Noah Haggerty is an environment, health and science reporter at the Los Angeles Times.
Residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed in the Palisades and Eaton fires can now sign up for debris removal on Los Angeles County’s recovery website. The government is coordinating the cleanup in two phases. Phase 1, was launched by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday. It's free for residents and does not require homeowners to sign up. To finish the cleanup work in Phase 2, homeowners can participate in a free government program coordinated by the U.S.
The order will depend on terrain, when Phase 1 removal is completed for each property and whether the entire neighborhood has signed up, which allows the Corps to work on clusters of homes and minimizes the need to constantly move heavy equipment around. The director also noted that residents can begin the building permit application process with their respective city or county before debris has been completely cleared.
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