parking lot on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Arcadia, California, USA. Southern California is once again facing dangerous fire weather. Crews are struggling to contain a wind-driven fire that has paralyzed Los Angeles for nearly a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images Volunteers sort through donated books in the Santa Anita Racetrack parking lot on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, in Arcadia, California, USA. As crews struggle, Southern California faces another round of dangerous fire weather. The move was to contain wind-driven fires that paralyzed Los Angeles for almost a week and killed at least 24 people. Photographer: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images Los Angeles, CA – January 14: Avery, the 14-year-old who started Altadena Girls to raise money for teenage girls left homeless in the Eaton fire. Colbert distributes the products from a warehouse in Los Angeles. A Los Angeles teenage girl and her family and some of the supplies they may receive, including cosmetics and hair products, on Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2025. She launched the initiative on Instagram on Friday, January 10th, and it went viral. , has received support from many celebrities. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) HOLLYWOOD, CALIFORNIA – JANUARY 14: Guillermo Rodriguez is seen accepting donations for fire relief in Hollywood, California on January 14, 2025. (Photo provided by: MEGA/GC Images)
The Palisades Fire destroyed an estimated 10,000 structures and scorched more than 23,000 acres in Pacific Palisades, Malibu, and other parts of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Eaton Fire destroyed an estimated 7,000 structures in Altadena and Pasadena.
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