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  • Pacific Palisades Fire
    Federal cleanup contractors walk through the destruction in a Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A sign leads to a destroyed office and school building at an Altadena church on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A charred playground stands amongst rubble in Altadena, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A man walks in front of a destroyed building in Altadena, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A chimney is all that remains of this house in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A tree swing hangs in front of a destroyed house in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A Federal cleanup contractor walks through the destruction in a Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    An insurance advertisement sign sits on the lawn of a destroyed house in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
  • Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
  • Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
  • Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
    Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
  • Photo Credit: Alex Stahl
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    Fire Chief Royal Ramey talks to reporters in San Bernardino, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A construction worker helps with cleanup at a home in Altadena, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    Local business owner Debbie Collins stands in front of her shop in Altadena, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A neighborhood of houses are now rubble in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A car sits in front of a destroyed house in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    Burned pots and pans sit in the midst of a house’s rubble in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    Federal cleanup contractors look out over the destruction in a Pacific Palisades neighborhood on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A Coast Guard truck sits in front of a destroyed building in Pacific Palisades, CA on Feb. 25, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose
  • California Wildfire Rebuild
    A sign on the side of a grocery store shows support for victims in Altadena, CA on Feb. 27, 2025. Photo by Caleb Rose

This story is part of a semester-long investigative reporting project into the 2025 California wildfires. It was created by an advanced reporting class in the Journalism, Advertising, and Media Studies program at UW-Milwaukee. Other stories from the project are available here.

This work was made possible through the support of MPC Endowment Ltd., the philanthropic affiliate of the Milwaukee Press Club.