L.A. wildfire devastation: Here's how to help

Now that the deadly Palisades and Eaton fires that collectively claimed the lives of 29 people have been 100% contained, the focus has shifted to the long road to recovery.

When the windstorm National Weather Service forecasters said was the worst to hit the region since 2011 finally calmed down, and the smoke cleared, the Palisade Fire had burned 23,707 acres, while the Eaton Fire burned 14,021.

Thousands of structures were damaged or destroyed in the blazes, with more than 6,837 buildings lost in the Palisades Fire alone, and the community's unwavering support will be crucial in helping those affected to rebuild their lives.

Here is a list of places to help:

Donation Organizations:

-- Screen Actors Guild: To support impacted members of the SAG community, donations can be made to the SAG-AFTRA Foundation, which operates a natural disaster relief fund, members.sagfoundation.org/donate;

-- GoFundMe: Wildfire relief sites include hundreds of residents who lost their homes to the fires and hope to rebuild, www.gofundme.com/s?q=wildfires;

-- The Red Cross-Wildfire Relief: Financial donations to the Red Cross help people affected by disasters, www.redcross.org/donate/disaster- relief.html/?donamt=0;

-- The Salvation Army: Donating Goods: Basic items are always a necessity for disaster survivors. Wildfire survivors most often need masks, bandanas, work gloves, and other protective clothing, bottled water and other packaged drinks, boxes, barrels, and heavy-duty plastic bags, and cleaning items such as rags, mops, brooms, and scrub brushes, among other things. www.salvationarmyusa.org/usn/wildfire-relief/;

-- Direct Relief: Direct Relief provides N-95 masks, medicine, and other resources to health care agencies and first responders in wildfire-affected communities, www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/; and

-- Los Angeles Fire Department Foundation: Make a Donation: help firefighters and paramedics fighting wildfires across Los Angeles, supportlafd.org/; and

--baby2baby: Providing diapers, food, formula and hygiene products for children and families affected by the fires, https://baby2baby.org/; and

--MusiCares: Providing emergency funds for musicians impacted by the fires including relocation costs, instrument repair/replacement, home damage, medical care, mental health services + more, https://musicares.org/; and

--Sweet Relief Musicians Fund: Accepting donations and applications for musicians and industry workers impacted by fires, https://www.sweetrelief.org/natural-disaster-fund.html; and

--World Central Kitchen: Prepares and serves fresh meals to communities impacted by natural disasters, https://wck.org/relief/california-fires-jan25; and

--California Community Foundation: Supports communities through this critical period with both intermediate recovery and long-term resilience, https://www.calfund.org/funds/wildfire-recovery-fund/; and

--CORE Response: A humanitarian organization that brings immediate relief and recovery to underserved communities across the globe, https://www.coreresponse.org/; and

--LA Food Bank: Accepts food and monetary donations to aid fire victims, https://www.lafoodbank.org/; and

--LA United Way: Assists low-income individuals affected by the fires, https://unitedwayla.org/; and

--California Fire Foundation: Provides emotional and financial assistance to firefighters https://www.cafirefoundation.org/; and

-- California Fire Foundation Wildfire & Disaster Relief Fund: Works with local fire agencies and community-based organizations to provide ongoing, mid- and long-term support to California communities affected by natural disasters like wildfires, ; and

--CAL FIRE Benevolent Foundation: Provides financial aid to firefighters and their families in case of injury or loss of life, also helps support burn victims and their families, along with research focused on firefighter health and safety, https://calfire.foundation/donations/; and

--Friends in Deed: Providing services for the homeless, as it opens its Bad Weather Shelter amid the fires, https://friendsindeedpas.org/; and

--Direct Relief: Provides N-95 masks, medicine, and resources to health-care agencies and first responders in areas affected by wildfires, https://www.directrelief.org/emergency/california-wildfires/; and

Animal Services:

-- Pasadena Humane Society: Providing compassion and care for animals, @pasadenahumane

-- Best Friends Animal Society: Established two pet pantries - 845 Pontius Ave., Los Angeles 90025 and 17411 Chatsworth St., Suite 100, Granada Hills 91344;

-- Los Angeles Equestrian Center; and

-- Pierce College Equestrian Center; and

-- Rose Bowl Stadium; and

-- Agoura Animal Care Center

Business Offerings:

--Airbnb: Teamed up with LA 211 to offer anyone evacuated Airbnb stay for one week at no charge; and

--U-Haul: 92 different SoCal facilities offering 30 days free self-storage and U-Box container usage, uhaul.com; and

--Uber: Offering free rides up to $40 to shelters with code WILDFIRE25; and

--Lyft: Use promo code CAFIRERELIEF25 for $25 off; and

--Planet Fitness: Offering water, showers, WiFi, Lounge regardless of membership; and

--24 Hour Fitness: Welcoming all affected residents and first responders regardless of membership to its LA-area clubs during January to shower, work out or simply recharge, www.24hourfitness.com; and

--YMCA of Metro L.A.: Opening its locations that aren't affected by the fires for temporary shelter, showers, basic amenities, and mental health support. They have also teamed up with L.A. Unified School District to provide childcare services for essential workers and affected families until schools reopen; www.ymcala.org/community-response; and

--UFC Gym in L.A. and O.C.: Offering showers, electrical amenities, WIFI, and other recovery services to those impacted by the fires as well as first responders regardless of membership; and

-- Gold's Gym: Firefighters and first responders can rest and shower without a membership, https://www.instagram.com/p/DEqQYwXTN6L/; and

-- Equinox: Offering first responders complimentary access to shower and recharge; and

-- Snoop Dogg's Clothing in Inglewood: Free clothes for those affected by the wildfires.

