Rochele Jones, the couple’s 42-year-old daughter, said her parents and other family members collectively lost more than a dozen homes in Altadena. “It’s gut-wrenching,” she said. “You had your family around and when you had an issue you could turn to your family for help.

The Eaton fire is burning near Altadena and Pasadena. Here is information on evacuations, shelters for people and animals, and road and school closures.

Most residents of middle-class Altadena could get fire insurance, but that is likely to change as residents rebuild and face price hikes.

Housekeepers, gardeners, pool cleaners and other workers have been left grappling with a loss of income and grief for longtime employers they considered family.

In a Los Angeles suburb, multigenerational families like the Benns found affordable housing and a deep sense of connection. After the devastating fires, many wonder whether they’ll be able to rebuild what they’ve lost.

But Garcia, who is an undocumented immigrant from Guatemala, sometimes cleans houses in those neighborhoods ... So she gathered her brothers and friends and went into burning areas of Altadena, Calif., to help keep the fires from spreading.

Families of color, making up over half of Altadena, have bought homes and kept them for generations. The Black home ownership rate exceeds 80%, almost double the national rate.

As multiple deadly wildfires continue to burn across the Los Angeles area, firefighters are getting some extra help from fire departments across the country and neighboring countries.

NBC News Correspondent Gadi Schwartz speaks with Poynter about the moment he saw a horse in the Eaton Fire, and the events that followed.

Amid the homecomings, firefighters continue to battle blazes that have killed 10 people and forced 180,000 others from their homes.

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Every single permitting rule, every local, state and federal agency and every facet of government that could possibly hinder rebuilding efforts needs to be reviewed.