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If you're enjoying this article, you'll love our daily newsletter, The LA Report. Each weekday, catch up on the 5 most pressing stories to start your morning in 3 minutes or less.As Los Angeles firefighters push into their sixth day battling the still-raging wildfires, thousands of residents are beginning to survey the damage left behind in their communities.
You talked about people trying to go to their insurance companies, but we know that a lot of people may not have insurance policies that cover fires. Is there anything that FEMA can do about that? FEMA money also goes to local governments for recovery efforts. What's the top priority there right now? Residents have been forced to decide whether to move or stay as an unrelenting landside forces power and gas shutoffs.
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