Los Angeles County Wildfire Debris Removal Mission

 

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers brings unique capabilities to emergency responses and has a team from across the nation volunteering to support survivors as they recover.


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Supporting recovery after the 2025 Southern California wildfires
Linked above is a special edition of The NewsCastle, highlighting the hard work, dedication and resilience of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' teammates and leaders, community members and local, state and federal partners in the aftermath of the Southern California wildfires.

This special digital edition was developed with story and photo contributions from Task Force Phoenix and the Southern California Wildfires Recovery Field Office, as well as the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District, covering the fastest large-scale wildfire debris-removal in USACE history.

 

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USACE, partners mark milestone with final private property debris removal in Eaton Fire area
8/15/2025 UPDATED
Homeowners Beverly Outterbridge and her daughter, Tami, arrived early Aug. 14 to their property in Altadena.As U.S. Army Corps of Engineers representatives and contractors prepared an area in front of...
Three Altadena parks move closer to reopening after wildfires
5/29/2025
In the aftermath of the devastating January 2025 Southern California wildfires, recovery is taking root in Altadena — not only in homes and hillsides, but in three public parks that have long served...
Tracking the cleanup: USACE technician powers debris data operations
5/28/2025
After the early January wildfires in Southern California, the Eaton and Palisades fire zones have been left with an estimated 4.5 million tons of debris to clean up. Given the number of historical...
USACE team helps wildfire survivor reclaim priceless keepsake
5/20/2025
In the aftermath of the January wildfires in Southern California, many residents returned to their properties to find little left but ash and debris. Among them was Derek Russell Jr., who had just...
Behind the Phones: USACE Call Center Provides Lifeline to Wildfire Survivors
5/9/2025
When the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was tasked to conduct debris removal following the Southern California wildfires, they knew residents would have questions. On Feb. 1, USACE personnel launched a...

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