Last day for wildfire victims to apply for federal disaster aid

An aerial view shows the extent of the Palisades Fire on homes along the beach on Jan. 15 in Malibu. An aerial view shows the extent of the Palisades Fire on homes along the beach on Jan. 15 in Malibu.
An aerial view shows the extent of the Palisades Fire on homes along the beach on Jan. 15 in Malibu. | Photo courtesy of Mario Tama/Getty Images/Stacker

Los Angeles County residents in need of federal disaster assistance to recover from the January wildfires have until 8:59 p.m. Monday to submit applications.

Impacted residents and homeowners can apply at disasterassistance.gov, with a Federal Emergency Management Agency representative at a Disaster Recovery Center or call FEMA at 800-621-3362.

Small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations based in a declared disaster zones may be eligible for Economic Injury Disaster Loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration. More information on the loans is available at https://www.sba.gov/funding-programs/disaster-assistance.

Information related to disaster unemployment assistance can be found at https://edd.ca.gov/en/unemployment/disaster_unemployment_assistance.

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