How To Help While The Wildfires Rage

Southern California is currently enduring a nightmarish scenario where Santa Ana winds are driving horrific fires. Our hearts go out to those who have lost their homes and to the more than 180,000 people who have been forced to evacuate. In the face of such devastation many people are wondering how they can help those in distress.

Before we get to ways you can help, though, please be aware of a valuable app called Watch Duty. It’s designed for mapping wildfires and providing alerts and it’s available for both Android and iOS. It has proven to be incredibly popular, recently becoming the most-downloaded app in the Apple store, with 7.2 million active yearly users.

Download here for Android

Download here for Apple.

Then, if you would like to help please see this article from HuffPost.com. It contains links to 12 resources dedicated to helping our friends and neighbors during this difficult time.

Organizations providing help to Southern Californians affected by the wildfires.

California Fire Foundation

World Central Kitchen

American Red Cross

Direct Relief

The Salvation Army

Pasadena Humane

Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation

GoFundMe

California Community Foundation

The Sidewalk Project

Baby2Baby

Airbnb