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Over 15,000 acres have burned across Southern California as four major wildfires rage through the area. Many Californians are in need of help during this distressing time especially those who haven been forced to evacuate their homes. Local government services have offered to provide help to those most affected.

Here’s our full guide of local resources for everyone affected by the Southern California wildfires.

Table Of Contents

1. Emergency Evacuation Centers
2. What To Bring To An Evacuation Center
3. Emergency Animal Shelters
4. Hotels Available for Booking
5. Companies Offering Free Stays and Services
6. Restaurants Offering Free Meals
7. Free Metro Rides

Emergency Evacuation Centers

The following centers are accepting wildfire evacuees. You can find more information and resources, including an evacuation map, on the L.A. County Emergency website. or 211LA.

🚨 Things are changing quickly, so check each center’s website and socials or contact them directly to make sure they’re still accepting people.

• Westwood Recreation Center (1350 S Sepulveda Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025)
  • The
    center accepts evacuees for shelter. Thankfully, they accept domestic
    family pets, but they must be in a travel carrier or pet crate. And it
    will allow residents to remain overnight.
• Ritchie Valens Recreation Center (10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima, CA 91331)
  • Ritchie Valens is also accepting small animals.
• El Camino Real Charter High School (5440 Valley Circle Blvd, Woodland Hills, CA 91367)
• Pasadena Civic Center (300 East Green Street, Pasadena, CA 91101)
  • The
    center is open for evacuees for shelter. Thankfully, they accept
    domestic family pets, but they must be on a leash or in a travel carrier
    or pet crate.
• Arcadia Community Center (375 Campus Dr, Arcadia, CA 91007)
• Arcadia Public Library (20 West Duarte Road Arcadia, CA 91007)
• IATSE Disaster Response Team (2520 West Olive Avenue Burbank, CA 91505)
• Pacific Community Center (501 S. Pacific Avenue Glendale, CA 91204)
• Hollywood High School (1521 Highland Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90028)
• Pan Pacific Park Recreational Center (7600 Beverly Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90036)
• LA Dream Center Emergency Shelter (2301 Bellevue Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90026)
  • The
    center is open for evacuees for shelter. Thankfully, they accept
    domestic family pets, but they must be in a travel carrier or pet crate.
• Northridge Park Recreation Center (10120 Reseda Blvd Northridge, CA 91324)
• Sepulveda Recreation Center (8825 Kester Ave Panorama City, CA 91402)
• El Camino Real Charter High School (5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills, CA 90025)
• Pomona Fairplex (1101 W Mckinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768)
  • Pomona Fairplex is receiving horses too. As of Wednesday evening, they had capacity for 100 more.

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What To Bring To An Evacuation Center

Red Cross Los Angeles advises those who are able to do so to bring the following with them to an Evacuation Center. You can also read our article about how to pack a go-bag and prepare for evacuation here.

• Prescription medications
• Extra clothing
• Pillows and blankets
• Hygiene supplies
• Important documents
• Diapers, formulas, and toys for children

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Emergency Animal Shelters

The following shelters are available for you to bring your animals. You can get more information from LA County Animal Care & Control.

🚨 We’ve done our best to update the shelters at capacity, but things are changing quickly, so make sure you check their website/socials or contact them to see if they’re accepting animals.

Shelters for Small Animals:

• Westwood Recreation Center (1350 S Sepulveda Blvd 90025)
  • This
    shelter accepts both human and animal evacuees. They accept domestic
    family pets, but they must be in a travel carrier or pet crate.
• Agoura Animal Care Center (29525 Agoura Rd, Agoura Hills, CA 91301)
• Pasadena Humane Society (361 S Raymond Ave, Pasadena, CA 91105)
• Baldwin Park Animal Care Center (4275 Elton St, Baldwin Park, CA 91706)
• Carson Animal Care Center (216 W Victoria St, Gardena, CA 90248)
• Downey Animal Care Center (11258 Garfield Ave, Downey, CA 90242)
• Lancaster Animal Care Center (5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA 93536)
• Palmdale Animal Care Center (38550 Sierra Hwy, Palmdale, CA 93550)

Shelters for Large Animals:

• Pomona Fairplex
  (1101 W Mckinley Ave, Pomona, CA 91768) – Pomona Fairplex is receiving
  horses only. As of Wednesday evening, they had capacity for 100 more.
• Castaic Animal Care Center (31044 Charlie Canyon Rd, Castaic, CA 91384)
• Lancaster Animal Care Center (5210 W Ave I, Lancaster, CA 93536)
• AV Fairgrounds (2551 W Avenue H, Lancaster, CA 93536)
  • AV Fairgrounds is offering RV evacuation.
• Industry Hills Expo (16200 Temple Ave, City of Industry, CA 91744)
  • Industry Hills Expo has capacity for 200 horses.
• ❌ At capacity – Hansen Dam Horse Park (11127 Orcas Ave, Hansen Dam, CA 91342)
• ❌ At capacity – Los Angeles Equestrian Center (480 Riverside Drive, Burbank, CA 91506)
• ❌ At capacity – Pierce College Equestrian Center (6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA 91367)
• ❌ Under evacuation – Rose Bowl Stadium (1001 Rose Bowl Dr, Pasadena, CA 91103)
  • The
    Rose Bowl Stadium is no longer an animal evacuation site. An evacuation
    order was issued to the Rose Bowl area due to the Eaton Fire.

Additionally, many on X and Instagram have reported that local emergency 24-hour animal hospitals are taking in animals evacuated from the fires.

Hotels Available for Booking

This comprehensive spreadsheet shared to the Citizen App has a running list of local hotels that you can book. Many of them are offering special rates to wildfire victims, including 50% off at Air Venice and 25% off at Hotel Per La.

Companies Offering Free Stays and Services

Spectrum has unlocked over 35,000 free Wi-Fi access points in public spaces for those affected by the wildfires. You can read more and find a link to the hotspot locator here.

Airbnb has partnered with 211 LA to offer free temporary housing to people displaced or forced to evacuate due to the wildfires. You must meet certain requirements to qualify, such as living in a current evacuation zone and having an Airbnb account.

According to KTLA, Planet Fitness is opening its doors for residents, first responders, and people affected by the wildfires. Through January 15th, you can get free access to the locker rooms, showers, HydroMassage loungers, outlets, and Wi-Fi.

AT&T has announced unlimited data, text, and calls in wildfire areas. Verizon is waiving data, text, and call charges in wildfire areas, and offering free Wi-Fi and charging stations.

Uber is offering a $40 credit with code WILDFIRE25 to LA County residents who were forced to evacuate to a shelter. Lyft is offering $25 vouchers with code CAFIRERELIEF25 for 500 customers through Jan. 15th.

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Restaurants Offering Free Meals

The Los Angeles Mission shared that the following restaurants are currently offering free meals:

• Bé Ù
• Crustacean
• Dudley Market
• Fiorelli Pizza
• Huckleberry Cafe
• Detroit Pizza Depot
• Danny Boy’s
• Joe’s Pizza
• La Sorted’s Pizza

Free Metro Rides

The L.A. County Supervisor and L.A. Metro Board of Directors, Janice Hahn, announced an extension for the suspension of all metro fares. As many highways and roads are blocked, most Californians are unable to drive to safety. The metro could be an alternative for travel method for many. Read more on SoCal highway and road closures here.