Volunteers, working on their own without guidance from governments or groups, do what they can to help fire victims.
Her Calabasas home is wedged between two major fires that have devastated Los Angeles County, and she can see water-dropping helicopters through the windows. The slightest change in the wind could have life-altering consequences. Yet when she awoke Friday, this registered nurse drove through the haze and smoke to Pasadena to help people who have been displaced by another fire, the deadly Eaton blaze.
Flucas, like the others in line, was waiting for a $250 prepaid credit card from the California Fire Foundation to help with minor expenses such as food, gas and toiletries. “We help out people in their worst time of need,” said Mike Lopez, a former firefighter and secretary-treasurer of the foundation. “But my whole career put together doesn’t compare to the stories I’ve heard and the families that lost everything in these major fires.
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