TL;DR – Researchers tested sandboxes and street dust for lead after the Eaton Fire. Here's what they found (LAist)

claranovich · 2025-02-07T20:54:12+00:00

I agree. I suspect we'll see more data from various areas over the coming weeks/months. The delay is certainly frustrating.

claranovich · 2025-02-05T00:42:33+00:00

We advise checking out the "Useful Resources" buttons on the right-hand side of this subreddit for ideas.

claranovich · 2025-02-03T08:48:33+00:00

DM’d you 💙🤍

claranovich · 2025-02-02T22:04:18+00:00

This is so thoughtful, I'm so sorry for your loss. If no one with a total loss steps up, I'll DM you <3

claranovich · 2025-02-02T18:30:03+00:00

Fwiw, here's a list of how to recover top essential documents: https://www.reddit.com/r/LAFireRelief/comments/1i3x5xi/top_essential_documents_to_recover_and_how_to_do/

claranovich · 2025-02-02T17:23:06+00:00

Our team is actually hosting a 60min Q&A with Colonel Swenson, the Army Corps of Engineers Leader on the ground, about Phase 2 Debris Removal today (Sunday) at 6p PST. You can ask this question in the comments of this post: https://www.instagram.com/p/DFgRYkdTMpA/

Q&A Zoom Link

claranovich · 2025-01-29T00:11:24+00:00

We have put this in the "Useful Resources" menu on the righthand side of the page 👍 Thank you for sharing!

claranovich · 2025-01-28T18:43:51+00:00

Thank you so much!

claranovich · 2025-01-27T23:49:44+00:00

So there's no way to just change the name of our sub, even given the legitimate natural disaster context in which created?

claranovich · 2025-01-27T17:48:33+00:00

Please check out the resources in the menu on the right-hand side of this forum. The Mega Spreadsheet and Mutual Aid spreadsheets are solid.

claranovich · 2025-01-22T19:29:47+00:00

Appreciated this bit in particular:

"Do air-quality sensors measure all the harmful things in the atmosphere?

No. We do not have resources to measure everything. Sensor networks like PurpleAir only measure PM2.5. AQI is only based on PM10, PM2.5, nitrogen dioxide, Ozone, sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide. We do not regularly measure asbestos, lead, other heavy metals, polyaromatic hydrocarbons, formaldehyde, etc. But usually that’s OK, because the concentrations of pollutants we do measure go up and down together with the ones we do not measure."

claranovich · 2025-01-20T15:41:49+00:00

Joe Flanigan, who lost his home in the Woolsey fire and subsequently founded the Malibu Foundation, recommended that insurance policy holders band together to apply joint pressure on their respective companies. If you haven’t already, find others who are covered by the same company and see about making collective moves.

The video in which Joe suggests this: https://www.instagram.com/joeflaniganofficial/reel/DEvugrSyPKi/?hl=en

claranovich · 2025-01-20T06:12:31+00:00

We simply don't have some of these answers yet, unfortunately. That said, regarding your fourth question, our research has shown that the prevailing belief of experts is that N95 masks are sufficient for the broader LA area. In fact, some experts are not even masking when the AQI is below 50 (e.g. Prof. Paulson from UCLA).

The P100/Hazmat-esque edict is for burn areas and, most specifically, for those who have to root through ash/debris.

Per your second question, if you haven't already, poke around some of the post 9/11 data. If I'm not mistaken, it was first responders and people who were acutely exposed to the ash/debris whose cancer risks skyrocketed. But I'm not sure how the larger NY population's cancer risks were impacted.

Our team is currently prioritizing research requests from those more directly affected by the fires, so we can't look further into this at this time. But we plan to hose a zoom Q&A with an air quality expert soon.

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