{"id":203,"date":"2025-01-27T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/?p=203"},"modified":"2025-06-17T13:02:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-17T20:02:16","slug":"lets-talk-about-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/2025\/01\/27\/lets-talk-about-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk About Fire"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/lasa\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/476\/2025\/02\/2025-02-09-DSC03323-768x432.webp\"\n          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LASA students packed up frying pans, towel sets, cleaning supplies, tableware, extension cords, and other home goods in laundry baskets to share with those who visit Union Station for assistance both post-fires and more generally with regard to seeking shelter. Students reflected gratitude for feeling useful; as Reed noted, \u201canything helps.\u201d Alistair shared, \u201cI thought it was interesting to participate in this, considering that we had all had different experiences with the fires\u2026It felt more like a community of people than some of our other experiences in LASA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n                                \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--image-gallery \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--image-gallery\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n\n      <div class=\"text-container\">\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          Students Create Home Kits\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n    \n      <div id=\"gallery-519131610\" class=\"gallery-container\">\n\n      <div class=\"swiper images\">\n        <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n          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It really opened our eyes to the complexities of recovery efforts.\u201d And Josh concluded, Rebecca \u201cwas able to settle so many of the questions that had been nagging us. It\u2019s been a scary time for us, and so many have had it even worse, but it was nice to hear from an expert to know what\u2019s coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others left with new avenues of inquiry. Hope is interested in learning more about prescribed fires \u2013 both how they are used to \u201crid an environment of fuel\u201d and \u201cto revive an ecosystem that lacked nutrients.\u201d Landon, like many of us \u2013 including Rebecca \u2013 wants more information about \u201cthe smoke and toxic aspects of the fire.\u201d Many students continue to consider how they can help those who have had the most challenging January.<\/p>\n<p>We are so grateful for all those across Los Angeles helping Angelenos in this time and also to Rebecca for serving as our expert guest. 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