wildfires

New research by the UCLA Pritzker Center for Children and Families examined the impact on the disaster on the educational experiences of children and youths involved with the child welfare system. 

A team of UCLA researchers is joining with community partners to test soil samples from neighborhoods hit hard by the blazes.

The annual data release also highlights the health effects of wildfires, access to health care, hate incidents, among hundreds of other topics.

Smart meters and undergrounding power lines are among promising innovations in addressing climate and fire risks.

The UCLA professor draws a line from the Hurricane Katrina disaster to the nationwide struggle for healthy housing.

An analysis of air quality data sources and a study of tiny airborne particles aim to help people make safer choices during fires.

The team has trained more than 300 workers under a state contract to support debris cleanup and reconstruction.

Air samples collected in March and April 2025 showed traces of metals.

Between 30% and 40% of workers who were potentially impacted by the fires filed for UI benefits.

The new system could help enhance nationwide wildfire preparedness by combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence.

Global warming has advanced wildfire season from one to almost seven weeks earlier, a new UCLA study shows.

The nonprofit-funded project provides real-time information to residents about air quality and safety as reconstruction progresses.

UCLA’s annual Project Phoenix aims to document how birds change their behavior when there’s more wildfire smoke.

Newsroom is taking a look back at the people, places and recovery efforts in the months following the fires.

More than 40 scholars contributed their expertise to the effort, which issued its final recommendations today.

The engineer is teaming with the civic initiative Community Action Project–Los Angeles to provide free analyses for fire-impacted residents.

UCLA Samueli School of Engineering faculty and students are helping with CAP.LA free soil testing following the wildfires

This year’s overall Quality of Life Index rating matches last year’s lowest ever in the now 10 years of the survey's existence. 

UCLA researchers are taking part in the effort to monitor plant and wildlife recovery in the Chaney Trail Corridor, located Northwest of Eaton Canyon.

To address this critical issue, UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative is launching a new Urban Water Supply + Fire working group.

Despite the recent fires, Michael Jerrett says we can reverse the current trends of cataclysmic climate change.

Firefighters have a 9% higher risk of a cancer diagnosis and a 14% higher risk of dying from cancer compared with the general population.

Studying wildfire-impacted kelp deepened UCLA doctoral student Lori Berberian’s commitment to environmental science.

Leading voices in politics, media and planning came together to provide an overview of local recovery efforts.

The Project Recovery roadmap provides actionable recommendations to support a more resilient future.