One Year After Eaton: Loving What We Lost
This is a digital requiem for survivors of the Eaton Fire, featuring community photos of what people loved about Altadena.
22 hours ago1 min read
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A hub for memories and reflections to & from Eaton Fire survivors near and far. We're connected to each other and to all those who have endured disasters. By sharing memories and investigating our post-Eaton world, we can heal and have an impact far beyond our beautiful Altadena & its amazing residents - we can be a guide for surviving unprecedented traumas. Look for more updates, guides, and stories soon.
Quick resources:
- Eaton Fire Residents United, a group collecting information about contamination and working together to find out the truth and what to watch for.
- Eaton Fire Survivors Network, a group with nearly 10k members working together to process the fire, organize politically to protect our community, and more.
- A full list of 2024 cycle campaign contributions to Kathryn Barger, who served as the LA County Board of Supervisors Chair during the Eaton Fire and still represents our district. She regularly takes money from chemical & gas interest groups and huge development organizations - she accepted $10k from a commercial developer less than a year before the fire. We have to be vigilant and ensure our elected officials care about OUR interests, not the interests of the big companies displacing residents--almost half of all burned lots for sale are being purchased by developers.
- The LA Fire Health Study, which is a long-term analysis of health impacts. It's being overseen by many local LA hospitals, national experts from Harvard, and more. Join to get answers for yourself and to help people in the future mitigate health impacts.
Recent stats & stories to follow:
- A majority of homes that underwent professional remediation in the burn zone or directly outside of it still have alarming levels of toxins.
- Residents are being squeezed by insurers, forcing many people back into their unsafe homes because they don't have any other options, and finding themselves in a corrupt "rabbit hole" process.
- 16 out of 19 people who died in the Eaton Fire had disabilities or mobility issues...what is the plan for ensuring this doesn't happen again? This is one reason residents are calling on CA AG Rob Bonta to investigate the shocking failures to evacuate Altadena during the fire.
- A Cedars Sinai study found that in the first 90 days after the fire, patients with zip codes in the fire zone or directly outside of it had a 46% increase in heart attacks, a 24% increase in respiratory issues, and a 118% increase in unusual blood results indicating systemic issues like kidney function or heart function problems.
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