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Los Angeles County Launches Online Tool for Residents to Check Status of Their Homes

Displaced fire victims searching for answers can look up their home addresses and view photos of the damage.
Los Angeles County Launches Online Tool for Residents to Check Status of Their Homes
A preliminary map showing damage assessments for homes and other structures from the Eaton fire, east of Los Angeles, on Jan. 15, 2024. Los Angeles County/Screenshot via The Epoch Times
Beige Luciano-Adams
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PASADENA—As they made their way through food stalls, FEMA tables, and Red Cross volunteers at the Pasadena Civic Center on Sunday, victims of a large fire burning in Altadena and other nearby cities invariably ended up in front of a large map of the burn area.

Dazed and traumatized, carrying blankets and backpacks, they gazed at the paper map and traced the curves of the wild, wind-driven fire that has laid waste to their lives.

Beige Luciano-Adams
Beige Luciano-Adams
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Beige Luciano-Adams is an investigative reporter covering Los Angeles and statewide issues in California. She has covered politics, arts, culture, and social issues for a variety of outlets, including LA Weekly and MediaNews Group publications. Reach her at [email protected] and follow her on X: https://twitter.com/LucianoBeige
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