Support Americares Response to the California Wildfires

Americares is responding to the wildfires devastating Los Angeles, including the Eaton and Palisades fires. Our emergency response team is on the ground in Los Angeles and has offered assistance to more than 70 partners. We are mobilizing to address urgent health needs, including masks and respiratory medicines, to protect survivors and support health services. 

Fueled by record Santa Ana winds, the fires destroyed over 12,000 structures in five days.  At least 25 people are reported dead, and tens of thousands of residents across Los Angeles are under evacuation orders. The fires have also led to widespread power outages in Los Angeles County. 

Americares is prepared to deliver essential medicines, medical supplies, hygiene kits and first aid items to support communities impacted by the fires. Americares has shipped more than 9,000 masks, truckloads of bottled water and over 600 pounds of medicine and relief supplies, including hygiene kits, for wildfire survivors. These relief supplies are being distributed through partner clinics, homeless shelters and the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank.

We know that immediate access to primary health services, including mental health support, along with medicines and medical supplies, will save lives and restore health. Our priority is ensuring that health care providers have the resources they need to continue delivering care in this time of crisis. By supporting clinics on the front lines, we’re helping to protect the health of communities facing the devastating impacts of these fires.

It’s your generosity that makes these response efforts possible. Please consider making a donation today!

Your donation helps fuel Americares immediate and ongoing response efforts when disaster strikes. Together, we can reach survivors, deliver lifesaving aid and help people rebuild their lives.

*Donations to Americares California Wildfire Relief Fund will support our response to this emergency. Should Americares raise funds in excess of what's needed to respond to this particular crisis, the funds will be redirected to where the need is greatest.