California Wildfire Recovery Center

Know what happened. Know your options.

The most complete public record of California wildfires, what caused them, what litigation exists, and how affected residents find recovery resources and legal help.

35fires documented
12with litigation on record
36California counties

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Most recent fire with an open lawsuit

2025 · Los Angeles County

Palisades Fire

Pacific Palisades · Malibu · Topanga · Brentwood

After the Palisades Fire, lawsuits were filed in the Los Angeles courts, including claims involving local water and utility infrastructure and the conditions that allowed the fire to spread through coastal neighborhoods. The filings have followed the coordinated structure California uses for large wildfire cases. This entry confirms that litigation exists on the public record as of the status date and nothing more; it does not assess the claims or any individual’s situation. Robertson & Associates filed the first lawsuit over the Palisades Fire, against the City of Los Angeles Department of Water and Power, on January 13, 2025; the court designated it the lead case in the coordinated Palisades Fire litigation and appointed the firm’s Alexander “Trey” Robertson IV as Co-Liaison Plaintiffs’ counsel. The firm reports representing more than 3,300 clients in the matter (per Robertson & Associates).

23,448acres
6,837structures destroyed
12lives lost

Litigation filed  Status as of June 15, 2026.

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35California wildfires documented
12with litigation on the public record
71,519structures destroyed, combined
36counties represented

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From "what happened" to "what’s next"

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This site makes no promises and no claims about any individual’s legal situation. It reports sourced, dated public facts, offers recovery resources, and routes legal questions to a licensed law firm.

Litigation is published only as durable, dated states, always shown with the date and source. Whether anyone can still take legal action depends on deadlines and facts specific to each person, which only a licensed attorney can assess. See our sources & methodology →