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Thu Jan 9 08:27:00 PST 2025

More references
List of free and discounted resources available to wildfire evacuees and
first responders
NBC Los Angeles and Hannah Peart
Housing

*Airbnb.org:* Offering free temporary housing for residents displaced by
wildfires in L.A. County in partnership with 211 LA. Impacted residents can
request assistance for temporary housing through an intake form
<https://care.211cs.org/public-survey/86c5adf88e2a29c103df24ba5f48cd3f6cf9a9171207a15954dbb8b9649429f0>,
which identifies those in greatest need.

*Queen Mary:* The Queen Mary has rooms available and is offering them at
$189 per night including breakfast. More info here
<https://www.queenmary.com/special-offers.htm>.

*Big Bear*: A collection of vacation homes and hotels is listed on this page
<https://www.bigbear.com/la-county-evacuee-lodging/>, which has been
created specifically for the needs of fire evacuees.

*Visit Anaheim: *People affected by the wildfires can visit Visit Anaheim’s
official website <https://www.visitanaheim.org/fire-relief/> and find
special hotel offers and assistance.
Shelters

Westwood Recreation Center: 1350 S. Sepulveda, Los Angeles

Pasadena Civic Auditorium: 300 E. Green St, Pasadena

El Camino Real Charter High School: 5440 Valley Circle Blvd., Woodland Hills

Ritchie Valens Recreation Center: 10736 Laurel Canyon Blvd, Pacoima

Sepulveda Recreation Center: Address: 8825 Kester Avenue, Panorama City
*Transportation*

*Uber*: Impacted residents in L.A. County who’ve been ordered to vacate can
get a credit from Uber to get to an evacuation site. The $40 will only be
valid for trips to an active shelter and by using the code WILDFIRE25.

*Lyft:* Lyft announced
<https://www.lyft.com/blog/posts/help-for-those-impacted-by-wildfire-in-california>
those
in need can use the code CAFIRERELIEF25 <http://lyft.com/i/CAFIRERELIEF25>,
valid for two rides up to $25 each ($50 total) for 500 riders from now
until 11:59 p.m. Jan. 15.
*Amenities*

*AT&T:* The telecommunications company is offering wildfire areas unlimited
data, talk and text through Feb. 6. Find the list of valid ZIP codes here.
<http://go.att.com/california-fires>

*Verizon:* The company
<https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/free-resources-los-angeles-wildfires-2025-discounts/3598751/>are
waiving call, text and data charges for customers in the hardest-hit areas.
The company also deployed free Wi-Fi and charging stations at three
wildfire shelters.
<https://www.verizon.com/about/news/2025-wildfire-updates>

*Planet Fitness: *Offering evacuees and first responders free access to
their facilities, including showers, locker rooms and Wi-Fi. The offer is
valid until Jan. 15. More info here. <https://www.planetfitness.com/gyms/>

*Get more from NBC Los Angeles **here
<https://www.nbclosangeles.com/local-2/free-resources-los-angeles-wildfires-2025-discounts/3598751/>*

L.A. restaurants give away food to those affected by fires
<https://www.nbcnews.com/weather/wildfires/live-blog/california-wildfires-live-updates-deadly-blazes-spread-hollywood-hills-rcna186927#rcrd67086>

Restaurant support

https://care.211cs.org/public-survey/86c5adf88e2a29c103df24ba5f48cd3f6cf9a9171207a15954dbb8b9649429f0

Airbnb support

On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 8:56 PM Allison Hedge Coke <allisonh at ucr.edu> wrote:

Also
https://apple.news/A0tdGIS-TTUqKreoIiT9Prw

*Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, **Distinguished Professor of **Creative Writing*
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On Wed, Jan 8, 2025 at 5:29 PM Noah Arjomand via CWgrad-announcements <
cwgrad-announcements at lists.ucr.edu> wrote:

FYI for anyone facing displacement or hardship from the fires.
Noah

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