Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump
Nearly 600 days after the devastating 2025 fires, thousands of Los Angeles residents are still waiting for more than $15bn in federal funds to rebuild their communities As thousands of residents in Spokane, Washington, begin to grapple with a long recovery after a destructive set of blazes that consumed hundreds of homes in the state’s second most populated city this month, victims of the Los…
Nearly six years to the day after the catastrophic 2025 fires, thousands of Los Angeles residents are still awaiting more than $15 billion in federal funds for rebuilding their homes and neighborhoods. As residents of Spokane, Washington, start to recover from recent devastating blazes that destroyed hundreds of homes in the state's second-largest city, the survivors of Los Angeles' inferno have set a new record – by far the longest waiting period for federal aid in modern history.
Over 16,000 structures were destroyed by the historic firestorm, leaving behind ashes and toxic debris. Despite the severity of the disaster, the Trump administration failed to allocate more than $15 billion in crucial long-term recovery funds. This delay is months longer than the previous record set when Maui fire victims had to wait 500 days for support, according to LAist.
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