After the Fires: Los Angeles Neighborhoods Start to Rebuild

Mario Tama / GettyAn aerial view of properties cleared of wildfire debris that were burned in the Eaton Fire on May 22, 2025, in Altadena, California. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers announced that it has cleared 5,000 properties in the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire burn zones, which represents half of the eligible properties, in just three months.Hans Gutknecht / MediaNews Group / The Los Angeles Daily News / GettyA house is under construction on De Pauw Sreet in Pacific Palisades, after much of the neighborhood was destroyed by the Palisades Fire, seen on June 3, 2025.Damian Dovarganes / APCal/OSHA workers remove hazardous materials from a home destroyed by the Palisades Fire in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, on April 24, 2025.Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times / GettyTemescal Canyon is being used to break down and recycle debris and material from the Palisades Fire, seen on April 17, 2025.Mario Tama / GettyVehicles that were destroyed in the Eaton Fire are staged for disposal on May 22, 2025, in Altadena, California.I Ryu / VCG / GettyAn aerial view of rebuild work under way months after the Palisades Fire, on June 3, 2025, in Los Angeles, CaliforniaDamian Dovarganes / APConstruction begins in the Palisades Fire devastation zone in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood, on April 24, 2025.Mario Tama / GettyFlowers bloom at a home that was destroyed in the Eaton Fire, as grasses begin to grow along a burned hillside in the distance, seen on April 10, 2025, in Altadena. Following winter rains in the region, new vegetation growth is appearing in the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire burn areas.Sarah Reingewirtz / MediaNews Group / Los Angeles Daily News / GettyCAP.LA collects a soil-core sample from the site of a burned house in the Eaton Fire burn area in Altadena on April 24, 2025. At no charge to property owners, CAP.LA has been checking surface and soil-core samples in both the Eaton Fire and Palisades Fire areas.Justin Sullivan / GettyA demolition crew uses excavators to tear down a business destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on May 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades.Hans Gutknecht / MediaNews Group / The Los Angeles Daily News / GettyA sign stands outside a home destroyed by the Palisades Fire in Pacific Palisades on June 3, 2025.Justin Sullivan / GettyAn aerial view of a mobile-home park that was destroyed by the Palisades Fire, seen on May 7, 2025, in Pacific PalisadesMario Tama / GettyThe moon rises as ocean waves wash up along the remains of properties destroyed in the Palisades Fire, seen on April 11, 2025, in Malibu.Juliana Yamada / Los Angeles Times / GettyKids paint on a banner for “Stronger Together: Community Recovery and Resilience,” an event co-hosted by the Altadena Coalition and Pali Strong for survivors of the Eaton Fire and the Palisades Fire, at the Santa Monica Pier, on May 6, 2025, in Santa Monica.Damian Dovarganes / APPacific Palisades property owner DeAnn Heline stands in front of her home, which is being rebuilt after the Palisades Fire, on April 24, 2025.Apu Gomes / GettyA controlled fire conducted by members of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and the Los Angeles Fire Department is seen on top of the Temescal Ridge Trail while ATF agents investigate the Palisades Fire, on April 29, 2025, in Pacific Palisades.Justin Sullivan / GettyWorkers clear a lot next to a new home under construction in a neighborhood destroyed by the Palisades Fire, on May 7, 2025, in Pacific Palisades.Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times / GettyCleared lots of several destroyed buildings, seen before reconstruction work, in Malibu, on May 28, 2025MEGA / GC ImagesActor John Goodman’s house, which was destroyed in the Palisades Fire, seen on April 9, 2025, in Pacific PalisadesEric Thayer / Bloomberg / GettyConstruction on a building in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, seen on May 29, 2025Carlin Stiehl / Los Angeles Times / GettyPali students stand during the opening Pledge of Allegiance and national anthem at the Palisades High graduation ceremony, held at the Hollywood Bowl, after their school’s campus was heavily damaged by the fire, on June 4, 2025, in Los Angeles.