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LA fire survivors federal disaster aid delay 2026
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FIRST ENTRY AUG 28
AUG 28 · Day 1
Los Angeles fire survivors face record wait for federal disaster aid under Trump
The previous record for federal aid delay was set by victims of the Maui fires, who waited 500 days.
Thirty-one people were killed directly by the Los Angeles fire disaster.
In 2020, Trump neglected to issue a disaster declaration for Malden, Washington, after a fire destroyed roughly 80% of the homes there.