--Guitar Center: Replacing instruments lost in fires; and

-- Metro: Metro will continue to provide free rides on its trains and buses while the wildfire crisis continues; and

-- Boomtown Brewery in the Arts District: Offering its tap room during the day for those who need WiFi; and

-- AT&T: Offering people in fire-affected areas unlimited talk, text, and data through Feb. 6 (if you don’t already have an unlimited plan); and

--T-Mobile: Offering unlimited talk, text, and data to customers in cities affected by the fires through Feb. 15th; and

--Odyssey Games in Pasadena: Offering evacuees a place to charge cell phones, use the restroom, and grab a snack; and

--GoodRx: Offering free online healthcare provider visits through GoodRx Care to Los Angeles-area residents affected by the wildfires. The service can be accessed online and Los Angeles residents can use the code LA-GOODRX-CARE; and

--Chatbooks: Offers custom photo books and albums, is offering free reprints of photos that fire victims have lost but still exist on a computer or online. For information, contact support@chatbooks.com; and

--U-Haul: Has 92 company facilities in Southern California available to offer its 30-day free self-storage and U-Box container disaster relief program to help evacuees and affected families.

Food Services:

-- Yeastie Boys (Multiple locations): Free meals for evacuees; and

-- Fat and Flour Bakery - Free snacks and coffee and charging stations; and

--Bar Etoile (East Hollywood): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Fiorelli Pizza (Venice): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Be U (Silver Lake): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Danny Boy's (Downtown, Westwood): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Oy Bar (Studio City): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Sunday Gravy (Inglewood):  Free meals for evacuees; and

--Dudley Market (Venice):  Free meals for evacuees; and

--LaSorted's (Silver Lake): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Bar Sinizki (Atwater Village): Free meals for evacuees; and

--Crustacean (Beverly Hills): Free meals; and

--Spago (Beverly Hills): Free meals for first responders; and

--Fat & Flour (Culver City): Free bread and coffee; and

--Lowboy (Echo Park): Free burgers and fries; and

--Harold & Belle’s (Jefferson Park): Free meals for first responders; and

--MDK Noodles (Koreatown): Free meals for first responders and firefighters; and

--Love Hour (Koreatown): Accepting donations & offering free meals; and

--Desert Rose (Los Feliz): Free sandwiches to firefighters; and

--Maple Block (Culver City, Downtown): Free meals to first responders; and

--Jon &Vinny’s (All locations): Offering refuge and delivering pizzas to first responders; and

--Ozzy’s Pizza (North Hollywood): Free meals

---In-N-Out: Offering free meals to firefighters; and

---Sweet Green: Helping feed those in need; and

--Calico Fish House: The chef at Calico Fish House in Sunset Beach in Orange County is offering to feed evacuees and let them camp out in the restaurant’s parking lot; and

--Anajak Thai Cuisine: Feeding frontline workers and taking foods to shelter, also taking donations; and

--Panda Express (Los Angeles): Offering free meals to firefighters and emergency responders in impacted areas until the end of the month, must show ID to get free offer; and

--Met Her At A Bar, Met Him At A Bar, and Her Thai: Offering space for families to collect and gather and a free meal for all first responders; and

--Tender Greens: Offering free meals to all active first responders at all Los Angeles-based locations until the end of the month; and

-- Jitlada: Donating meals to firefighters and first responders across L.A.; and

-- Milo + Olive/Huckleberry Cafe: Offering free burritos from Huckleberry and pizzas from Milo + Olive for first responders; and

-- Hamburger Habit: Offering a free meals to firefighters; and

-- Winter Fate Bakes: Donated and delivered 24 cakes to kids displaced by wildfires.

All Dog Haus locations are inviting all fire fighters in for a free meal. Several pizza places are offering food for fire fighters, first responders, and evacuees including D-Town Pizza, Prince St. Pizza, Mountain Mike's Pizza, Joe's Pizza, Ozzy's Pizza, Jon & Vinny's, Fiorelli Pizza, and Danny Boy's among others.

Lodging for those who have been displaced

-- Dream Center: Offering emergency shelter to those evacuated in the Palisades and Eaton Canyon Fires, https://dcf.dreamcenter.org/relief; and

--Queen Mary: $189 rooms for evacuees; and

-- River Way Ranch Camp: Offering free accommodations and meals to families displaced by the fires.

Several other hotels across Southern California are offering help to those displaced by the fires. For a full list of hotels with availability, CLICK HERE.

The Hotel Association of Los Angeles partnered with Google to offer an interactive map to show hotel availability and special rates. Both the cities of Laguna Beach and Long Beach created a list of hotels in their respective cities that are offering discounts.

Companies and private homeowners in Big Bear are offering discounted stays to those who had to evacuate their homes.

LA Works also has a listing of resources and volunteer opportunities throughout the city for Angelenos to support the communities impacted by the fires, as well as ways to prepare for a disaster.

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